Stories by Kari Lydersen
Kari Lydersen, a regular contributor to AlterNet, also writes for the Washington Post and is an instructor for the Urban Youth International Journalism Program in Chicago.
Tired of bailouts and fat paychecks for those that created the economic catastrophe, marchers made clear demands to tame an out-of-control financial system.
Posted on Oct 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet
When Chicago's Republic Windows & Doors suddenly closed, workers occupied the factory and fought for their labor rights.
Posted on Aug 19, 2009, Source: Melville House Publishing
In Illinois, a dozen union members blocked a road outside Wells Fargo’s local headquarters -- the latest in a wave of direct actions by workers.
Posted on Aug 13, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Big Coal has worked its way into the classroom.
Posted on Jun 9, 2009, Source: In These Times
And that's just the fraction of reported spills. While big tanker disasters make the headlines, the daily toll of the oil industry is huge.
Posted on Apr 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Labor and employment laws are complicated beasts. A new website launched by the Chicago-based national group Interfaith Worker Justice offers help.
Posted on Mar 13, 2009, Source: AlterNet
From the mining of raw materials to energy production to the manufacturing process itself, industry guzzles tons of water.
Posted on Oct 23, 2008, Source: Earth Island Journal
If certain challenges can be overcome, wave power could be a major clean energy source for the half of the world's population.
Posted on Oct 16, 2008, Source: AlterNet
A national day of action tomorrow for green jobs is showing that clean energy can be our modern day gold rush.
Posted on Sep 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Alaska is one step closer to approving Pebble Mine, which threatens the world's largest salmon fishery and native communities.
Posted on Aug 29, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The idea of burning waste tires for energy is catching on, and one city is hoping to build the biggest facility yet. But some residents are concerned.
Posted on Jul 10, 2008, Source: AlterNet
New legislation could expand the definition of trafficking to treat many sex workers as crime victims instead of criminals.
Posted on May 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet
We know what the problem is and we know what the solution is, so why isn't anyone doing anything about it?
Posted on Mar 12, 2008, Source: In These Times
When artist Wafaa Bilal set up a paintball gun that people could aim and fire at him over the Internet for 42 days, he never guessed that by day 20, he'd get shot more than 40,000 times and that hackers would program the gun to fire automatically.
Posted on Jun 22, 2007, Source: In These Times
The Bush administration is muscling its way past environmental protections by dictating how federal agencies interpret and enforce policies.
Posted on Mar 9, 2007, Source: In These Times
Thanks to U.S. immigration policy, children (including infants and toddlers) whose parents are in immigration courts, are being locked up at detention centers.
Posted on Feb 22, 2007, Source: In These Times
Kiko Martinez speaks out about the shadowy "no fly" list which leaves him and many other Americans grounded.
Posted on Jan 28, 2007, Source: In These Times
When it comes to wages, working conditions and effect on communities, the two big box stores are eerily similar.
Posted on May 1, 2006, Source: CorpWatch
Even a quick glance at coal-producing states like West Virginia shows that the idea of an eco-friendly use for the fossil fuel is far more misnomer than reality.
Posted on Mar 16, 2006, Source: The NewStandard
The fast-food giant tries to appease migrant farmworkers while doing everything possible to keep its labor costs dirt-cheap.
Posted on Dec 20, 2005, Source: The NewStandard
A revival of the controversial strip-mining practice is stirring ire and protest from locals in the North Cumberland Mountains.
Posted on Nov 21, 2005, Source: The NewStandard
Despite a poor civil liberties record, Michael Chertoff is, so far, getting a free pass to becoming our new Homeland Security chief.
Posted on Feb 3, 2005, Source: The NewStandard
Hepatitis C is the most common blood-borne virus in the country, killing up to 10,000 people a year. So why aren't public health officials doing more?
Posted on Oct 28, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The National Park Service is getting some static over the placement of cell phone towers on public lands.
Posted on Sep 23, 2004, Source: AlterNet
After three years held captive in a Navy Brig, U.S. citizen Yaser Esam Hamdi may soon go free. But at what cost?
Posted on Sep 15, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Two groups launch a nationwide campaign to tell Ford Motor Co. to clean up its act and to encourage Americans to declare independence from oil.
Posted on Jul 2, 2004, Source: AlterNet
From prisons to barracks and from Iraq to Tennessee, military sexual abuse is running rampant.
Posted on Jul 2, 2004, Source: AlterNet
A fake abortion provider lures in desperate poor women and then keeps them hanging until it's too late.
Posted on Jun 12, 2004, Source: AlterNet
In rejecting the morning after pill, the FDA admits it doesn't think teenage girls can think for themselves.
Posted on May 12, 2004, Source: AlterNet
A new amnesty law proposed this week offers hope for the thousands of immigrants separated from loved ones.
Posted on May 5, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Will the U.S. listen to the World Court and review the cases of 52 Mexican nationals on death row? History says don’t count on it.
Posted on Apr 9, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The electoral arm of the online organization is emerging as a major player in the 2004 presidential race.
Posted on Apr 7, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The last four years have set a record in terms of putting women last, both at home and abroad.
Posted on Mar 23, 2004, Source: AlterNet
How will the Bush administration treat civil liberties in 2004? The first month reveals some alarming trends.
Posted on Feb 9, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The Bush Administration has presided over an unprecedented attack on civil liberties. So why aren't the frontrunners talking about it?
Posted on Feb 9, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Socially responsible, organic, union-made and fair trade products have become increasingly popular with consumers over the past few years.
Posted on Dec 19, 2003, Source: AlterNet
MoveOn.org's campaign against the omnibus spending bill is a fine example of grassroots activism.
Posted on Dec 18, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Robert King is free, but the other two 'Angola Three' are still in solitary confinement, having been there for over 30 years.
Posted on Dec 18, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Immokalee farm workers are challenging Taco Bell, free trade agreements, dangerous working conditions, and physical abuse.
Posted on Nov 17, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The Senate's recent abortion ban has serious consequences for women's reproductive rights.
Posted on Oct 28, 2003, Source: AlterNet
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