Stories by Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier, professor of politics at Occidental College, is coauthor of "The Next Los Angeles: The Struggle for a Livable City" and "Place Matters: Metropolitics for the 21st Century."
Contrary to class stereotypes, wealthy whites are more likely than working-class whites to use the race card in the voting booth.
Posted on Apr 3, 2008
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 Mar 27, 2008
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 9, 2007
Raising prices a dollar on a pair of Nike shoes could drastically improve the lives of Chinese factory workers.
Posted on Dec 7, 2007
In July, a presidential candidate took the media on a tour of an America they don't talk much about.
Posted on Jul 26, 2007
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 May 16, 2007
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 Nov 30, 2006
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 Jul 13, 2006
In the past decade, over 200 universities have adopted antisweatshop codes of conduct in response to student protest.
Posted on Jun 12, 2006
The former vice-presidential candidate has resurrected his 'two Americas' platform for a possible bid for the White House in 2008.
Posted on May 8, 2006
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 Sep 17, 2005
Under the leadership of Miguel Contreras, the Los Angeles labor movement grew while membership across the nation continues to shrink.
Posted on May 13, 2005
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 Dec 7, 2004
The American Dream of suburbia – backyard grilling and upward mobility – rings hollow in today's economy.
Posted on Sep 9, 2004
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 Jul 3, 2004
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 Mar 3, 2004
Why Davis lost and Arnold won, what to expect, and what progressives should do now.
Posted on Oct 14, 2003
