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I have not been an Obama supporter. On the issues, I have felt that Kucinich and Edwards are clearer and more on…
Bill Fletcher Jr
Bill Fletcher Jr (born 1954) has been an activist since his teen years. Upon graduating from college he went to work as a welder in a shipyard, thereby entering the labor movement. Over the years he has been active in workplace and community struggles as well as electoral campaigns. He has worked for several labor unions in addition to serving as a senior staffperson in the national AFL-CIO. Fletcher is the former president of TransAfrica Forum; a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies; and in the leadership of several other projects. Fletcher is the co-author (with Peter Agard) of “The Indispensable Ally: Black Workers and the Formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1934-1941”; the co-author (with Dr. Fernando Gapasin) of “Solidarity Divided: The crisis in organized labor and a new path toward social justice“; and the author of “‘They’re Bankrupting Us’ – And Twenty other myths about unions.” Fletcher is a syndicated columnist and a regular media commentator on television, radio and the Web.
I have been struck, both positively and negatively, by the approach taken by labor unions towards the 2008 Presidential race. On…
The recent elections and post-election riots in Kenya bring forward great sorrow and also give one pause. Is this another situation…
As we go deeper into the 2008 election season, I continue to be struck by the politics of symbolism that surround the…
A very unusual and exciting project was launched in South Africa this past June. Amandla (www.amandla.org.za), an on-line and hard-copy journal, emerged…
The report this past week confirmed what veterans’ advocates have been saying for some time: one quarter of the homeless are veterans! …
I was thrilled by the tremendous mobilization surrounding the now infamous Jena 6 case in Louisiana. Credit must go to radio personalities…
Apartheid in South Africa and Israel
Recognizing the historic significance of the Presidential campaign of Senator Barak Obama and the deep meaning that this has for many Black…
I am sure that you have noticed this as well. The tendency has been underway for years, though at certain moments it…