The Apple Connection: Globalization and Outsourcing
Transnational corporations and their practice of outsourcing jobs are front-and-center when it comes to the current economic crisis.
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Contesting Ivory Tower Housing Solutions for Haiti
Today, with more than 500,000 people still living under sun-scorched tarps two years after the earthquake of January, 2010, the Haitian housing rights movement continues to gain urgency.
The Drug War’s Invisible Victims
Source: Americas Program
There are many kinds of war. The classic image of a uniformed soldier kissing mom good-bye to risk his life on the battlefield has changed dramatically. In today’s wars, it’s more likely that mom will be the one killed.
The UNDP states that by the mid-1990s, 90% of war casualties were civilians– mostly women and children.
Mexico’s drug war is a good example of the new wars on civilian populations that blur the lines between combatants and place entire societies in the line of fire. Of the more than 50,000 people killed in drug war-related violence, the vast majority are civilians. President Felipe Calderón claims that 90% of the victims were linked to drug cartels. But how does he know? In a country where only 2% of crimes are investigated, tried, and sentenced, the government pulled this figure out of its sleeve.
Book Review: Prison Blossoms: Anarchist Voices from the American Past
While imprisoned for the attempted assassination of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick, three anarchists -- Alexander Berkman, Henry Bauer, and Carl Nold -- published a sort of underground magazine, by and for the men with whom they were jailed.
Occupying Hawaii: Paradise Lost and Found
Hawaii seems both the unlikeliest and most appropriate location for the Occupy movement to appear and Occupy groups have popped up on all the major islands.
Housing Is Our Battle: Two Years after the Earthquake in Haiti
Although political and social divisions have long fissured Haitian movements, organizations from across historic divides are demanding many of the same things. One clear, common emphasis is the immediate need for land and housing for the displaced.