These are the editorials from our bi-weekly workplace newsletters, which consist of a two-sided leaflet with a general editorial on one side, and on the other side short articles about the workplace or general issues of concern to workers, written by and with workers from the workplace.
The uproar over building an Islamic center a few blocks away from the site of …
For months now the media has been full of stories of the so-called Tea Party …
For many workers this past weekend was a rare moment to actually spend time with …
With last week’s heat wave came a wave of violence and death. In San Jose, …
The Obama administration announced recently that troops in Iraq are withdrawing from the country and …
If you’ve paid any attention to the news lately, you could not have avoided the …
Proposition 8 was passed in California in November, 2008. It ruled that marriage must be …
Last week, 75,000 secret military documents exposing the brutal reality of the US war in …
The war on the people of Afghanistan has been raging since 2001. The war on …
Summer usually brings the expectation of good times – when people can look forward to …
The news is giving us a distorted picture of reality. It is a picture which …
The distorted news coverage of the trial of Johannes Mehserle is just one example of …
The shocking verdict in the case of Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop who killed Oscar …
The verdict is about to come down in the case of Johannes Mehserle, the BART …
Oscar Grant was just one of many young Black men shot by police officers in …
Oakland faces a budget deficit of $31 million. The city has less money from property …
The oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico continues to pour thousands and perhaps millions …
The British Petroleum oil leak is the biggest oil-related disaster in history. But its size …
For seven weeks, millions of gallons of oil have been flowing into the Gulf of …
On Monday of last week, a fleet of humanitarian ships approached the Gaza strip, a …
For one month now millions of gallons of oil have poured into the Gulf of …
Last Friday, Governor Schwarzenegger announced his revised budget proposal, which looks a lot like the …
On April 20th, the Deepwater horizon, a British Petroleum (BP) oil rig off the coast …
This past Sunday, more people in the U.S. usually go out to eat in restaurants …
A horrific anti-immigration law (SB 1070) was passed last week in Arizona. Under the new …
Immigrants in the U.S. • The U.S. has always been a country of immigrants. The …
Tax (noun) – definition 1. an amount of money levied by a government on its …
The massive explosion in a mine in Montcoal, West Virginia last Monday, April 5th, killed …
Last week, Congress finally passed the healthcare bill it has been debating for months. People …
The U.S. war on Iraq is entering its eighth year. George Bush, with the agreement …
In October 2001, the U.S. Government began a war on the people of Afghanistan. Within …
All across California, an outright assault is being waged against working people. Currently, the official …
This past Thursday, there were protests all over California – in elementary schools, middle schools …
The Super Bowl has come and gone. The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts, …
(August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) On January 27th, Howard Zinn passed away. Zinn …
Last week Ford announced profits of $2.7 billion in 2009. After workers made all sorts …
Recently, the San Francisco School District announced it is facing a $113 million budget shortfall. …
On January 12, a major earthquake struck Haiti. The number of people killed in the …
Last week Haiti suffered a powerful earthquake, 7.0 in magnitude, in its capital and most …
Last Friday, Governor Schwarzenegger revealedhis plan to deal with this year’s $19.9 billion budget deficit. …
Last year was the worst recession since the 1930s. But the bosses and bankers have …
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