Category Archives: Labor/Jobs

“Paying a Hell of a Price” for Walmart

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

Jan. 18, on DCTV’s “More Room On the Outside,” Milfred Ellis, a longtime Ward 4 resident and former Department of Labor economist, discussed his opposition to Walmart’s attempt to locate four stores in the District of Columbia. “[People] think they’re … Continue reading →

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Obama’s (Anti-Union) Stroll Through Lafayette Park

Posted on February 6, 2011 by admin

Monday, Feb. 7, President Obama “will cross Lafayette Park from the White House to the headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, his longtime political nemesis,” the Wall Street Journal reported. In an open letter to the president , longtime … Continue reading →

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Soccer vs Street Vendors in South Africa

Posted on January 31, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO LOUISE HAYSOM [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Sitting in an apartment in Northwest D.C., Louise Haysom, a South African activist, discussed the impact of last year’s FIFA World Cup Soccer games on South African … Continue reading →

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Bobb and Walmart Eye DC

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO TABRIAN CHAS JOE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Robert Bobb is not new to either the District of Columbia or Walmart. From 2003-2006, Bobb served as D.C.’s City Administrator under Mayor Anthony Williams and … Continue reading →

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Taxi Drivers Look to Gray

Posted on January 18, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO JOHN BUGG [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 John Bugg is a native Washingtonian and a professional taxicab driver in the District of Columbia. Since 1957, Bugg has witnessed attempts to make D.C.’s taxicab industry … Continue reading →

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Silencing a Local Journalist: WPFW’s Suspension of Pete Tucker

Posted on January 13, 2011 by admin

Download a PDF of the report Introduction For the past two years, I have worked as a local journalist in the District of Columbia to bring more time and attention to social activists who routinely are ignored and silenced by … Continue reading →

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Farmworkers Make Thanksgiving Dinner Possible

Posted on November 26, 2010 by admin

Listen to Lucas Benitez HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Yesterday, millions of Americans enjoyed a Thanksgiving Dinner made possible by some of the most underpaid and overlooked workers in the United States. While food production … Continue reading →

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Restoring Sanity in Education

Posted on November 1, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO BRANDT & CAROLE ROBINSON [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on the National Mall in Washington, DC Saturday drew as many as 250,000 people. … Continue reading →

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The Nutcracker as Grim Reaper

Posted on October 31, 2010 by admin

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 The noise coming from Wisconsin Avenue Thursday afternoon was unusually beautiful as drivers honked in solidarity while members of the Washington Ballet orchestra performed a roadside concert. Actually, the performers were … Continue reading →

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The Moral Underground

Posted on September 30, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO LISA DODSON HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Lisa Dodson is the author of The Moral Underground: How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy. In her groundbreaking new book, Dodson details the lives of … Continue reading →

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