Hard Labor Hard Labor
The organic label means your food is pesticide-free, but an investigation into California farms reveals that the label means nothing but pain for the workers who produced it.
Aug 24, 2006 / Feature / Felicia Mello
The New Nativism The New Nativism
The nation must address the working-class anxieties underlying the anti-Hispanic sentiments now rising in Middle America--and Congress must pass an enlightened immigration bill tha...
Aug 10, 2006 / The Editors
Baseball Begins to Listen to Sweatshop Foes Baseball Begins to Listen to Sweatshop Foes
After pressure from the local newspaper and the City Council questioning the use of sweatshop labor to create Pittsburgh Pirates regalia, Major League Baseball seems willing to lis...
Jul 14, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin and Derek Tyner
Mexico’s Labor Rebels Mexico’s Labor Rebels
On July 2, Mexico will choose a new president. Whoever wins will face an ongoing labor movement challenging the neoliberal policies of the past.
Jun 28, 2006 / Feature / David Bacon
Harlan County Blues Harlan County Blues
Life remains cheap in the coalfields of Appalachia because of the Bush Administration's incompetence and neglect in the face of human and environmental tragedy.
Jun 28, 2006 / Erik Reece
What They’re Marching For What They’re Marching For
With or without a comprehensive immigration bill, a working-class immigrant Latino movement is emerging--allied with progressive groups--that could reverse a tide of xenophobia and...
Jun 1, 2006 / Feature / Saurav Sarkar
A Shared Vision A Shared Vision
The vitality of the new Latino-led immigration movement could provide the spark to jolt the civil rights movement out of its complacency and create a shared notion of an imagined f...
Jun 1, 2006 / Feature / Salim Muwakkil
A Bronx Tale A Bronx Tale
Grassroots activists tap into the momentum of the immigrant rights movement to bring blacks and Latinos together on shared concerns.
Jun 1, 2006 / Feature / Michelle García
Voices of a New Movimiento Voices of a New Movimiento
As they push for immigrants rights legislation--and brace for the inevitable backlash--a diverse array of emerging leaders have their eyes on a larger prize.
Jun 1, 2006 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
Teamsters: Changing to Win? Teamsters: Changing to Win?
A strong Teamsters union is a powerful weapon in the fight for all working people. But the Teamsters need to rebuild their own house before they can rebuild labor's.
May 30, 2006 / Feature / William Johnson