Constitution

Battle looms on immigration and citizenship

January 10, 2011 By Emile Schepers

The Republican ultra right is launching a multi-pronged attack on immigrants and their families.

Women and the U.S. Constitution: a call to action

January 7, 2011 By Riane Eisler And Kimberly Otis

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia just asserted for a second time that our Constitution does not protect women against discrimination, a good reason why America needs the Equal Rights Amendment.

Messing around with our citizenship

May 10, 2010 By Emile Schepers

Taking advantage of the failed bombing attempt in New York City's Times Square, for which Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Pakistani origin, has been arrested, U.S. Sens. Joe Lieberman, Independent-Conn., and Scott Brown, R-Mass.,...

Supreme Court goes for ‘One dollar, one vote’

January 22, 2010 By Art Perlo

The court's ruling allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts to support or oppose political candidates, leaving unions in the dust.

Generals aren’t in charge

October 21, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

Recently the Republicans, determined to escalate the war in Afghanistan, have insisted that Gen. McChrystal, commander of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan, be called in to testify before Congress.