Michael Moore's Sicko
Health Care in the United States is “SiCKO”

Michael Moore’s latest film, SiCKO, is from beginning to end an all-out assault on the for-profit U.S. health care system. Most of us have heard of the 47 million Americans, including 10 million children, without […]

Ameren Plant
Energy Deregulation in IL an Attack on Working People

Ameren, which provides energy services to customers in Missouri and Illinois, has begun circulating a letter to all of their Illinois customers, warning them to expect even higher rates during the summer, along with tips […]

Price-Gouging the Uninsured

It is well known that the U.S. lacks a universal health care system.  The for-profit health system is yet another example of capitalism’s inability to play a progressive role for the majority of society.  Despite […]

The Growing Crisis of Confidence: A Sign of Things to Come in the U.S.

After decades of relative prosperity, peace and stability, the world of the American worker has been turned upside down. The depth of the distrust felt by millions of Americans was revealed in a Reuters/DecisionQuest poll […]

George W. Bush’s Foreign Policy

This article focuses on the background of Bush’s foreign policy, the issue of National Missile Defense, and Latin America.

Trotsky and the Struggle Against Fascism

A brief look at Trotsky’s tremendous contribution in the struggle against fascism.