Out of the Mainstream: Books and Films You May Have Missed
BOOKS A Moment in the Sun By John Sayles McSweeney’s, 2011 In a 955-page novel, Sayles captures a major slice
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THE EGYPTIAN UPRISING: The Mass Strike in the Time of Neoliberal Globalization
As the Arab Spring became an Arab Summer, the failure of other uprisings to replicate the regime changes in Tunisia
Read MoreOUT OF THE MAINSTREAM: Books and Films You May Have Missed
BOOKS A Dream in Polar Fog By Yuri Rytkheu Archipelago, 2005 In this touching story, a Canadian sailor is stranded
Read MoreIN THE REARVIEW MIRROR: A Brief History of Opposition to Public Sector Unionism
There is nothing new about opposition to public sector unionism. It has been a feature of American life for over
Read MoreFrom The Editorial Team | Spring 2011
From Tahrir Square to Madison, Wisconsin, the political climate has changed. After years and decades of quiescence and acquiescence to
Read MoreIN THE REARVIEW MIRROR: The Weight of Dead Generations
Marx was wrong. He famously declared that “the tradition of all dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brains
Read MoreIN THE REARIEW MIRROR Trading Places: Protecting American Industry Is So Yesterday
The current recession has been brutal on manufacturing workers. Between December 2007 and December 2009, over two million of the
Read MoreFrom The Editorial Team | Winter 2011
Organized labor and its progressive allies are alarmed and demoralized by the results of the midterm elections. And they should
Read MoreFrom The Editorial Team | Winter 2010
Beginning with this issue, New Labor Forum is inaugurating some exciting changes—at least the editors think they’re exciting and hope
Read MoreIn the Rearview Mirror: When Congress Roared
Whatever the complex causes of our economic calamity, no one doubts the culpability of the financial and business elite. Their
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