New York

The ‘recovery’ and the rich

Between 2009 and 2012, years of so-called U.S. economic “recovery,” 90 percent of the increase in consumption was accounted for…

February 6, 2014

Airlines grab billions, leave workers in misery

Airlines profits have been bolstered by billions in government subsidies. Meanwhile, wages for airlines’ contract service workers have dropped up…

February 3, 2014

Teachers’ unions resist all-out assault

Some $682 billion in public funds was spent in the United States in 2012-13 on pre-K through Grade 12 education.…

February 1, 2014

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 29

The human capacity for love Although the main focus of this series has been on the institution of marriage, there’s…

February 1, 2014

NYC transgender community demands ‘Justice for Islan Nettles!’

New York — Despite bitterly cold temperatures, more than 100 people — chanting “Not one more!” — protested Jan. 30…

February 1, 2014

Gov. Chris Christie’s ‘Bridgegate’ — Follow the money

The sordid workings of bourgeois politics have been in the spotlight in the New York-New Jersey area for several months.…

January 29, 2014

On the picket line

Low-wage workers in six states get raises While the federal minimum wage is stuck at $7.25 an hour, some low-paid…

January 25, 2014

NYC airport workers demand living wage

Local 32BJ of the Service Employees union organized a protest on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, to…

January 24, 2014

Amiri Baraka honored

Amiri Baraka — an award-winning poet, playwright and Black revolutionary — died on Jan. 9 at the age of 79…

January 24, 2014

Big Apple airport workers demand paid King holiday

On Dec. 19, hundreds of contract workers at Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports rallied outside the New York headquarters of…

January 16, 2014