For some the phrase “labor rights” might call to mind that grainy photo from the Lawrence Strike, the one with a mob of flag bearing laborers facing down a row of well armed soldiers. For others it...
I write in response to Alex Pitts' opinion piece of March 30 uniquely titled "Caffeinated and Loving It." I will first sketch my agreements with some elements of Mr. Pitts' article as he makes scrupulous...
It is a strange contradiction of higher education that colleges serve as both nesting grounds for the capital R Radical Left—Democracy Now-watching, Dissent-reading, Marxist-Hegelian-Zizekian psycho-blatherers...
If we believe that everyone has a right to work and a right to education we need to create a job marketplace that gives people the chance to apply their degrees to a job that fits their skills. We need to channel the values of past labor leaders and fight for a basic right to work, sustainable living wages and a shorter work week and work day so more people can enjoy a fulfilling job that makes use of their skills and education.
Washington is the largest producer of apples in the nation, so it's not out of the ordinary for Whitman students to snack on fruit grown and picked nearby - but how often do we think about the work it...
