Lee Sustar The battle ahead after ILA’s port shutdown Two days of pickets by dockworkers closed ports in the Philadelphia and New York area, but the struggle isn't over.
Megan Behrent Still waiting for the truth about teachers The "documentary" Waiting for Superman is the latest installment in the campaign to smear teachers as the main obstacle to better public schools.
Gary Lapon Super-rich and super-angry Anger is on the rise in America, only it's not coming from the people you'd expect. It turns out that Wall Street and the rich are furious.
Nagesh Rao Desperate times in New Jersey Will New Jersey union leaders see the economic crisis as an opportunity to launch a grassroots effort to revitalize the labor movement?
Edgar Esquivel Showdown in Teamsters Local 952 Old guard union leaders are under pressure in an October 5 vote for leadership of a Teamsters local in Orange County.
Readers’ View Make Washington’s richest pay I-098--a proposal that would raise taxes on the richest 1.2 percent of people in Washington state--should be seen as a step forward.
Readers’ View A DREAM exploited by the Democrats We need a discussion that doesn't counterpose immigrant rights to antiwar issues, but that understands how those movements can reinforce each other.
Editorial We won’t get more by settling for less An October 2 rally for jobs and justice in Washington will be a chance to raise our voices--and show the politicians of both parties what we believe in.
Lee Sustar ILA pickets shut big East Coast ports An attempt by food giant Del Monte to use nonunion longshore labor sparked pickets that shut down New Jersey ports outside Philadelphia and New York.
Sherry Wolf The logic of endless concessions Not only was it unnecessary for LGBT activists to support the Senate's $700 billion war spending bill in order to end "don't ask, don't tell"--it didn't work.
