Labor

With the recent publication of additional American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) documents, new questions are being raised about the source of certain provisions in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's controversial …

A Note From the Writer It seems my destiny has placed me here to make my stand for human rights. On March 7 of 1969 in Chicago, I was …

Last fall's General Strike in Oakland was a historic event, as thousands of Bay Area residents converged on downtown from the very start of the day. Protesters ruled the …

“Unionize, Organize, Papeles Para Todos [Papers for All]” was the slogan of this year's May Day, bringing together two traditional strongholds of the march in Chicago - immigrant rights …

If the mainstream media was confused about Occupy Wall Street in its early days in Zuccotti Park, they’re bound to be completely befuddled this May Day. May Day …

(Photo: Frank Edwards / Flickr)May 1st is May Day, the international workers' holiday honoring the labor movement. May Day is celebrated in at least 80 countries worldwide, from Argentina …

On Tuesday, May 1st, known as May Day or International Workers' Day, Occupy Wall Street protesters hope to mobilize tens of thousands of people across the country under the …

McCormick Place, site of the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, Illinois. Operation Red Zone, a security perimeter around the site, will be patrolled by federal law enforcement carrying “non-lethal” …

In Honduras, as in most places, the government and the wealthy treat land as a commodity. In pursuit of the profits it offers, they have taken enormous tracts of …