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Archives for December 2020
Visible Minorities: Nike Japan Does Some Good
From Shingetsu News Agency Calendar December 2020 M T W T F S S 123456 78910111213 14151617181920 21222324252627 28293031 … [Read more...] about Visible Minorities: Nike Japan Does Some Good
Walmart and Amazon Are Making Record Profits. Their Workers Are Getting Scraps.
From JacobinFrom Ford to Walton There’s a reason Walmart and Amazon aren’t unionized: it’s an enormously difficult task. Here’s how longtime union strategist and writer Richard Yeselson, in a 2013 essay, put the question of organizing Walmart: It is said that we have a “Wal-Mart economy” today in … [Read more...] about Walmart and Amazon Are Making Record Profits. Their Workers Are Getting Scraps.
Why Workers Everywhere Should Read <cite>Labor’s Untold Story</cite>
From JacobinLabor’s Untold Story has been for many decades the definitive labor history book for union members and students here and abroad. In fact, for a long time in the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, there was little else available for anyone who wanted to read … [Read more...] about Why Workers Everywhere Should Read <cite>Labor’s Untold Story</cite>
Donald Trump Has Just Traded Western Sahara Like a Victorian Colonialist
From JacobinA Return to War On October 21, scores of Saharawi civilians engaged in a peaceful sit-in blocking a major highway in the Guerguerat buffer zone along the Mauritanian border. This left two hundred trucks stranded — most of which were carrying fisheries and agricultural products. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Has Just Traded Western Sahara Like a Victorian Colonialist