Stories by Jeremy Brecher
MLK, Jr. died fighting to make green-collar jobs good jobs. Now, others at Green For All have taken on his work.
Posted on Apr 3, 2008
The concept of "green collar jobs" is starting bring organized labor on board for environmental change.
Posted on Mar 13, 2008
Have Congressional Dems known of Bush's waterboarding and rendition policies since 2002?
Posted on Dec 11, 2007
The devastating realities of climate change, and the scientific consensus around its cause and cure, are shifting the global political climate.
Posted on Nov 29, 2007
With little reason to have hope in Congress, peace activists are calling on the military to restrain Bush.
Posted on Oct 10, 2007
As in the historical Dred Scott and Amistad cases, the Supreme Court must once again rule on whether the executive branch of the government can seize, imprison, and abuse people without allowing an appeal to the court.
Posted on Mar 20, 2007
Bush was greeted by protesters filling the streets of Guatemala City this week to denounce a heartless immigration raid in Massachusetss which jailed hundreds of workers, and separated many from their children without warning.
Posted on Mar 15, 2007
The new Democratic Congress will likely subpoena documents that the White House may refuse to hand over -- if that happens, we may witness a struggle that puts our democratic republic on the brink.
Posted on Jan 7, 2007
Corporations like Wal-Mart and Nike aren't just lobbying Washington against worker's rights, they're lobbying Beijing too.
Posted on Oct 16, 2006
The standoff between the Senate and the Bush Administration over military tribunals, torture and war crimes will determine the kind of country America wishes to be.
Posted on Sep 16, 2006
First Lt. Ehren Watada has refused orders to go to Iraq. He says the war and the occupation violate the Constitution, international law and Army regulations.
Posted on Jun 30, 2006
We must challenge the administration's assertion that the president can take military action without consulting Congress.
Posted on Apr 24, 2006
Ordinary citizens must step up and challenge Congress to stop Bush's policies on torture, unlawful imprisonment and domestic spying.
Posted on Mar 2, 2006
Members of Congress -- on both sides of the aisle -- working to limit Bush's exercise of executive power are gaining momentum.
Posted on Feb 13, 2006
Rumsfeld and Cheney are staring down the possibility they could be held accountable for crimes at Abu Ghraib, Falluja and Guantanamo.
Posted on Jan 14, 2006
The McCain Ammendment to ban torture may end up protecting torturers instead.
Posted on Dec 7, 2005
The prosecutor needs to examine the underlying reasons for the leak -- specifically, what crimes were committed in leading us into war on Iraq.
Posted on Oct 31, 2005
Harriet Miers' deep loyalty to George Bush could lead to her making dangerous interpretations of the Constitution.
Posted on Oct 15, 2005
If the Bush administration attacks Iraq, the world can unite to stop the war by using a highly effective legal procedure authorized by the United Nations.
Posted on Mar 6, 2003
Street protests like Seattle may get all the attention, but the true power of the anti-globalization movement lies in sustained grassroots campaigns.
Posted on Dec 14, 2000
