Dispatch

Dispatch

Putting a Stop to Stop Loss

Pentagon ends the back-door draft, but critics fear a return with Afghanistan surge.

Christopher Moraff

Dispatch

Labor Limbo

Philadelphia museum guards fighting for union recognition highlight the potential power of "card check."

Daniel Denvir

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Students Won’t Sweat It

Under fire for alleged union-busting, Russell Athletic is losing university contracts around the country.

Micah Uetricht

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Czech Against U.S. Military Power

Activists successfully oppose a Pentagon radar base plan in the Czech Republic.

Joanne Landy

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Same-Sex Marriage in the Heartland

Iowa becomes the first state in the Midwest to extend the right to marry to gays and lesbians.

Jessica Pupovac

Dispatch

Global Warming Accelerates

As sea levels rise faster than expected, political and social catastrophes loom.

Kari Lydersen

Dispatch

Uncovering Haiti’s Hidden History

More than four years after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile, questions linger about Washington's involvement.

Judith Scherr

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‘Zee’ End of Blackwater?

The troubled security firm gets a makeover.

Joel Handley

Dispatch

De-escalating the Drug War

Obama's pick to head ONDCP is better than your average drug czar.

Silja J.A. Talvi

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El Salvador’s Left Turn?

Mixed results for 'el frente' in the country's congressional elections.

Jacob Wheeler

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Roy Bourgeois Faces Excommunication

The Vatican threatens the Maryknoll priest for supporting the ordination of female priests.

George Fish

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Blue People, Yellowcake

A nomadic, West African people are threatened by lucrative uranium mining.

Stefan Simanowitz

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Resource Wars in Ecuador

Indigenous people accuse President Rafael Correa of selling out to mining interests.

Daniel Denvir

Dispatch

SEIU Split Widens

And many worry about the consequences for California healthcare workers and the labor movement.

David Moberg

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Cross-Cultural in Connecticut

After 10 years, a Mexican family reunites.

Melinda Tuhus

Dispatch

GI Skinhead

An FBI report details white supremacists' recruitment of military personnel.

Jacob Wheeler

Dispatch

This Land Is Their Land

The Landless Workers Movement claims a big victory in southern Brazil.

Michael Fox

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Victory for Smithfield Workers

A 16-year unionization campaign gets a happy ending.

Paul Abowd

Dispatch

Blackwater to Battle Pirates

The private security firm eyes a new market: the high seas.

Sanhita SinhaRoy

Dispatch

Mo’ Power for Low Power

Activists hope Congress will allow low-power FM radio stations in urban areas in 2009.

Jeremy Gantz

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Bush’s Final Purge

The lame duck gives dissenters in federal agencies a last round of pink slips.

Christopher Moraff

Dispatch

We Arm the World

The United States once again leads the world in exporting weapons.

Frida Berrigan

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Korean Workers get Sirius

Female factory workers wage three-year strike against satellite radio manufacturer.

Mischa Gaus

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No Choice for Immigrants

Catholic Bishops and HHS trample reproductive rights of teens in federal custody

Kari Lydersen