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.
Standing at a crossroads
"Casino Capitalism," driven by the unbridled greed of the one percent, caused the current crisis.
Workers of the world are uniting
Last week IndustriALL, a new global union, was formed in Copenhagen, Denmark. It represents 50 million workers in 350 unions from all over the world.
“The Revolutionary” - an American in China’s Communist Party
This is the story of a civil rights activist and union organizer who became a linguist, went to China after World War II, and joined the Chinese Communist revolution.
Native Americans left out of economic recovery, as always
For urban Native Americans, the jobless rate averages around 48 percent. In general, Indian Country is in a permanent depression even when the national economy is on the upswing.
"Prometheus" - The return of smart sci-fi
The storytelling approach here was very cerebral, which instantly makes "Prometheus" a candidate for the best science fiction film seen in several years.
