David Bacon
LATEST ARTICLES BY David Bacon
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U.S.
No country for old people
March 16, 2016Is there a human right to age in dignity? Some countries think so. Unfortunately, ours isn't one of them.
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Environment
Lead in Flint water, mold in Detroit schools
March 4, 2016The catastrophic levels of pollution and destruction are a direct result of extreme right-wing policies.
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Labor
Taxi drivers of the back 40
February 23, 2016At the St. Louis airport, the Back 40 isn't part of a ranch. It's the nickname taxi drivers give to a big parking lot just up the road.
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U.S.
Beyond deportation: Fixing a broken system, filing a federal suit
January 29, 2016Ending detentions and mass deportations will require political courage and action from whoever is elected.
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Labor
Workers of San Quintin Valley: No longer willing to be invisible
January 22, 2016Thousands of workers - who pick strawberries and tomatoes for the US market - went on a two-week strike in protest over their poverty wages.
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World
Why the B-52 failed
January 12, 2016I opened my copy of the New York Times to find an article titled, "After 60 Years, B-52's Still Dominate the U.S. Fleet."
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Opinion
The legacy of Spain and the Lincoln Brigade
December 7, 2015When I think about Spain, I think about the people who taught me to fight for a different world, for a vision of a just society, a socialist society.
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U.S.
The Panoche Hills: the strange sere bones of an ancient landscape
October 13, 2015A reflection on the dry landscape and living history of the Panoche Hills: It is austere, it is dry, it is dramatically beautiful.
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