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Inside Organizing and Outside Representation
Organizing workers into a union usually brings out the best in labor. Organizers are truly motivated, committed, work long hours and genuinely believe in helping workers. But not everything …
Robert Rubin: Why Won’t He Go Away?
As Treasury Secretary, Robert Rubin put in place all the pieces that set up the economy for the disaster that we are now living through. He pushed legislation that …
Haiti’s Grasses of Ginen
The downtown, around Grand Rue in the old part of the city, looks like a modern-day variant of Pompei. Nothing but ruins. Here the tall buildings didn't even pancake; …
Report From Cambodia’s Garment Factories
Meet the international working class - the faceless laborers that likely had a hand in stitching together your mid-range jeans, your jaunty parka or your favorite silky smooth T-shirt: …
United by Hard Times: Workers Organize Across Race Lines
I'm feeling relieved. For a while it seemed like the historic election of our first African American president would give legitimacy to the idea that we live in a …
The New Jim Crow: How the War on Drugs Gave Birth to a Permanent American Undercaste
Ever since Barack Obama lifted his right hand and took his oath of office, pledging to serve the United States as its 44th president, ordinary people and their leaders …
The Heart That Flies With Truth in Iran
A fake president rants to a fake crowd about his administration's mobilization to confront a fake enemy. Fake journalists are present to ensure that the fake story gets out. …
Review: “Rounded Up: Artificial Terrorists and Muslim Entrapment After 9/11“
Also See: Katherine Hughes | Criminalizing Compassion in the War on Terror In a time and place where Muslims have learned it's prudent to be silent, we should be …
Growing Low-Oxygen Zones in Oceans Worry Scientists
Washington - Lower levels of oxygen in the Earth's oceans, particularly off the United States' Pacific Northwest coast, could be another sign of fundamental changes linked to global climate …
Ray McGovern | Mullen Wary of Israeli Attack on Iran
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came home with sweaty palms from his mid-February visit to Israel. Ever since, he has been worrying aloud that …