Unions at war
Organized labor splinters just as it finally decides to join the
international movements against American empire. How did this happen
— and can workers recover? By David Bacon
Sweating slave labor
As state agents conduct sweeping raids, San Francisco is poised
to pass the country's strongest anti-sweatshop law By Camille T. Taiara
Bond from nowhere
City College is moving quickly to place a bond measure on the
November ballot despite unanswered questions about how it spent
the money last time By Rory Brown
Postmortem
One answer leads to more questions about the death of Edwin Macon
Jr. By A.C. Thompson
A problem with principles
Young Democrats, like their party as a whole, still struggle to
show integrity on divisive issues By Marshall Windmiller
A new day for CCA
Commission unanimously approves alternative energy proposal, sending
it to the Board of Supervisors By Matthew Hirsch
Journalists under
fire
Press freedom alerts, journalists in high risk zones, digests
from the frontlines of the free press around the globe, and links
to national and international organizations working for press
freedom
Freedom of information
Alerts, news and commentary on sunshine, open government and first
amendment issues. This week from the California First Amendment
Coalition: The Jacko Exception to
the First Amendment - For persons who care about public access
to trials, the Michael Jackson case has been a nightmare.
