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Fletcher: How Do We Respond to Obama?
Commentary, April, 23 2011
Bill Fletcher
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Rather than dwell on the question of whether we can bring Obama home, whether he ever was home, etc., I want to refocus on this question of how to respond to him, particularly as we start to think about 2012.
Fletcher: The Other Green Movement
Commentary, April, 15 2011
Bill Fletcher
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An exciting and complicated look at the Iranian opposition movement...
Fletcher: It’s Been Real
Commentary, April, 07 2011
Bill Fletcher
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Saying good-bye to an old friend...
Fletcher: King, Obama and the Other April 4th
Commentary, April, 02 2011
Bill Fletcher
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As April 4th approaches I cannot but think of the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.
Fletcher: Domestic Terrorism And Communities That Support It: Should We Investigate White America?
Commentary, March, 17 2011
Bill Fletcher
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New York Congressman Peter King's hearings regarding so-called Islamic radicalism in the USA have raised some interesting questions, once again, about how one defines "terrorism."
Fletcher: The Arab Democratic Revolt
Commentary, February, 28 2011
Bill Fletcher
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The Arab democratic revolt has highlighted a potential reshaping of Pan-Arabism for the 21st century, and it is exciting to observe.
Fletcher: A Spark Becomes A Flame: Uprisings Shake The Arab World!
Commentary, February, 04 2011
Bill Fletcher
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Just when it felt like Western imperialism had the upper hand in North Africa and the Middle East, a firestorm unfolded.
Fletcher: A Revolutionary Moment in the USA
Commentary, January, 25 2011
Bill Fletcher
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Campbell has produced a rigorous, thought-provoking look at the political moment in which we find ourselves.
Fletcher: Reflections On The October 2nd Rallies And Where We Go From Here
Commentary, October, 07 2010
Bill Fletcher
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The October 2nd rallies, sponsored by the OneNationStandingTogether Coalition, have received a curious response in both the mainstream and progressive media.
Fletcher: Victory For An Excluded And Invisible Workforce
Commentary, July, 23 2010
Bill Fletcher
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“Long constituting a vast secret economy in New York,” as described by the New York Times, domestic workers won a striking victory in righting a wrong in labor laws that has hung, like an albatross, around the necks of hundreds of thousands of wor...
Fletcher jr.: Like Jim Crow and South Africa before it, Israel must be pressured to abandon apartheid
Commentary, December, 07 2009
Bill Fletcher jr.
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A speech given on November 30, 2009 at the United Nations as part of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Fletcher jr.: Listening to Justice Goldstone
Commentary, November, 01 2009
Bill Fletcher jr.
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Justice Goldstone, a Jewish South African with impeccable credentials as an international human rights advocate and investigator, was charged by the United Nations with the task of conducting an investigation into allegations of human rights abuse...
Fletcher jr.: Can Richard Trumka Turn Organized Labor Around?
Commentary, October, 12 2009
Bill Fletcher jr.
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The Pittsburgh convention of the AFL-CIO (the largest of the union federations in the USA) made it official: Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO under John Sweeney, and formerly President of the United Mine Workers of America, was e...
Fletcher jr.: When Torture Is Dismissed
Commentary, June, 30 2009
Bill Fletcher jr.
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Many people on the Left have difficulty addressing the issue of torture. Certainly when the torture is carried out by imperialists, there is no problem condemning it. But what happens when torture is carried out by organizations or governments tha...
Fletcher jr.: Ethnic Cleansing in East Jerusalem is Not a Paranoid Worry... It's Happening Now
Commentary, May, 11 2009
Bill Fletcher jr.
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The Israeli government often reminds me of a dog I once owned. My dog was forbidden to enter into the living room. Nevertheless, she would creep into the living room, usually moving a few inches at a time in order to see whether we reacted. If we ...
Fletcher jr.: Labor leader to Obama: "We have your back; we will not let you back up!"
Commentary, January, 10 2009
Bill Fletcher jr.
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The president of the Maryland and DC AFL-CIO, Fred Mason, had an idea. Following the electoral victory of Barack Obama he found himself perplexed by the enthusiastic, yet very unfocused, response of organized labor as to what should happen next. ...
Fletcher jr.: The United Auto Workers Must Fight Back!
Commentary, December, 19 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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When I awoke on Friday morning, December 12th, I turned on my computer. The first thing I saw was that the deal being worked on in the Senate to provide the automobile companies with loans had fallen through. The explanation offered on MSN: the Un...
Fletcher jr.: Israel Must End the Gaza blockade!
Commentary, December, 15 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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When it comes to Israel's blockade of Gaza, the silence is deafening, at least outside of Palestine. One wonders how many international conventions the Israelis need to break before there is an actual global outcry and action against their repeate...
Fletcher jr.: Right-wing populism & the Economic Crisis: Watch out for scapegoats!
Commentary, October, 17 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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In the face of economic crises there is always a search for scapegoats. Particularly in the case of modern capitalism, there remains a certain level of disbelief that crises are built into the system, i.e., that capitalism generates crises (and a...
Fletcher jr.: A Legislative Agenda for the First 100 Days
Commentary, October, 09 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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Two days after the November 2008 elections, Democrats and their allies are still celebrating the decisive defeat of Republican John McCain. With his defeat comes the chance to render unto history the remnants of the Bush/Cheney regime that so ruin...
Fletcher jr.: Growing Black Radicalism: Hubert Harrison and the genesis of a movement
Commentary, October, 05 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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Jeffrey Perry has constructed a masterful examination of the life of the little known, though immensely significant, Black radical Hubert Harrison. In the first volume of what Perry promises to be a two volume work, Perry examines Harrison from b...
Fletcher jr.: Labor Vanishes
Commentary, September, 08 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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Organized labor has vanished, as if it were part of the story line of a science fiction novel. Labor Day 2008 came and went and ...nothing. I searched through the newspaper...nothing. I looked at the TV schedule... nothing. It was as if there is n...
Fletcher jr.: A Candidate for Change, but not a Candidate of a Social Movement
Commentary, August, 31 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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Probably like many of you, I have found myself reflecting on Senator Obama's choice of Senator Joseph Biden as his Vice Presidential running mate. From the standpoint of campaign strategy, I must say that it was a brilliant decision. Obama, sensin...
Fletcher jr.: Attack On Iran On The Way? Uh, Maybe Not...
Commentary, July, 16 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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Once again, there's a lot of serious attack-on-Iran talk going around. We've both been following this, admittedly with no deep expertise, for several years now. During that time a number of media/blogosphere storms declaring such an attack imminen...
Fletcher jr.: Rev. 'Icarus', The Obama Campaign, & The Left
Commentary, May, 13 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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The Greek myth is both simple and compelling. Daedalus, imprisoned on the island of Crete with his son (Icarus), fashioned wings made of feathers and wax in order for the two of them to fly to freedom. Daedalus warned Icarus, however, not to fly t...
Fletcher jr.: Edwards' Strategic Mistake
Commentary, February, 03 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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In the aftermath of the Nevada caucuses, it is not entirely clear where the Edwards campaign is going, but I do not think that he can yet be counted out. Nevertheless, it is important that we reflect on the Edwards campaign and the weaknesses it h...
Fletcher jr.: Organized Labor & the Presidential Candidates
Commentary, January, 17 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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I have been struck, both positively and negatively, by the approach taken by labor unions towards the 2008 Presidential race.
Fletcher jr.: Amandla: A new voice from within the South African Left
Commentary, November, 25 2007
Bill Fletcher jr.
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Amandla: A new voice from within the South African Left
Fletcher jr.: Labor Day without Labor?
Commentary, September, 06 2007
Bill Fletcher jr.
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I am sure that you have noticed this as well. The tendency has been underway for years, though at certain moments it seems to reverse itself. Labor Day takes place with little mention of labor. I donÕt mean that unions are not mentioned. I mean...
Fletcher jr.: Environmental Crisis and Despair
Commentary, August, 28 2007
Bill Fletcher jr.
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I heard about the conversation a few months ago. It took place between my 18 year old daughter and some of her friends. Her friends had concluded that they would not permit THEIR children to have children because they believed that by that time ...
