Labor

The Case Against Coke The Case Against Coke

A global, grassroots campaign against Coca-Cola is using product bans and lawsuits to shed light on the corporate giant's exploitation and brutality in Colombia, India and elsewher...

Apr 13, 2006 / Feature / Michael Blanding

‘We Will Not Be Thrown Away!’ ‘We Will Not Be Thrown Away!’

Young rebels in France are fighting not for change but for the same rights their parents tried to secure during the 1968 student revolution.

Apr 6, 2006 / Feature / Angelique Chrisafis

Moment of Truth Moment of Truth

There is no immigration crisis in the US. But it is time America acknowledged that we need the immigrant workers as much as they need us--and treat them accordingly.

Mar 29, 2006 / Feature / Robert Scheer

Strangers in the Land Strangers in the Land

Human Cargo and The Rights of Others chronicle the plight of refugees and migrants, revealing how seemingly simple moral positions can assume toxic political form.

Mar 23, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin

Dueling Over Delphi Dueling Over Delphi

When Delphi declared bankruptcy, cutting workers' wages, pensions and healthcare, auto unions in Indiana drew the line. Now they are prepared to strike or take work-to-rule actions...

Mar 16, 2006 / Feature / David Moberg

Showdown on Immigration Showdown on Immigration

After twenty years of inaction, the US Senate is considering sweeping immigration reform. But a push for quick action and the November elections may thwart the current bipartisan c...

Mar 16, 2006 / Feature / Marc Cooper

Labor Pains Labor Pains

Robert Fitch's Solidarity for Sale exposes corruption as the cause of the current crisis in American labor.

Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein

Envisioning Another World: IntegraciĆ³n Desde Abajo Envisioning Another World: IntegraciĆ³n Desde Abajo

Immigrant advocates at the World Social Forum offered real alternatives to the narrow debate over how to fix the system.

Feb 16, 2006 / Feature / Roberto Lovato

Who Killed the Miners? Who Killed the Miners?

Recent mining disasters demonstrate that the Bush Administration should be called to account for replacing federal mine regulators, who were identifying hazards and meeting require...

Feb 9, 2006 / Erik Reece

Reversing ‘Right to Work’ Reversing ‘Right to Work’

Labor activists in Idaho hope to repeal repressive "Right To Work" laws and educate a new generation on the history of labor struggles.

Feb 8, 2006 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

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