5-24-07, 1:00pm
In this issue...
A nationwide campaign to pass a bill that would outlaw job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity known as ENDA is under way, writes Political Affairs Managing Editor Joel Wendland. Women’s activist Pat Gowens talks about her recent trip to New Orleans and the federal government’s ongoing failure to get serious about reconstruction. Martin Frazier examines the labor movement in Grenada. Prison labor has become a source of profit and super-exploitation argues Lawrence Albright. A special section on the Communist Party’s archival contribution to the Tamiment Library at New York University excerpts two speeches by Jarvis Tyner and Teresa Albano who spoke at the March event celebrating the donation. In this month’s interview, historian Alexander Saxton discusses the history of religion and critiques traditional Marxist analysis of it. Please find more stories on the Iraqi labor movement, a profile of the contributions of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and immigration policy.
Peace, PA Editors
Departments
04 Letters 05 Marxist IQ 06 Commentary
Locals Take on Immigration Issue By Alejandra Juárez
Walkin’ in New Orleans By Pat Gowens
07 That’s Illogical By Owen Williamson
09 Nobody Asked Me, But... By Don Sloan
10 Book Reviews
Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism Reviewed by Gerald Horne
Muddy Waters: The Legacy of Katrina and Rita Reviewed by Annie Fox
12 Poetry
Witness By Mary Franke
Intelligence By Michael Shepler
We are Virginia Tech By Nikki Giovanni
35 International Notes By Thomas Riggins
41 Fiction
Little Late in Life for a Complete Breakdown By Sam Heimer
Features:
14 Terror and Empire: The Cuban Reply to Bush By Fidel Castro Ruz
16 Tamiment Library Receives Communist Party Archives The Communist Party USA makes its history public by donating its archives to the Tamiment Library. By Joel Wendland, Jarvis Tyner and Teresa Albano.
20 Prison Proletariat: exploiting inmate labor Super-exploitation of prisoners reaps huge rewards for private contractors. By Lawrence Albright
24 A New Beginning: Congress Debates New Civil Rights Bill Labor takes the lead to end workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. By Joel Wendland
28 Labor’s untold story: Iraq’s workers fight for the future Iraqi labor leads in rebuilding its country’s economy and democracy. By Ben Sears
30 The Legacy of Kofi Annan By Mike Tolochko
32 A Brief Look at Grenadian Labor Today Grenada’s labor movement challenges capitalist globalization. By Martin Frazier
36 Apocalypse Now: How Religion Got Us Into the Mess We're In Historian Alexander Saxton talks with PA about religion’s role in modern times. By PA
44 Un nuevo comienzo para la igualdad Por Joel Wendland
