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Black and Brown Together

Jerry Ball, a poultry plant worker at Pico Foods, and union steward for the Laborer's Union. PHOTO: © David Bacon 2008
Authors: David Bacon

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In Mississippi, African American political leaders and immigrant organizers favor a different calculation: Blacks plus immigrants plus unions equals power.

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Tomato Pickers Organize to Improve Conditions: An Open Letter to Burger King and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange

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Authors: Clifton Kirkpatrick

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Boycott Burger King until it supports a penny per pound increase in wages.

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From the Editor's Desk

Global Regimes by Type- Graph
Authors: Sam Diener

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Democracy is the outcry of dissent.

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Is Social Justice on Halloween a Cruel Trick? Make it a Treat!

Authors: Global Exchange

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Salvadoran Activists Targeted with US-Style Repression

Authors: Chris Damon

Summary:El Salvador followed closely the passage and application of the PATRIOT Act in the United States, passing its own "Anti-terrorism Law" and using it to target activists.

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African Farmers Question Biotech Revolution

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Authors: Eric Holt-Giménez

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At the World Social Forum (WSF) in Nairobi, Kenya, African civil society rejected the Rockefeller and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations' $150 million Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa -- AGRA. The Green Revolution consisted of converting cropland to "high-yield" seeds which need to be purchased each season, and which require intensive fertilizer and pesticide use.

The creators of AGRA promise to bring benefits to the African continent's 180 million impoverished farmers who, they claim, have until now been bypassed by the first Green Revolution.

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In the Halls of Congress -- An Immigration Policy Update

Authors: Sara Ibrahim

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