Aspirations for society-changing careers frequently take form at nonprofits*. This is partly because they provide jobs; nearly 7% of them in the United States, and partly because they appear to involve less cynical compliance with the status quo than so-called “corporate” jobs. Despite your analysis of capitalism and ways to move beyond it (or reforming [...]
An Interview with Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha is an Associate Professor at California State University, Northridge who joined the Religious Studies Department in 2003. Dr. Nkulu-N’Sengha teaches courses in African religions, Americans’ religious diversity, and comparative religion. The interview was conducted by Marlon Stern (artist and activist in the Los Angeles area, who also transcribed [...]
by Stephanie McMillan Mina* was 15 years old last year when she started working at Pretty Group, a garment factory in Gazipur, a suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She spoke of her situation: “We suffer a lot because they don’t give us enough salary. I receive 5000 taka (less than $65) per month. They don’t pay [...]
by Vincent Kelley January 2014 Radical sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein recently observed that “[t]he biggest internal debate absorbing the world left for at least the last seventy-five years has been whether identity is a left concept and therefore a left concern”.[i] While this debate has been ongoing, proponents of identity politics and their detractors often fall [...]
Below is a copy of the speech given by Karen Dwyer of the Stonecrab Alliance this past Saturday in Miami. With her permission, we are sharing it here. It gives a good summary of some extremely dangerous threats to the Everglades and all of Florida. Shown in what she describes, the state’s function is to [...]
On May Day we celebrate the history of workers’ struggle around the globe, as well as strengthen our determination to build a movement that can do away with capitalism and imperialism! In Miami, our May Day Committee was formed with One Struggle, MAS (Miami Autonomy & Solidarity), and the Broward Green Party. Many additional individuals [...]
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