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Brett Favre’s Last Shot

Dave Zirin Wisconsin Examiner
There will be apologists for the game who will no doubt say that one cannot “blame football” for Favre’s condition. They sound like the tobacco company executives disavowing any connection between smoking and lung cancer.

Operation Dixie Failed but Pushed Racial Equality Forward

William P. Jones, Benjamin Y. Fong Jacobin
The famous Operation Dixie campaign to unionize the South in the 1940s was mostly unsuccessful. Still, it left a positive mark on American society. It’s even possible that the civil rights movement wouldn't have staged the March on Washington without

The Left Wins Presidential Election in Sri Lanka

Atul Chandra, Vijay Prashad CounterPunch
Whether Dissanayake will be able to deliver on this program of economic sovereignty is to be seen. However, his victory has certainly encouraged a new generation.

AFL-CIO Warns House GOP

Olivia Rosane Common Dreams
Do Not to Interfere With Longshoremen's Labor Battle