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Art, truth and politics

December 16, 2005

The following is excerpted from British playwright Harold Pinter’s speech accepting the Nobel Prize for literature, delivered by video in Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 7. The speech is a hard-hitting indictment of the Iraq war and occupation...

Talking about socialism in Detroit

December 16, 2005

Some of you might think that a discussion of socialism is premature — an example of being out of sync with the times. After all, since the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, we have been...

We need to dismantle the myths of homophobia

December 16, 2005

It took the ascendancy of the extreme right and their backward views of same-sex relationships to force many of us to realize that Marxists have to produce and popularize an in-depth analysis of sexuality and gender....

Editorial: Summing up

December 16, 2005

What a difference a year makes. Just 12 months ago Republicans were popping champagne, giddy with success. Now the bubbles have turned to blues for their corporate ultra-right coalition. With unions as the hub, the American...

A look back at 2005: No mandate, no surrender! was the battle cry!

December 16, 2005

On Nov. 3, 2004, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney convened a news conference at the labor federation’s headquarters to comment on George W. Bush’s narrow presidential win the night before. Sweeney was bleary-eyed, exhausted, and clearly disappointed,...