Editorials

In defense of north Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea achieved another scientific-technological breakthrough on Feb. 7, lofting a space satellite into orbit. It…

February 9, 2016

Free Julian Assange

The United Nations panel that heard the case that Julian Assange’s attorneys brought before it hardly ever decides against the…

February 8, 2016

What Iowa shows

It would be rash to read too much into the caucuses held Feb. 1 in Iowa, so far as predicting…

February 2, 2016

Extreme wealth, extreme poverty

To greet the super-rich, now meeting in Davos, Switzerland, anti-poverty analysts from Oxfam — who challenge capitalism’s symptoms without challenging…

January 25, 2016

Dr. King’s legacy still relevant

“I have worked too long now and too hard to get rid of segregation in public accommodations to turn back…

January 15, 2016

Free Oscar López Rivera, NOW!

The Dec. 31 New York Times editorial titled “Mr. Obama’s Trickle of Mercy” sharply criticized Barack Obama’s miserly use of…

January 4, 2016

Saudi women’s struggle

No country on earth is more brutal and oppressive in its treatment of women than Saudi Arabia. The Saudi state,…

December 28, 2015

Why billionaires (like Trump) love ‘free’ elections

There was a time -- it seems like ages ago -- when we could pick up a newspaper or turn…

December 28, 2015

The ‘union’ that ain’t

The history of unions goes back to the 18th century and the Industrial Revolution. Until there were unions, laborers seemed…

December 15, 2015

Revolution and climate change

The COP21 climate conference has ended, and the corporate media are begging us to believe that a breakthrough has occurred,…

December 15, 2015