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.
Two years after a tragic accident, activists are celebrating a major victory.
When members of the LA janitors' union decided to go on strike this past
April, their success was far from guaranteed.


