We still remember you, Frank Little
This little 118-page booklet is the first time anybody has even tried to bring the facts of Frank Little's life and murder together.
Martin Luther King Jr. and the attack on public workers
As we celebrate the life and historic contributions of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, public workers are under fierce attack across the country.
State budget crises and Mr. Holland's sorrow
In the coming year, states face a combined shortfall likely to exceed $112 billion.
Pete Postlethwaite gave us the great “Brassed Off”
The great British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who died of cancer Jan. 2 at 64, starred in one of the most progressive films that came out of England in the 1990s.
Public workers in the bull’s-eye
Taking advantage of the economic crisis, the Republicans and Wall Street have placed public workers in the bull's-eye of their attack.
Government wage freeze — a bad idea
Obama announced his proposal for a two year wage freeze for all non-military government workers. The proposal is a terrible idea. It's bad for the economy and feeds into racist, anti-worker stereotypes of the "lazy" public worker.
Corporate capital has pulled the plug on America
Is today's corporate elite meaner than capitalists and wealthy families of the previous era? Perhaps, but there are more fundamental reasons for their behavior.
Film recalls 1999 Royal Oak Post Office murder suicide
Nineteen years ago on November 14th one of the country's more shocking examples of workplace violence took place at the Royal Oak Post Office in Michigan.
Another chicken and egg story
Given the need to feed a growing world population, what kind of farming is viable and sustainable today?
Factory farms produce more than eggs
In the early 1970s, I took a job at a brand new "industrial" hen house in Indiana.
