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June 2009

Volume 22, Number 6

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Activism

PEACE & JUSTICE
Recent Protests
Jeff Nall

FOOD SYSTEMS
Urban Agriculture
Olga Bonfiglio

GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY NOTES
Stonewall
Michael Bronski

LABOR ORGANIZING
Union Battle
Dan Clawson

Commentary

EYES RIGHT
The NRTWC
Chip Berlet

CONSERVATIVE WATCH
Palin's Agents
Bill Berkowitz

FOG WATCH
Corporate Reform
Edward Herman

FROM THE WEB
Net Briefs 06-09
Various Contributors

Culture

BOOK REVIEW
Labor Law
Michael McGehee

BOOK REVIEW
Mexico Unconquered
John Gibler

BOOK REVIEW
Stanford Torumoil
Darwin Bondgraham

Features

SCHOLARSHIP
Online Journals
Lisa Richmond

LABOR TODAY
Will Labor Fight?
Roger Bybee

HISTORICAL AMNESIA
Torture Memos
Noam Chomsky

INTERVIEW
Costas Gavras
John Esther

INTERVIEW
Bill Ayers
Jeff Gore

INTERVIEW
Jack Rasmus
Ui Newsletter

Interviews

There are no articles.

Zaps

FREE LISTINGS
Zaps 06-09
Various Contributors

Z VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
New DVDs 06-09
Z Staff

NOTE: Z Magazine subscribers and sustainers have access to all Z Magazine articles here and in the archive. The latest Z Magazine articles available to everyone are listed in the Free Articles box at the top of the table of contents, and are starred in the list below. Questions? e-mail Z Magazine Online.

Table of Contents - June 2009

This Month's Free Z Magazine Articles

BOOK REVIEW: Stanford in Turmoil by Darwin Bondgraham
SCHOLARSHIP: The Dark Side of Online Journals by Lisa Richmond
HISTORICAL AMNESIA: The Torture Memos by Noam Chomsky
INTERVIEW: Costas Gavras Talks About Z, 40 Years Later by John Esther
LABOR ORGANIZING: A Battle for Labor's Future by Dan Clawson
FOG WATCH: Corporate Reform in an Age of Intensified Class Warfare by Edward Herman
FROM THE WEB: Net Briefs - June 2009 by Various Contributors

ACTIVISM
| COMMENTARY
| CULTURE
| FEATURES
| INTERVIEWS
| ZAPS

Activism

PEACE & JUSTICE: Protesting Militarism Under the Obama Administration by Jeff Nall

Examining a post-Bush peace mobilization in Washington DC

FOOD SYSTEMS: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice by Olga Bonfiglio

SEED Wayne and community gardening in Detroit

GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY NOTES: Stonewall: Requiem for a Riot by Michael Bronski

The 40th anniversary of an historic uprising against repression

LABOR ORGANIZING: A Battle for Labor's Future by Dan Clawson

The NUHW and SEIU split and the future of unions

Commentary

EYES RIGHT: Reed Larson and the National Right to Work Committee by Chip Berlet

The history behind some virulent anti-labor campaigns

CONSERVATIVE WATCH: Sarah Palin & Divine Agents by Bill Berkowitz

The unreported radical religion of a vice presidential candidate

FOG WATCH: Corporate Reform in an Age of Intensified Class Warfare by Edward Herman

A weak outcry for corporate regulations and reform

FROM THE WEB: Net Briefs - June 2009 by Various Contributors

Items of interest from the Z email box

Culture

BOOK REVIEW: Labor Law for the Rank and Filer by Michael McGehee

Review of an updated classic by Staughton Lynd, with Daniel Gross, ...

BOOK REVIEW: Mexico Unconquered by John Gibler

Review of a book by John Gibler on resistance to a neoliberal Mexico

BOOK REVIEW: Stanford in Turmoil by Darwin Bondgraham

Book review about an establishment response to student activism

Features

SCHOLARSHIP: The Dark Side of Online Journals by Lisa Richmond

Commercial consolidation and control of academic journals

LABOR TODAY: Is Labor Prepared to Fight? by Roger Bybee

Prospects for labor resurgence during the economic downturn

HISTORICAL AMNESIA: The Torture Memos by Noam Chomsky

A routine use of torture by the U.S., from its founding until today

INTERVIEW: Costas Gavras Talks About Z, 40 Years Later by John Esther

An interview with the director of the movie "Z"

INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Bill Ayers by Jeff Gore

Interview with a 1960s radical, the accused "terrorist pal" of Obama

INTERVIEW: Interview With Jack Rasmus by Ui Newsletter

An interview with an economist on prospects for recovery or depression

Interviews

There are no articles.

Zaps

FREE LISTINGS: Zaps - June 2009 by Various Contributors

Announcements of new events, campaigns, organizations, and media

Z VIDEO PRODUCTIONS: New Z DVDs for June 2009 by Z Staff

Info and order form for four new Z DVDs

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Events from Zaps

ART - A juried art exhibit, performances, and special installations at a gallery in Los Angeles during Oscar week (March 3-7), the "ManifestEquality" events seek to raise visibility for the grassroots campaign to ensure full equal rights to LGBT Americans, especially in California following recent legislative discrimination.

Contact: ManifestEquality, 1341 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028; www.manifestequality.org.

STUDENT STRIKE - In response to program cuts and fee hikes in California's school system, students and education activists there have called for a Strike and Day of Action in Defense of Public Education on March 4. Plans are under way for walkouts, marches, occupations, and teach-ins, both in California and nationally.

Contact: www.defendeducation.org.

BOOKFEST - The Raza Press and Media Association is sponsoring the 4th Barrio Book Festival at the Centro Cultural Francisco Villa in Los Angeles on March 6, with panel discussions, vendors, and more.

Contact: www.razapressassociation.org.

WOMEN'S STRIKE - International Women's Day, March 8, has been a day of protest, education, and direct action to redress the ongoing oppression of women who do two-thirds of all the world's work—most of it without pay or formal benefits and often in slave conditions.

Contact: www.globalwomenstrike.net.

LEFT FORUM - The 2010 Left Forum is scheduled for March 19-21 at Pace University in New York City. This year's theme is "The Center Cannot Hold: Rekindling the Radical Imagination" and will feature hundreds of panel discussions, art and film shows, and exhibitors. Opening plenary speaker will be Jesse Jackson, while the final plenary will feature Noam Chomsky. Z will also have a table and be sponsoring discussions through the Reimagining Society Project.

Contact: Left Forum, c/o PhD Program in Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016; 212-817-2003; leftforum@leftforum.org; www.leftforum.org.

RNC-8 - Supporters of the eight activists (the RNC-8) on trial for protesting during the 2008 Republican National Convention have called for a National Day of Solidarity on March 23, when local groups can distribute information, hold informational events, or raise legal support funds for those facing draconian fines and prison terms for non-violent political actions.

Contact: Friends of the RNC 8, PO Box 7475, Minneapolis, MN 55407; info@rnc8.org; www.rnc8.org.

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