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This edition of the free bulletin, World Wide Work, is published by the American Labor Education Center, an independent nonprofit founded in 1979. Check out and comment on a highly controversial new 10-point proposal to change the labor movement's strategy and structure that was just released by SEIU. It's on a new web site, UniteToWin.org, set up to host debate on labor's future that has taken on new urgency with the reelection of George Bush. The site provides a chance to share your ideas. New and worth noting? * Gender and Work in Today's World edited by Nancy E. Sacks and Catherine Marrone (Westview). A useful smorgasbord of 29 writings about a wide range of issues related to work and gender, family responsibilities, and economic opportunity. * America (The Book) by Jon Stewart and the Writers of the Daily Show (Warner Books). A half-serious, half-comedy take on American history and American society today in the form of a thick parody of a high school textbook, complete with rather unorthodox discussion questions and classroom activities listed after each chapter. * What Turns Out Voters? by Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber (Brookings). Two Yale professors have conducted experiments in a dozen states since 1998 comparing the actual effect of various commonly used methods aimed to turning out voters. Their key conclusion: door-to-door canvassing with person-to-person conversation is both far more effective and cheaper than methods commonly promoted by campaign consultants such as direct mail and automated phone calls. * Waiting for Rain by Nicholas Arons (University of Arizona). An on-the-scene, New Yorker-quality report on Northeast Brazil and how it is affected by recurrent drought, with a twin emphasis on how natural conditions are manipulated by the politically powerful and on the truths told about the situation over the years by writers and poets. * Damned If I Do by Percival Everett (Graywolf). An unusually original and entertaining set of short stories that combine elements of satire and the tall tale, often involving African American characters in the small-town West. * Wandering Star by J.M.G. Le Clezio (Curbstone). A moving, poetic novel that tells the stories of two girls, one Jewish and one Palestinian, from the time of the holocaust to the founding of Israel. * Rebels, Reformers, and Racketeers by Herman Benson (Association for Union Democracy). A memoir by the founder of AUD, the independent center that for decades has fought to protect the rights of union members. * Civil Liberties vs. National Security in a Post-9/11 World edited by Darmer, Baird, and Rosenbaum (Prometheus). A collection that provides a thorough, readable discussion of the issues involving the Patriot Act, domestic surveillance, racial profiling, and torture. Includes some key documents as background. RESOURCES * Globalization Bulletin is a new listserve that provides links to the latest articles and documents related to economic globalization. To subscribe, or to suggest that an item be listed, contact dbensman@smlr.rutgers.edu. * Globalwatchwalmart.com keeps up with what Wal-Mart is doing around the world. |
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