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Brown: Surprising Stories of Resistance
Dec 23, 2012
It’s clear that many workers are willing to walk a tightrope, even if victory seems a long way off
Bond: After The Marikana Massacre
Dec 21, 2012
LeeThere’s a word for the political direction in which South Africa is headed, and it begins with F.
Blum: The Three Greatest Problems
Dec 12, 2012
No amount of fines or penalties will induce corporate leaders to modify their behavior
Burns: The Power Of Example
Dec 11, 2012
It’s very hopeful that we’ve seen a turn in the labor movement back toward the strike and back toward grassroots activism and workplace-based activism
Bond: South Africa’s Sanitation Cesspools
Dec 05, 2012
What the dog’s-breakfast Durban Platform confirms, then, was global-elite back-slapping generosity to each other, simultaneous with rank incompetence and utter disregard for the poor and environment
Benjamin: Egyptians Stand Up to President
Nov 29, 2012
“The ability of the Egyptian people to mobilize in this post-Mubarak era is astounding”
Bradbury: When Postmasters Attack
Nov 28, 2012
Two years ago, there were 574,000 postal workers, not counting temps. This year only 533,000 are braving snow, rain, and gloom of night
Bond: Another Disgrace In Durban?
Nov 23, 2012
Are the BRICS ‘anti-imperialist’ – or instead, ‘sub-imperialist’, doing deputy-sheriff duty for global corporations?
Bell: Eid “Sensations”
Nov 03, 2012
Many wonder why the same horrid drama keeps repeating. How many times can the same mistake occur before it becomes intentional?
Butler: Corporations Profiting Out Of Food Crisis
Oct 27, 2012
Modern hunger is not a consequence of food scarcity, but of poverty, inequality and corporate control of the food system
Ball: Opposing the Pipelines
Oct 24, 2012
Three controversial pipeline proposals came under fire during the full-day rally
Bloice: Another Plot Against Democracy
Oct 14, 2012
In California Prpp. 32 is masquerading as an attempt at electoral reform
Boeing: "No Nerds, No Birds"
Oct 13, 2012
A showdown is taking shape between Boeing and the aerospace giant's engineers and technical professionals
Bloch: Striking Walmart Workers Escalate
Oct 12, 2012
If a company as massive as Walmart is forced to change its labor practices, the ripples will be felt far and wide
Bradbury: Walmart Strikers Win Full Back Pay
Oct 10, 2012
Strikers have returned to work with their heads held high and their wallets full at Walmart’s largest North American distribution center
Bolger: Life in Waziristan, 2012 “AD”
Oct 07, 2012
Imagine having up to 6 drones circling overhead 24 hours a day, making an incessant, constant buzzing sound that never ceases
Bacon: Killing of Unionists
Oct 05, 2012
34 trade unionists have been assassinated and 485 leaders have received death threats since the Labor Action Plan has been in effect in Colombia
Butigan: A Resurgent Anti-Nuclear Movement
Sep 29, 2012
We are in the midst of the next phase of the movement for nuclear disarmament, where a series of campaigns across the U.S. are pumping life into the seven-decade struggle
Bond: Jim Yong Kim Comes To Joburg
Sep 06, 2012
If after this week’s trip, Kim decides to leave the toxic culture of SA’s minerals-energy complex unchanged, it will be yet another case of ‘dying for growth’
Jan 04, 2013
The more unions are beaten back in the United States, the worse it is for Canadian workers, whose jobs can easily be shipped south