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Civil Rights Groups Challenge Texas’s Voter ID Law in Federal Court
The NAACP and two other groups are filing suit to halt the state's voter ID law after a Supreme Court ruling in June.

Enough DeLay: Do the Crime, Serve the Time
By appealing todayu2019s reversal of the conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas is taking the step necessary to ensure that justice is done.

The Perennial Bowel Movement
The u201cback to the basicsu201d movement is here, again. Doesnu2019t this remind you of the 1980s?

Hurricane: When Structural Neoliberal Adjustment Hits Home
Manifest destiny. Run them off their land. Drive them from their homes.

Black Innocence?
Is there such a thing as

Why Didn’t OWS Transform Into a Political Movement?
Two years later, author & journalist Nathan Schneider takes a look at concrete victories and missteps of the Occupy movement.

Being Hannibal Lecter
Film, depicting various human situations and inviting critical analysis as it does, can provide a mother lode of potential enlightenment.

Reforms for Converting the Present Corporate Democracy into Meaningful Civilian Democracy
Democracy may be one of the best of all the existing

Juan González: New York City Poised to Elect Its Most Progressive Government in 50 Years
After the three-term administration of billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg, progressive candidates emerged as the clear winners of New York Cityu2019s primary elections earlier this week.

What is Evil?
Simply ask yourself if a particular option will cause suffering. The decision then becomes easy, and it becomes particularly easy on questions of war.