All 22 articles by Micah Uetricht
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Why I Chose to Get Arrested With 174 Occupy Chicago Protesters
The Occupy movement and struggling workers want the same thing CHICAGO—As I was ushered from a...
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Teachers of Color, Poor Communities Bear Brunt of Layoffs in Chicago
Black teachers in Chicago appear to be receiving pink slips at higher rates than white teachers, according to...
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The Secret Life of Economists
Conflicts of interest throughout the Dismal Science are more common than you know.
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Home Is Where the Fight Is
Steve Meacham is on the frontlines of the foreclosure crisis.
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Wis. Capitol Protesters Avoid Eviction, Win GOP Lawmaker to Their Side
Two major victories for cross-class crowd opposing Gov. Walker's proposed unionbusting bill MADISON, WIS.—“We were...
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Madison Protesters: Collective Bargaining About Workplace Democracy, Not Just Pay, Benefits
MADISON, WIS.—The crowds demanding that Republican Gov. Scott Walker “kill the bill” he proposed...
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‘Scrappers’ Reveals Tough Lives Cruising Alleys, With Safety Net Made of Metal
They are an anomaly, to most: men (they're usually men) driving beat-up pickup trucks with beds extended upwards...
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Serving While Sick: Germs Spread by Restaurant Workers’ Lack of Healthcare, Paid Time Off
About 90 percent of resturant workers lack of sick days, employer-provided healthcare, new report says When choosing a restaurant...
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Culture
Stuff White People Do
How do justice-focused whites fit into the struggle against racism in America?
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Calif. Hotel Walk-Off Strike Continues New Wave of Worker Militancy
The Embassy Suites hotel in Irvine, Calif., bears a number of similarities to workplaces around the country. Like...
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Culture
Howard Zinn’s Final Act of Protest
In his last book, the late, great historian—and former bombardier—examines his troubling actions during W.W. II.
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Will Sweatshop Activists’ Big Victory Over Nike Trigger Broader Industry Reforms?
With the memory of a previous victory over a multinational garment manufacturer still fresh in their minds, student...
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Around Country, UNITE-HERE Actions Take on Hotel Giant
Many labor movement observers have lamented the movement's dismal state throughout the past several decades—and rightly...
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This Land Is Our Land
Nativists in Arizona jump-start the immigration reform movement.
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Culture
Jim Crow Redux
Is mass incarceration the 'new racial case system'?
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A Union for the Unemployed? ‘UCubed’ Tries to Organize Jobless in Internet Age
The daily barrage of heartbreaking unemployment statistics has become so commonplace it almost ceases to shock. The headlines...
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Workers File Lawsuit, Take Wage Theft Fight to Swank Chicago Restaurant
CHICAGO—The lights aren't on at a swank restaurant on this city's north side, but that didn't...
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Labor’s Last Stand?
A grassroots movement grows after Mexico shuts down a national electric company.
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Grassroots Movement Grows in Mexico, as Unionists Escalate Opposition to Government
MEXICO CITY—As the Mexican government refuses to budge in its decision to disband a state-owned electricity...
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Students Won’t Sweat It
Under fire for alleged union-busting, Russell Athletic is losing university contracts around the country.
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The ITT List
College student shot by police during dorm drug raid
In yet another example of the absurdity of the criminalization of marijuana (did we really need any more?),...
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