Opinion

Close to half of all Americans live near poverty

January 31, 2012 By PW Editorial Board

Tens of millions of families are working regularly but have little savings and are on the brink of disaster.

Obama’s State of the Union: combative and centrist

January 31, 2012 By PW Editorial Board

Judging by polls after the speech that showed higher approval ratings, he hit his mark.

Egypt’s new labor movement comes of age

January 31, 2012 By Ben Moxham

The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions has just announced to Egypt and the world that it has come of age.

Cuba sets socialist example on LGBT rights

January 30, 2012 By Michael Leonard

Cuba is advancing a broad-based human rights agenda for LGBT people ahead of the United States.

Mitt Romney running a seminar on inequality

January 27, 2012 By Sam Pizzigati

Should we all start praying for Mitt Romney? The GOP presidential hopeful from Bain Capital has become a walking, talking object lesson on how our plutocracy works - and why we desperately need to end it.