Brian Jones

  • Script change for neoliberalism

    After decades of railing about "personal responsibility," U.S. officials are seeking $700 billion for a handout--er, sorry, a "bailout" for Wall Street. September 23, 2008

  • A life and death struggle

    A victory in the courts might send strikers at the Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation Center back to work. But one striker, Audrey Smith-Campbell, will never return to that nursing home or any other. August 19, 2008

  • Whose responsibility?

    The idea that Blacks need to focus on personal responsibility, echoed by Barack Obama, distracts from the question of social responsibility. July 18, 2008

  • The fable of the super-teacher

    A closer look at a "small school" success story in New York City reveals the need for more staff, more funding and higher teachers' salaries. July 9, 2008

  • Still separate and unequal

    Half a century after the Supreme Court ruled segregated schools unconstitutional, they still exist--not on the fringe, but as the normal, accepted mode in U.S. schools. June 17, 2008

  • The image and the reality of change

    Barack Obama's success shows the American population has become more progressive, but it won't mean the end of racism and discrimination. May 21, 2008

  • Fifty shots and found not guilty

    According to Judge Arthur Cooperman, the three New York City police officers who killed Sean Bell weren't guilty of anything. May 2, 2008