Commentary on the Obama ‘Jobs Bill’

Defend Free Speech! Stop the FBI Raids!

No FBI Intimidation!a statement from Socialist ActionIn the early hours of Friday, Sept. 24, FBI agents raided the homes of antiwar activists in Minneapolis, Chicago, North Carolina, and Michigan. The targeted activists participate in coalitions against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and also work in solidarity with the people of Colombia and Palestine. … Continue reading Defend Free Speech! Stop the FBI Raids! →

The New Unemployed Union: Lessons from the Past and a Movement for the Future

by Marlon Pierre-AntoineUNEMPLOYED? ORGANIZE!Eight months ago, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Founded Ur Union of the Unemployed (UCubed, http://www.unionofunemployed.com), the first nation-wide organization to unite unemployed and underemployed workers on a fighting basis to win jobs and dignity since the 1930s. UCubed has registered some gains so far, with its roughly three thousand … Continue reading The New Unemployed Union: Lessons from the Past and a Movement for the Future →