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CPUSA condemns Arizona shootings, incitement
January 9, 2011The Communist Party USA issued the following statement Jan. 9 unequivocally condemning the shootings in Arizona and the ultra-right, anti-government political atmosphere.
Read moreMurkowski returns: what it means for Alaska
January 7, 2011Now that the far-right Joe Miller is out of the picture in Alaskan politics, the left has to pull together to push legislation toward supporting policies that stop the GOP agenda.
Read moreWomen and the U.S. Constitution: a call to action
January 7, 2011Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia just asserted for a second time that our Constitution does not protect women against discrimination, a good reason why America needs the Equal Rights Amendment.
Read moreLincoln’s fiery trial was America’s too
January 6, 2011Book review: Eric Foner's "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery."
Read morePoem of the week: Emily Dickinson and the Republicans
January 6, 2011The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives can be viewed, almost poignantly, as a death in the neighborhood, and Emily Dickinson provides a commentary.
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