Moral drones and the New York Times
First, one should never be surprised to find that the NY Times can ferret out experts to say virtually anything.
New Study: Romney tax plan would kill 800,000 jobs
Mitt Romney's tax plan would reward companies for exporting more U.S. jobs as well as encouraging the firms to duck taxes.
UK activists target Shell's Arctic agenda
Activists with Greenpeace shut down 74 Shell gas stations July 16, in London and Edinburgh, to protest the oil corporation's plans to drill into the sensitive Arctic ecosystem for oil.
Today in labor history: Steel Workers founded in Pittsburgh
Within a year of its inception, over 125,000 people had joined the union.
The real issue: Romney’s profits from job-killing
Romney is happy to profit from vulture capitalism, but he certainly doesn't want any voter to think he himself was a vulture.
Documenting the disaster
"Hard Times: Lost on Long Island" is an examination of endless heartbreak and the clinging to the slender thread of hope.
Today in labor history: San Francisco General Strike
On July 16, 1934, the city of San Francisco shut down as 65,000 workers from all industries walked off the job, in response to a call by longshore workers for a general strike.
Why we need more - not less - government regulation
One of the mantras of the radical Right in this country is that the economy and everything else would be better off if we just had less government regulation.
Today in labor history: Tenant farmers form union
African American and white farmers formed the Southern Tenant Farmers Union in Tyronza, Arkansas.
Ode to a labor troubadour: Woody Guthrie
We pause now from the almost constant commentary on active politicians and political activism to render an ode to Woody Guthrie.
