David Bacon
LATEST ARTICLES BY David Bacon
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Labor
Amazon workers on May Day: Protect us from this virus
May 7, 2020They called it Essential Workers Day, a good name for May Day this year in recognition of their work during the pandemic.
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Politics
Farmworkers are “essential” but excluded, awaiting the virus
April 1, 2020In fields and rural communities across the United States the nation's 2.5 million agricultural laborers are waiting for the shoe to drop.
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Labor
The new NAFTA won’t protect workers’ rights
November 8, 2019The fact remains that workers in this country have a common interest with workers south of the border. NAFTA 2.0 will not improve their lives and does not deserve working class support.
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Labor
Farmworkers rise up against Trump and labor exploitation
August 12, 2019Washington State today is ground zero in the effort to hold back the massive use of agricultural guest workers by U.S. growers.
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Labor
In Philippines’ banana plantations: Children working in the trees, parents on strike
July 22, 2019From the archives of social movement photographer David Bacon: The banana plantations of Mindanao, Philippines.
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Opinion
Taking sides and telling the truth: The hidden history of the Arnautoff mural
July 3, 2019It's a mistake to see the mural as a symbol of colonialism, white supremacy, and oppression. It was painted precisely to fight those evils.
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Labor
Oil workers move to reclaim power for the people in Iraq
May 28, 2019As millions of people marched against the invasion of Iraq in the early 2000s, many carried signs pointing an accusing finger at Dick Cheney and Halliburton.
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Labor
Fired just for asking for a raise, Washington farm workers organize
April 23, 2019"If we unite and organize, we can win these rights."
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