Stories by Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier is professor of politics at Occidental College. His new book, The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame, will be published by Nation Books at the end of 2011. He writes regularly for the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, and American Prospect.
Posted on Dec 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Norquist's real mission has been government that serves corporate America.
Posted on May 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Wall Street's predatory lending practices are responsible for the mess we're now in. Why make severe cuts to state budgets even as Wall Street keeps making bank?
Posted on Apr 1, 2011, Source: Huffington Post
The kulturkampf against working people.
Posted on Mar 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet
On March 25, 1911, 146 garment workers perished after a fire broke out at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City’s Greenwich Village.
Posted on Feb 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Has Beck gone too far even for Fox News and his conservative viewers?
Posted on Jan 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Issa wants to hand the government over to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a who's who of corporate America.
Posted on Jul 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Breitbart spreads lies and distortions to advance a right-wing agenda, embarrass liberals, and undermine the Obama administration. We must fight back.
Posted on Mar 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The bizarre tale of how Frances Fox Piven came to be seen as the author of a blueprint for a radical takeover of American society by paranoid conservatives.
Posted on Dec 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Progressives take heed: Killing a bill that could save thousands is not good politics; it's like stealing food from the mouths of hungry children.
Posted on Oct 26, 2009, Source: The Nation
There is still no guarantee that a progressive bill will end up on Obama's desk. But the chorus in favor of the public option is getting louder.
Posted on Oct 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet
If it bleeds, it leads. So what happens when demonstrators play nice?
Posted on Sep 22, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
The action is part of a wave of protests sweeping over big insurers opposing health reform.
Posted on Dec 9, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
Grassroots activism helped Obama win the presidency. It could also help him fix the economy.
Posted on Oct 27, 2008, Source: The Nation
Desperate Republicans are scapegoating the respected community advocacy group for Wall Street's disastrous lending spree.
Posted on Apr 3, 2008, Source: The American Prospect
Contrary to class stereotypes, wealthy whites are more likely than working-class whites to use the race card in the voting booth.
Posted on Mar 27, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
The financial services industry has shown again and again that it cannot self-regulate. It's time for the government to step in.
Posted on Dec 9, 2007, Source: Huffington Post
At NPR's Dem debate, the way moderators framed the issue of sweatshops revealed ignorance about the realities of globalized trade and labor.
Posted on Dec 7, 2007, Source: Huffington Post
Raising prices a dollar on a pair of Nike shoes could drastically improve the lives of Chinese factory workers.
Posted on Jul 26, 2007, Source: TomPaine.com
In July, a presidential candidate took the media on a tour of an America they don't talk much about.
Posted on May 16, 2007, Source: TomPaine.com
Another Big Lie: For 30 years, the corporate Right has successfully portrayed American labor as a corrupt "special interest." The truth is that desperately needed labor-law reform will benefit everyone who works for a living.
Posted on Nov 30, 2006, Source: TomPaine.com
Fed up after watching the minimum wage stagnate at poverty level for nearly a decade, a growing number of states are introducing their own pay raises with cost-of-living adjustments. Congress should follow their lead.
Posted on Jul 13, 2006, Source: TomPaine.com
Progressives are boasting that three recent Supreme Court decisions have stopped GOP tactics dead in their tracks -- but nothing could be further from the truth.
Posted on Jun 12, 2006, Source: The Nation
In the past decade, over 200 universities have adopted antisweatshop codes of conduct in response to student protest.
Posted on May 8, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The former vice-presidential candidate has resurrected his 'two Americas' platform for a possible bid for the White House in 2008.
Posted on Sep 17, 2005, Source: AlterNet
President Bush is taking advantage of the Katrina tragedy to get rid of workers' protections in favor of higher profits for politically connected corporations.
Posted on May 13, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Under the leadership of Miguel Contreras, the Los Angeles labor movement grew while membership across the nation continues to shrink.
Posted on Dec 7, 2004, Source: The Nation
Engaging in a vigorous fight to raise our meager minimum wage is clearly the morally right thing to do. But it may also be the politically astute thing for Democrats to do.
Posted on Sep 9, 2004, Source: The Nation
The American Dream of suburbia – backyard grilling and upward mobility – rings hollow in today's economy.
Posted on Jul 3, 2004, Source: LA Weekly
Progressives are faced with the tough question of what exactly it means to be patriotic in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world. The truth: This land was made for you and me.
Posted on Mar 3, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Unions throughout the country will be looking at the Southern California grocery worker strike and drawing lessons from it. Were there strategic missteps that could have been avoided?
Posted on Oct 14, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Why Davis lost and Arnold won, what to expect, and what progressives should do now.
