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2006
Hog Hell Eric Schlosser | Low wages, segregation and dangerous working conditions in a North Carolina factory reveal a meatpacking industry where labor laws no longer matter. September 11, 2006 issue Mexico's Labor Rebels David Bacon | On July 2, Mexico will choose a new president. Whoever wins will face an ongoing labor movement challenging the neoliberal policies of the past. July 17, 2006 issue Harlan County Blues Erik Reece | Life remains cheap in the coalfields of Appalachia because of the Bush Administration's incompetence and neglect in the face of human and environmental tragedy. July 17, 2006 issue		Why Mine Deaths Are Up Peter Dreier | The May 20 mine disaster presents more evidence that the Bush Administration places miners in peril with budget cuts, regulatory rollbacks and industry-friendly appointees. June 12, 2006 issue Who Killed the Miners? Erik Reece | Recent mining disasters demonstrate that the Bush Administration should be called to account for replacing federal mine regulators, who were identifying hazards and meeting requirements, with industry-friendly stand-ins. February 27, 2006 issue

2005
New York's Real Transit Crisis Robert Fitch | New York City's first transit strike in a quarter-century resulted in an agreement that both the union leadership and the MTA insist is the greatest contract ever--but that the union's left opposition calls a disastrous sell-out. January 9, 2006 (web) A Fight for the Future Joshua B. Freeman | New York City transit workers, now back on the job after a two-day strike, are fighting for the rights of future workers and against the lie that abstract, neutral economic necessity, not the ideas and interests of the rich and powerful, are driving the demolition of what remains of social solidarity. January 9, 2006 (web)		Spin Control at Wal-Mart Liza Featherstone | A hard-hitting documentary, an embarrassing leaked memo on healthcare and abandonment by customers who don't like its politics. It's getting harder these days for Wal-Mart to put on a happy public face. November 21, 2005 (web) Cancer, Chemicals and History Jon Wiener | Companies try to discredit the experts. February 7, 2005 issue

2004
Be Our Guests David Bacon | Guest workers in the US are routinely punished for asserting their rights. September 27, 2004 issue Tyson's Moral Anchor Eric Schlosser | One of America's finest union leaders and her supporters are now under assault by one of the nation's meanest, toughest corporations. July 12, 2004 issue		Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge? Liza Featherstone | Under the gun, unions are realizing they have to think outside the big box. June 28, 2004 issue

2003
Fields of Poison Rebecca Clarren | While farmworkers are sickened by pesticides, industry writes the rules. December 29, 2003 issue		Less Than Miraculous Charles McCollester March 17, 2003 issue

2002
Wal-Mart Values Liza Featherstone | Wal-Mart is not only a horrifyingly stingy employer: Many workers say it is also a sexist one. December 16, 2002 issue Going Down the Road: Tony Mazzocchi, 'Labor Guy' Jim Hightower October 28, 2002 issue		The Shame of Meatpacking Karen Olsson September 16, 2002 issue The Trouble With Tomatoes Mica Rosenberg | Florida farmworkers hit the road to tell the truth about Taco Bell. April 1, 2002 (web)

2001
The Shame of Boxing Jack Newfield | The fighters are powerless workers in need of rights and justice. November 12, 2001 issue Big Brother's Corporate Cousin Christian Parenti August 6, 2001 issue		DU at Home Robert Alvarez April 9, 2001 issue

2000
Aid for Nuclear Workers Robert Alvarez October 9, 2000 issue

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