Muddle in the Middle, or The Class Act in Politics Muddle in the Middle, or The Class Act in Politics

Ruy Teixeira and Joel Rogers's America's Forgotten Majority has been credited with convincing Al Gore last summer to adopt a populist campaign strategy built around "working fami...

Oct 12, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Jack Metzgar

The Student Movement Comes of Age The Student Movement Comes of Age

Activists have achieved power. Now they need to figure out how to use it.

Sep 28, 2000 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

High-Tech Cheap Labor High-Tech Cheap Labor

Only months after a major victory on China trade, Big Business is again scavenging for cheap labor. This time, the high-tech industry is pressuring Congress to allow additional f...

Sep 28, 2000 / David Enrich

In Business We Trust In Business We Trust

The Supreme Court once championed antitrust laws as valued tools to limit corporate power and to promote the autonomy, diversity and economic rights of people and firms without pow...

Sep 25, 2000 / Feature / Eleanor Fox

Aid for Nuclear Workers Aid for Nuclear Workers

Madame Curie's denial of radiation dangers is emblematic of the legacy we now face as America's romance with the atom draws to a close.

Sep 25, 2000 / Robert Alvarez

No Love Lost for Labor No Love Lost for Labor

Right now, what hurts labor, day to day, is the wins and losses in the lower courts.

Sep 25, 2000 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan

Chase’s Historical Ledger Chase’s Historical Ledger

Chase should immediately open its archives to slavery researchers.

Sep 25, 2000 / John S. Friedman

The Discreet Charm of Hoffa Jr. The Discreet Charm of Hoffa Jr.

Marc Cooper's July 24/31 "Where's Hoffa Driving the Teamsters?" provoked a storm of controversy from Honolulu to Brooklyn.