by Jeremy Brecher, originally published by Labor Network for Sustainability, https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/fighting-the-great-depression/, on 15 July 2020 The United States has entered the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. This commentary describes the grassroots movements of the early years of the Great Depression in order to learn something about the dynamics of… Read More »
Black Lives and the Green New Deal
by Jeremy Brecher, originally published by Labor Network for Sustainability, https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/black-lives-and-the-green-new-deal/, on 11 June 2020 Black Lives Matter mural being painted on a street of Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo Credit: Office of Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Wikimedia Commons We are in the midst of the largest mass uprising in half a century. It is a… Read More »
The Living Legacy of #BlackLivesMatter
by Jeremy Brecher, originally published by Labor Network for Sustainability, https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/the-living-legacy-of-blacklivesmatter/, on 03 June 2020 In commemoration of George Floyd and in honor of all those fighting for racial justice against white supremacy, I devote this commentary to a history of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I hope it will provide inspiration and insight for the next… Read More »
Unions Fight to Protect All Essential Workers
by Jeremy Brecher, originally published by Labor Network for Sustainability, https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/unions-fight-to-protect-all-essential-workers/, on 18 May 2020 This is the fourth in a series of commentaries on Workers vs. Coronavirus. The first, “Strike for Your Life,” describes how in recent weeks workers in diverse industries and regions have initiated strikes to demand better protection against COVID-19 and how such… Read More »
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