Notes from the Editors, June 2005
June 1, 2005
Andre Gunder Frank, one of the leading radical social scientists of the late twentieth century and a long-time friend and contributor to Monthly Review and Monthly Review Press, died on… READ MORE
Articles
A Note on the Death of Andre Gunder Frank (1929-2005)
June 1, 2005
Samir Arnin is director of the Third World Forum in Dakar, Senegal. His recent books include Obsolescent Capitalism: Contemporary Politics and Global Disorder (Zed Books, 2004) and The Liberal Virus:… READ MORE
Labor Movements: Is There Hope?
June 1, 2005
Fernando E. Gapasin is a former professor of industrial relations and Chicano/a studies. He was the primary researcher for the development of the AFL-CIO’s Union Cities program. He has forty… READ MORE
The Legacy of the IWW
June 1, 2005
Paul Buhle coedited, with Nicole Schulman, Wobblies! A Graphic History (Verso, 2005) and, with labor muralist Mike Alewitz, has launched a centennial Wobbly Tour for 2005, with banners, films, and… READ MORE
Crisis in the U.S. Labor Movement: The Roads Not Taken
June 1, 2005
Elly Leary, a former autoworker whose plant closed, retired from UAW 2324 at Boston University, where she was vice-president and chief negotiator. She wishes to give special thanks to Paul… READ MORE
Labor Needs a Radical Vision
June 1, 2005
David Bacon, is a�west coast writer and photographer, and former factory worker and union organizer. His book, The Children of NAFTA, Labor Wars on the US/Mexico Border, was published last… READ MORE
Canadian Labor Today: Partial Successes, Real Challenges
June 1, 2005
Barry Brennan is an activist in the Canadian labor movement. It is undeniably true that the Canadian labor movement has been healthier than our neighbors to the south in the… READ MORE
Mexico’s Labor Movement in Transition
June 1, 2005
Dan La Botz teaches history and Latin American studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He edits Mexican Labor News and Analysis, and is the author of several books on… READ MORE
Made in Venezuela: The Struggle to Reinvent Venezuelan Labor
June 1, 2005
Jonah Gindin is a Canadian journalist living and working in Venezuela. He writes regularly for Venezuelanalysis.com. Last month, the National Union of Venezuelan Workers (UNT) turned two. Since its inception… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, May 2005
May 1, 2005
With the failure of its three previous attempts since 2002 to topple the Bolivarian Revolution of President Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, Washington has recently announced a new “containment” strategy for… READ MORE