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After Pats Birthday

Pat Tillman, a former National Football League player and Army Ranger, was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. The Pentagon initially said he died in combat. It later emerged that he was killed by “friendly fire.” His...

CARTOON

Racism and Illinois 6th CD

Barring an October surprise, the Republican ultra-right is staring at a potential historic defeat on Election Day, one that will create a more favorable environment for labor and its allies to wage the fight for a...

A grave injustice

On Sept. 23, some 700 people marched on the White House, demanding freedom for the so-called Cuban Five, and over the past few weeks, meetings have been held around the country with the same demand. This...

LETTERS

War questions Is it true if we withdraw troops from Iraq that Iraqis supporting the U.S. would be killed? Does that mean U.S. supporters are not being killed now, and that only Iraqis against the U.S....