Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier is E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and chair of the Urban & Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College. His latest book, The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame, was just published by Nation Books.

Articles

GOP Mocks Public Service (Presidential Election 2008, Parties, Politics)

Mocking community organizers, the GOP attacks a tradition of collective self-help that's made America a more humane country.

Peter Dreier and John Atlas

Hall of Fame Shut-Out (Sports)

A conspiracy of management cronies is blocking 91-year-old union pioneer Marvin Miller from the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele

The History of Hope (Barack Obama, Presidential Election 2008, History, Politics)

Voters drawn to Barack Obama are often criticized as naive. But appeals to our collective hope for a more decent society are core to the American experience.

Peter Dreier

Progressive Jews Organize (Religion, The Left, Politics, Society)

A new wave of grassroots Jewish activism is emerging around issues like housing, healthcare and education.

Peter Dreier and Daniel May

Riot and Reunion: Forty Years Later (Racism and Discrimination, Society)

In the summer of 1967, Plainfield, New Jersey, and scores of other US cities exploded in racial violence. Forty years later, the impact is still palpable.

Peter Dreier

Living-Wage Victory in LA (Labor Organizing and Activism, Social Justice, Living Wage Campaign, Cities, Politics, Society)

Low-wage workers in hotels near Los Angeles International Airport are the latest to benefit from the city's living-wage law, riding a wave of considerable political momentum.

Peter Dreier

Campus Breakthrough on Sweatshop Labor (Sweatshops, Higher Education, Society)

The University of California has thrown its weight behind an
antisweatshop initiative on campus logowear, proof that conscientious
consumers can humanize the forces of global capitalism.

Peter Dreier and Richard Appelbaum

Why Mine Deaths Are Up (Labor Organizing and Activism, Social Justice, Working Conditions)

The May 20 mine disaster presents more evidence that the Bush Administration places miners in peril with budget cuts, regulatory rollbacks and industry-friendly appointees.

Peter Dreier

Students Confront Sweatshops (Movements, Global Justice Movement, Sweatshops, Student Movements, Society)

With a new wave of activism against sweatshops sweeping college
campuses, student interest in the morality of their clothing choices
can set a standard for the rest of us.

Peter Dreier and Richard Appelbaum

Can a City Be Progressive? (Urban Issues, Cities, Politics)

An effective progressive movement must start in cities.

Peter Dreier