Beyond the Media Radar, Egypt’s Arab Spring Pushes Forth
From the military crackdown in Libya to the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, the events of the past week…
The Indypendent
From the military crackdown in Libya to the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, the events of the past week…
Egypt’s Tahrir Square, Revisited: Labor’s Revolution Betrayed?
It’s time to return to Downtown Cairo. There are signs that the romance of the Arab Spring is already…
Tunisian Refugee Crisis a Measure of Unfinished Revolution
Is the crescent of North Africa’s revolutionary honeymoon already fading away? Tunisia, ground zero for the the wave of…
Bread and Butter Revolution: Egypt’s Workers Mobilize for a New Future
They weren’t the first to make headlines in Tahrir Square, but Egypt’s labor movement made an impressive debut this…
New Labor Vision Emerges in Egypt’s Uprising
Since the revolution exploded in Egypt, international labor activists have condemned the state’s crackdown on protesters and voiced global…
Egypt’s Uprising Forces a New American View of the ‘Arab Street’
Last week, an image that could define an era flashed around the globe: on a concrete strip, amid flames…
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Call for Peace as Racial Justice Still Rings
I speak as a citizen of the world, for the world as it stands aghast at the path we…
Learning From Shattered Haiti’s Year of Struggle
A year ago this month, Haiti was flattened by a seismic catastrophe. It was hardly the only tragedy that…
Georgia Prison Strike: A Hidden Labor Force Resists
Last week a diverse group of nonviolent protesters in Georgia stood up for their rights, calling for decent wages,…
From Cancun to the Green Economy: Labor Weighs Priorities
Despite the stern official statements delegates have aired at the Cancun climate conference this week, the real fight against…