solidarity - Page 2 of 2

Latino Studies Program the First Victim of Arizona Ban

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2011 Arizona is at it again. A controversial law governing ethnic studies programs has taken effect in the state. The first victim: the Tucson school district's Mexican-American program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gender Trouble in Iran

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2009 In a move that seems more apropos to the "girlie men" critique that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger once used against opponents, Iran has published an image of a student activist in Islamic chador and maghnaeh in an attempt to humiliate the man. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dare We Use the S-Word?

Scott Tucker / Truthdig May 1, 2009 The current global economic crisis is not just another roller-coaster ride. Many sane and sober observers fear that the international locomotive of corporatism is going off the rails. Is this a necessary crisis of the capitalist system, determined by the self-destruction and self-renovation of a perpetual motion machine? Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Next Stop: Tensiontown, Israel

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2009 As the death toll of Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip moves past 1,000, tensions between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis are growing. Some of the country's Arab population is increasingly vocal in denouncing the bombings, while some Israeli politicians are trying to ban the re-election of Arabs to parliament on the grounds of alleged national disloyalty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poles Take Another Look at Jaruzelski

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2008 As Poland's last communist-era head of state, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski faced off with the country's growing pro-democracy Solidarity movement and drew widespread criticism and outrage for his 1981 crackdown on the organization. Now some former detractors are reconsidering his legacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Skewers Ploy Against Unions

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2006 Pseudo-pundit Stephen Colbert uses his nightly "The Word" segment to satirize labor relations. The word is solidarity, "as in me and all my management buddies are in solidarity about hating unions." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Young, Successful, Well Paid: Are They Killing Feminism?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2006 Today's crop of ambitious businesswomen will earn just as much as their male counterparts but will also kill female solidarity in the process, concludes a controversial UK academic report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )