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
Krugman’s World Krugman’s World
Enter the world of Paul Krugman, a world either dark (the eras of Bush I and Bush II) or bathed in light (when Bill was king).
Oct 23, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Big Bucks in Iraq Big Bucks in Iraq
In early October, Iraq's US-appointed Governing Council awarded the country's first mobile phone licenses to three companies from the Middle East.
Oct 23, 2003 / Tim Shorrock
Identity Thieves Identity Thieves
The Federal Trade Commission has acknowledged that the epidemic of identity theft claimed almost 10 million victims last year.
Oct 16, 2003 / Jamie Court
Let Freedom Roll Let Freedom Roll
Immigrants hit the road for civil rights.
Oct 9, 2003 / Feature / Julie Quiroz-Martínez
Trading Barbs on Trade Trading Barbs on Trade
When Paul Wellstone opted out of the 2000 presidential race, he fretted that trade policy would not be debated in the Democratic primaries and that the party would run a Novemb...
Oct 2, 2003 / John Nichols
Yale Workers Win Yale Workers Win
Late last week, Yale clerical and maintenance workers who had been striking for three weeks won a contract that will transform the standard of living of clerical workers at the u...
Sep 22, 2003 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein
A New Start in Cancún A New Start in Cancún
The collapse of the WTO talks in Cancún is in fact a profoundly hopeful turn of events. The developing nations have found their voice--and power.
Sep 18, 2003 / The Editors
A New Economic Agenda A New Economic Agenda
Two questions will dominate the 2004 presidential campaign: how to make the United States secure in an age of terror, and how to get the economy to work for all Americans. Geor...
Sep 18, 2003 / The Editors
The Soul of Capitalism The Soul of Capitalism
A transformation of Wall Street's core values is possible, using financial tools.
Sep 11, 2003 / Feature / William Greider