For decades organized labor has been aligned to the Democratic Party. Union endorsements for their candidates were almost automatic. In the 1980s, Reagan succeeded in reaching a lot of union members. The proverbial tectonic plate was shifting. Union membership continues to shrink. Hourly wages were higher twenty-five years ago. Family income was higher ten years […]

The burden of welfare reform falls overwhelmingly on poor women of color, yet discussions in Washington, state capitals and in the media scrupulously avoid mentioning gender, race and class. The public is told that support for the needy is dangerous and corrupting and furthermore there is no money for such programs. The new welfare law […]

The concept of environmental racism is a relatively new one. But that it exists is as certain as other forms of what might be called traditional racism. There is an increasing pattern of placing toxic waste dumps, hazardous materials and landfills in African American, Latino and Native American communities. If convenient sites can’t be found […]