March 12, 2007 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher Can a US court declare that a group of human beings have no rights and can be enslaved or abused at will with no legal recourse? That question will soon be coming before the Supreme Court. In the last days of 2006, the GOP-led… Read More »
WILL THE WATADA MISTRIAL SPARK AN END TO THE WAR?
February 9, 2007 by Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher A military judge in Fort Lewis, Washington, has declared a mistrial in the court-martial of Lieut. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer prosecuted for refusing to go to Iraq. A new trial is believed to be unlikely before summer, if at all. The mistrial… Read More »
RAIDS, REFORMS, AND THE LABOR MOVEMENT
January 9, 2007 By Tim Costello, Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher The December immigration raids at Swift & Co., and increased enforcement activity elsewhere, are a body blow against labor’s attempt to organize low-wage workers. Undocumented workers comprise a significant percentage of the work force in many of the industries targeted for organizing… Read More »
START PREPARING NOW
January 7, 2007 While the November elections provided the Democratic Party a public mandate to end the war in Iraq, President Bush has signaled his intent to use his institutional powers as Commander in Chief to maintain and even escalate the US commitment, public or Congressional opinion notwithstanding. The Democratic leadership has removed two obvious… Read More »
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