David Bacon
LATEST ARTICLES BY David Bacon
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News
Facing bullets and prison, Mexican teachers stand up to education reforms
August 3, 2016"Corporate interests seek to privatize public education and undermine our ability to function as educators."
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U.S.
“No touching” through the border’s iron bars
July 5, 2016Sunday is the day for families to meet through the border wall. The couple had come to see their daughter, Florita Galvez.
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Labor
The fight isn’t over for farm worker overtime
June 17, 2016"We're going to get this done for the 400,000 Californians who deserve the dignity of an eight-hour day."
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Labor
Aging in the fields: No alternative but to keep working
June 1, 2016"I had to work out of necessity. My mother couldn't support my younger siblings alone, and I'm the eldest daughter."
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Twenty years of cross-border solidarity: A history in photographs
May 17, 2016Organizing and solidarity between workers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border has a rich history.
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U.S.
“On the Streets, Under the Trees”: Homelessness in urban and rural California
May 9, 2016In the Bay Area and Los Angeles, homeless activists are taking the tactics of Occupy a step further.
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Labor
Think about immigration like a nurse
April 20, 2016If the nurse fears that if they check her documents she'll lose her job or worse, she likely won't have to think a long time before signing that union card.
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U.S.
Rebellion growing in Juarez border factories
April 7, 2016Workers have marched through the streets and demanded recognition of independent unions.
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