March 11, 2010
Fall 2009 Contents
From the Editorial Team
The Dawn of a New Era?: Assessing the First 200 Days
The Fight for Paid Family Leave and the Future of the Labor Movement
By Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman
Will labor champion federal paid family leave and, in so doing, rebuild itself?
Taming High Finance: Why the Obama-Geithner Plan Won’t Work
By Gerald Epstein
The Obama administration talks the talk, but will it walk the walk?
Labor’s Love Lost: Is the Battle for EFCA a Quixotic Crusade?
By Max Fraser
Why did EFCA lose ground despite Obama's victory?
Sick on Arrival: Health Care Reform in the Age of Obama
By Marie Gottschalk
How the private sector is undermining universal health insurance.
Shelter from the Storm: The Multi-Dimensional Housing Crisis
By Nandinee K. Kutty and Gregory D. Squires
Off to a promising start, the new administration still has a long way to go.
Poor Relief: Does Obama Have a Poverty Policy?
By Frances Fox Piven
Economic breakdown demands more than stop-gap measures.
More Than Green Jobs: Time for a New Climate Policy for Labor
By Sean Sweeney
Can the labor movement find an alternative to carbon-based industry?
Organized Labor and the Civil Rights Movement: Lessons from a Troubled Past
By Steven A. Reich
In the centennial year of the NAACP, looking back may point the way forward.
Raising the Floor: The Movement for a Living Wage in Asia
By Anannya Bhattacharjee, Sarita Gupta, and Stephanie Luce
How establishing an Asia Floor Wage could unshackle workers in the global supply chain.
Whither Capitalism?
Systemic Breakdown: Why Labor Must Demand a Different Economy
By William K. Tabb
Reforming Global Capitalism: The Illusion of Change
By Walden Bello
Economic Prospects
By Robert Pollin
Caught in the Web
By Kim Phillips-Fein
Books and the Arts
Which Side Are You On?
Reviewed by Lisa Duggan
Union-Free America: Workers and Antiunion Culture
By Lawrence Richards
The Many Shades of Solidarity
Reviewed by Angela MacWhinnie
The Politics of Identity: Solidarity Building among America’s Working Poor
By Erin E. O’Brien
Anti-Globalization Goes to Hollywood
Reviewed by Kitty Krupat
Battle in Seattle
Directed by Stuart Townsend
Out of the Mainstream: Books and Films You May Have Missed
By Matt Witt
Poetry
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