By Morrighan MOMBABYGOD April 5, 6 and 7th Davis Square Theatre MOM BABY GOD is a new one-woman political theatre piece that takes audiences inside the anti-abortion movement. The show follows a rising teenage anti-abortion activist as she navigates the…
By Melissa Forbis interviewed by Johanna Brenner Johanna Brenner: Many activists around the world have been inspired by the Zapatista project of organizing Indigenous communities in Chiapas around the principles of autonomy and participatory democracy. I’m curious to know more…
By Jonathan Williams Paying low wages is not a necessity, it’s a choice. When these guys opened their burger joint, they chose to do better. “We did this because, in our mind, it was the right thing to do. This…
By by Dianne Feeley This article appears in the March/April 2014 issue of Against the Current.Tamesha Means.Three Years Ago, Tamesha Means was rushed to Mercy Health Partners Hospital in Muskegon, Michigan after her water broke 18 weeks into her pregnancy.…
By Hilary Woodward In Josh Eidelson’s latest Salon story, which highlights Target’s glossy new unionbusting video, we find out that there’s a reason Target and other employers invest in these kinds of tactics: they work. Big time. In 2011, employees…
By Jonathan Williams On March 13, 2014, the Louisville Metro Council voted 26–0 to pass the “Ban the Box” ordinance in Louisville. The unanimous vote is the culmination of two years of hard, persistent work by many community members, groups,…
By mserard 19 March 2014 By Richard WingerBallot Access News “On March 19, New Jersey election officials agreed that they will grant voter registration rights to the Socialist Party. This means that when anyone fills in the ‘political party’ blank…
By erickerl Bob Simpson reports on how Fight for 15 activists in Chicago celebrated International Women’s Day–by demonstrating for the rights of low-wage workers. “Unlike nations which have rational labor policies like sick leave, paid parental leave, affordable child care,…
By by Jared Anderson Ali Mustafa was an editor of New Socialist Webzine. This obituary was previously published by New Socialist and by New Politics. Source: Ali Mustafa, In Memoriam
By Jonathan Williams Last week, by a vote of 26-0, the Louisville Metro Council unanimously approved a measure to “ban the box” from job applications for positions with the city. Thanks to the measure, people applying for jobs with the…
By Chris Hicks On March 6th, amid growing concerns that schools are receiving kickbacks from banks selling products and opening branches on their campuses, students at 20 campuses around the country delivered letters to their school’s administrators asking for increased…
By by Ronald Lare Last month, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election was held in Chattanooga, Tennessee to determine whether the United Auto Workers (UAW) would represent over 1,500 Volkswagen workers in the three year old Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly…
By by Kate Doyle Griffiths-Dingani “There is no alternative to discarding the theories and practices of capitalism, if we must save the Earth and its living systems. No amount of cosmetic reforms either in the centre of the globalcapitalist system…
By Erin Johansson This primer on unionbusting answers frequently asked questions about the companies and firms who are set on opposing unions. Check out Unions 101 and Strikes 101 too! What Is Unionbusting? The term unionbusting describes the planned course…
By Editor My name is Justin Simons. I am 23-years-old, and a resident of Moorpark, California. I have lived in Moorpark since 2006, and have been a student at Moorpark College since 2009. I am a political science major, seeking…