Editors' Blog
Wikileaks bombshell about Iraq wars I and II
Here is a summary from Veterans for Common Sense:
House Republicans tap anti-immigrant bigots to oversee immigration policy
Two Republican members of Congress who favor mass deportations of undocumented Latino immigrants and have frequently used dehumanizing langauge and negative images of Latinos to push anti-immigrant hysteria will now lead their party's efforts to round-up, detain and then deport some 11 million people and block reforms of the immigration system.
Marxist Education On-Line
As capitalists become more desperate, as economic and political events move faster, everyone needs, more than ever, the tools of Marxism to keep up. There has never been a greater need for Marxist education.
That's capitalism: Wealth gap grows during Great Recession
New data from the Economic Policy Institute shwos that during 2009 the gap between the richest Americans and the rest of us grew to an all-time high.
Save Social Security by ending the war
Bringing the war in Afghanistan to a speedy end may be one of the most political goals for 2011.
Intersection of race and class
The following comes from the Economic Policy Insittute and demonstrates how racism in American intersects with class to intensify inequality:
Most correct position on tax cuts I've read so far
From Americans United for Change:
Congress' Tax Alamo
After watching the debate over the President's tax framework in the House last night on C-SPAN, I have to admit to being somewhat amused.
We should support labor's view on tax cut deal
On December 7, 2010 AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, several days before Vermont Senator Sander's passionate filibuster, blasted the Administration's "tax cut deal" with the Republican Leadership.
