September 22, 2006 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher AUTHORS’ NOTE: The 109th Congress, led by Republican Senators McCain, Warner, and Graham and with the acquiescence of many Democrats, is poised to legalize torture, trials with secret evidence, and annulment of the right of habeas corpus. The measure also protects administration officials from… Read More »
CHINA’S EMERGING CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
September 19, 2006 In April of this year, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China met to discuss “The Lot of Chinese Workers: Do China’s Labor Laws Work?” It’s a fascinating read and is available here. The CECC is a government body created by Congress in 2000 to monitor human rights and the rule of law… Read More »
TORTURE AND THE CONTENT OF OUR CHARACTER
September 15, 2006 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher In a significant rebuff to President Bush and his security-driven strategy for Republican victory in November, the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday rejected the President’s military detainee bill and passed a radically different alternative. At stake in this standoff between the President and… Read More »
GLOBAL LABOR AND TOBACCO CONTROL
September 12, 2006 Tobacco has raised complex and difficult issues for unions around the world. On the one hand, many unions have been wary of workplace rules that would infringe on the rights of their members who smoke. They have opposed anti-smoking policies unilaterally imposed by employers. And they have been concerned about the… Read More »
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