Michelle Kern
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michelle Kern
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California labor: “There are no jobs on a dead planet”
February 10, 2015The largest march against fracking in U.S. history included labor, indigenous rights, climate activists and many other groups.
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Teachers union president protests injustice on Eric Garner case
December 8, 2014American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten was arrested Dec. 4, in New York City while protesting the lack of justice in the recent police shootings.
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Fertile Ground: Art and community in California
October 15, 2014Art show does not paint over Communist history.
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Teaching Tolerance hosts webinar with “New Jim Crow” author Michelle Alexander
September 25, 2014Released in 2010, "The New Jim Crow" outlines the use of the justice system in the United States as a form of racial control that especially impacts young African American males.
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At AFT meet, energized resistance to attacks on education
July 17, 2014An energized resistance to ongoing attacks on education was on display at this year's American Federation of Teachers national convention in Los Angeles.
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California judge rules teacher tenure unconstitutional
June 18, 2014The latest attack on teachers and their unions was handed down on June 10 by Judge Rolf M. Treu of Los Angeles Superior Court, in his ruling on Vergara v. California.
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N. Calif. CPUSA convention debates environment, racism, 2014 elections
May 12, 2014"We must walk the walk with the people in the struggles for economic and democratic reforms. Every victory does make a difference in people's lives."
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Cesar Chavez film is excellent addition to labor history
April 3, 2014"Cesar Chavez" tells the important details of the life of the inspiring hero of labor and social justice for Chicanos.
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