internationalism
Quito youth meet continues world festival tradition
January 14, 2014Just hours after the passing of Nelson Mandela in December, over 8,000 youth from around the globe began gathering at the 18th World Festival of Youth and Students in Quito, Ecuador.
Read moreUnion leaders question proposed U.S.-Europe ‘free trade’ pact
June 4, 2013Union leaders from the U.S. and Europe are questioning the value and safeguards for workers in a proposed "free trade" pact between the world's two largest trading areas.
Read moreToday in labor history: Paul Robeson born
April 9, 2013On April 8, 1898 singer, actor, civil rights and labor leader, peace activist and athlete Paul Robeson was born.
Read moreToday in Labor History: Paul Robeson dies
January 23, 2013On January 23, 1976, noted singer and actor Paul Robeson died in Philadelphia. Robeson was also a legendary civil rights and peace leader and athlete.
Read moreGlobal capitalism: The gift that keeps on taking
December 26, 2012What should we be teaching people, most especially the youth about the holiday season?
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