Poverty in the Suburbs Poverty in the Suburbs
Hidden in a Census Bureau report on poverty released in late August is a factoid with significant political and social consequences. Poverty has moved to the suburbs.
Sep 2, 2004 / Peter Dreier
Letters Letters
SIZE DOESN'T MATTER... Washington, DC
Sep 2, 2004 / Peter Dreier, Our Readers, and Richard Appelbaum
SweatX Closes Up Shop SweatX Closes Up Shop
The pilot manufacturing factory for SweatX, the noble anti-sweatshop brand that aspired to prove that fully unionized and even worker-owned garment factories can thrive in a sea ...
Jul 1, 2004 / Peter Dreier and Richard Appelbaum
Where Are the Jocks for Justice? Where Are the Jocks for Justice?
Cultural changes and lucrative endorsements may explain a drop in activism.
Jun 10, 2004 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
A Watershed Strike A Watershed Strike
The retail food workers strike in California may be the first in a series of battles that could shape the future of labor-management relations throughout the US.
Oct 23, 2003 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
Lobbying for Peace Lobbying for Peace
All social movements need an "outside" strategy and an "inside" strategy. The growing number of people participating in rallies and marches in opposition to President George W.
Feb 10, 2003 / Feature / Peter Dreier
The Rich Have Reason to Rejoice The Rich Have Reason to Rejoice
In Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer Scrooge was forced to view his own death in order to gain some self-awareness of his life as the epitome of cruelty and selfishness.
Dec 23, 2002 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
Patriotism’s Secret History Patriotism’s Secret History
Our most cherished national symbols—from the Pledge of Allegiance to "America the Beautiful" to Lady Liberty's poetry—are rooted in liberal ideals.
May 16, 2002 / Peter Dreier and Dick Flacks
Housing: An LA Story Housing: An LA Story
Two years after a tragic accident, activists are celebrating a major victory.
Mar 28, 2002 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
LA’s Progressive Mosaic: Beginning to Find Its Voice LA’s Progressive Mosaic: Beginning to Find Its Voice
When members of the LA janitors' union decided to go on strike this past April, their success was far from guaranteed.
Aug 10, 2000 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele