October 14, 2010 Director Stephen Spielberg deserves credit for bringing to public attention what historians used to refer to dismissively as “the Amistad incident.” It is the story of a group of Africans who were captured in Sierra Leone and brought in chains to the Americas — and who revolted, captured their ship, the… Read More »
THE STORY OF STONE SOUP
October 14, 2010 The war had lasted for years and years, and famine was in the land. Two soldiers, weary of war, decided to desert from the army and seek their way back home, hoping to arrive in time for the spring planting. They entered the village, and I don’t remember exactly what kind… Read More »
SOCIAL NETWORKING
October 7, 2010 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher An article called “Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted” by Malcolm Gladwell in the October 4, 2010 New Yorker poses an important question: What if anything is the potential contribution of web-based “social networking” to social movements and social change? The article’s… Read More »
TEN THINGS LABOR IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
October 3, 2010 On 10/10/10 thousands of organizations around the world will be holding a GLOBAL WORK PARTY for the “BIGGEST DAY OF PRACTICAL ACTION TO CUT CARBON THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.” The climate protection movement 350.org is especially encouraging unions and their members to participate in this “Day to Celebrate Climate… Read More »
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