Well, we’ve received the official statement from American Apparel’s Media Relations Director, Cynthia Semon objecting to our coverage of American Apparel and its founder, Dov Charney. In it she attempts to bait us into a he-said-she-said battle. We’re going to pass on that invite.
The boss says the business isn’t anti-union. The boss also says that […]

Oh man. We’ve really done it now. Ya see, about six months or so ago, we decided that we were really sick of American Apparel getting a free pass from so many news media outlets for being the long-awaited savior in an industry that is built on the backs of sweatshop workers. We smelled a […]

For the past year, New Orleans poet/writer/educator/organizer Kalamu Ya Salaam has been sending out post-Katrina dispatches on his e-drum list-serve. He has graciously given us permission to reprint yesterday’s powerful missive here:
I Am Ashamed of Myself
By Kalamu ya Salaam
Post-Katrina New Orleans
I woke up this morning. I was ashamed.
I couldn’t remember what I was doing […]

A tiny film with enormous implications is making its way to movie theaters across the country right now. The War Tapes chronicles 16 months of active duty in Iraq as filmed by three National Guardsmen from New Hampshire. They each agreed to carry digital video cameras with them during their tour and allow the […]

Environmental activist Rod Coronado will be sentenced on Monday August 7 after being convicted in a federal case for disabling a mountain lion trap in Sabino Canyon in Tucson, Arizona. Coronado will likely face 4-10 months in federal prison for his “crime,” and supporters are hoping that he’ll be allowed to report to the prison […]

90% of workers lack health care benefits.
33% of workers subjected to abuse
67% of workers never receive overtime pay even though …
43% work more than 50 hours per week AND
35% work more than 60 hours per week.
Whose that employer? Wal-Mart you may wonder. The subcontracted workers rebuilding New Orleans?
Nope. This is the workplace reality of […]