Mois : septembre 2016

Published on Spiegel Online International, an Essay by Christiane Hoffmann, Sept 9, 2016  – translated from the German by Christopher Sultan.

When cultures clash, women’s clothing is often at the center of the debate. While for Western women, the issue is how much skin they should be allowed to show, for Muslims the focus is on how much they must show.   Continuer la lecture de « The Politics of Dress: Double Standards in the Headscarf Debate »

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1302, by Lee Sustar, Sept 8, 2016.

A three-cornered battle between a budget-slashing mayor (Rahm Emanuel), a union-busting governor (Bruce Rauner) and determined teachers (CTU) could result this fall in the second public school strike in Chicago in four years. Continuer la lecture de « Are Chicago Teachers Headed Toward a Strike? »

… the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Is Dead. Negotiations have Failed – Published on Global Research.ca, by Peter Koenig, Sept 7, 2016.

… The collapse of the TTIP is one of the best news for Europe – and I mean the people of Europe – in recent times; an initiative of the two major players in the EU. This decision has several meanings: Continuer la lecture de « Good News for the People of Europe »

Published on AlterNet, by Peter Dreier,bSept 3, 2016.

Let’s remember that King was committed to building bridges between the civil rights and labor movements. Continuer la lecture de « LABOR: This Labor Day, Remember That Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign Was for Workers’ Rights »

Published on JACOBIN, by Rejane Carolina Hoeveler, Sept 2, 2016 – translated by Sean Purdy.

The history of the Brazilian Workers’ Party is a cautionary tale for left parties everywhere … //

… From São Bernardo to Brasília: … //
… The Transformation: … // Continuer la lecture de « Don’t Feed the Snakes »