Category Archives: labor

Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains

Got a Hustle to Pay Rent While Jobless? You’re Part of a $1T Economy

via Colorlines John (a false name) stands at the street corner that I pass by every morning in Oakland, when I walk my dog. An elder black man in his late sixties, John wears the same brown jacket each day, through summer heat and fall chill, and a weathered baseball hat. He shuffles up to [...]

Also posted in capital, race, urban studies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Orange is the New Green: Oakland’s community owned Solar Mosaic

via Colorlines.com Gwai Boonkeut suffers from severe heart disease.  He doesn’t smoke, has no family history of diabetes or heart problems, and he’s in his mid 50s — about 10 years younger than the average age for men who suffer from their first heart attack.  A doctor told Boonkeut that his heart operated at a third of [...]

Also posted in capital, race | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Public Sector Attacks Undermine Racial Progress

via Indypendent In March 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. traveled to Memphis, Tenn. to support 1,300 striking sanitation workers who toiled for poverty wages in horrendous working conditions. Following King’s assassination there on April 4, the workers won legal recognition for their union. Their victory was a landmark in the struggle of Blacks to reap [...]

Also posted in capital, race, the state | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
  • About

    Yvonne Yen Liu is a nerd for the racial justice movement. She lives in Oakland, California. You can write to her at yvonnegrapher at gmail dot com.

  • Follow