July 10, 2006 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher On July 5 the US Army brought charges against First Lieut. Ehren Watada, an infantry officer stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, who has refused to deploy to Iraq with his unit because he believes the war there is illegal. Watada faces up to eight… Read More »
THE PINCER STRATEGY
June 26, 2006 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher Pincer: A movement in which two columns are driven, one on each side of an enemy stronghold, so as to be able to converge like the jaws of pincers to isolate and crush the stronghold. Echoing calls from the left, Senator Arlen Specter recently announced… Read More »
LIEUTENANT WATADA’S WAR AGAINST THE WAR
June 26, 2006 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher In a remarkable protest from inside the ranks of the military, First Lieut. Ehren Watada has become the Army’s first commissioned officer to publicly refuse orders to fight in Iraq on grounds that the war is illegal. The 28-year-old announced his decision not to obey… Read More »
FROM CAMPAIGNS TO MOVEMENT
May 29, 2006 By Tim Costello, Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher While the obstacles to global labor cooperations must be taken seriously – but they are not insurmountable. In this blog we give a few examples of promising strategies for effective international union cooperation, and some suggestions for next steps.. Horizontal cooperation Traditionally,… Read More »
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