July 23, 2009 By Tim Costello, Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher Women sew garments for the needy as part of a stimulus project sponsored by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. We’re all struggling with how to think – and what to do – in the face of the “great recession.” An… Read More »
LESSONS FROM HARD TIMES PAST – 2
July 22, 2009 This is the conclusion of a two-part post. Transgressing property rights When things get desperate, people often find they have to ignore established property relations. In the early 1930s, unemployed organizations used direct action to halt evictions. Journalist Charles Walker described how a local branch of the Unemployed Council in Chicago responded… Read More »
LESSONS FROM HARD TIMES PAST – 1
July 12, 2009 We’re back! Well almost. For the past few months GLS staff have been working on a project assessing US labor’s current and future role in efforts to address the climate change crisis. The fruits of our efforts will appear here and elsewhere in the future. But a tight deadline has meant… Read More »
THE TRIALS OF EHRENN WATADA
May 19, 2009 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher As Americans are inundated with revelations about the lies, torture and other crimes that accompanied the US-led war in Iraq, many who resisted continue to be punished for refusing to participate in those crimes. First Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned military officer to refuse… Read More »
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