Workers Hold Key to Reigniting Egypt’s Revolution
To commemorate the first anniversary of the overthrow of the dictatorship, activists in Egypt called for a general strike…
The Indypendent
Michelle Chen
Banana Republic Legacy Thrives in Today’s Latin America
The term “banana republic” has become a cliche to describe economic imperialism throughout history, but the legacy of colonialism…
Study: Restaurants Feed on Exploited Women’s Labor
Next time you plunk down some change on the table before leaving a restaurant, think about what might be…
The Politics of Immigrant Scapegoating: Not Just an American Pastime Around the world, as long as people keep moving,…
Supreme Court Weighs Sick Leave for State Workers One day in August 2007, Daniel Coleman, an administrator in the…
Amid Fuel Price Crisis, Nigeria Goes on Strike
Nigeria is a giant on the African continent, a maturing democracy and a major hub for culture and trade.…
Will Peasants and Migrant Workers Forge China’s New Political Vanguard?
China is no longer a sleeping giant. The past few months have seen riots, strikes, and peasant clashes with…
Nepal’s Migrants Lured By Empty Promises, Trapped by Bosses Abroad
It's not hard to see why so many Nepalese workers leave their country to try their luck in the…
Oil Workers Rise Up in Kazakhstan, Face Brutal Crackdown
Every protest movement has its slogan: Tax the rich, we are the 99%. The striking oil workers in Kazakhstan,…
With Anti-Immigrant Law, Alabama is Again Ground Zero for Civil Rights
It’s not often that human rights and business profits line up on the same side of a political debate,…