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Dr. Steven Pitts, PhD

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member, Steven Pitts, PhD, is a Labor Policy Specialist at the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. Click here to contact Dr. Pitts.

3 pieces

Cover Story

Defeating A 3-Headed Monster

By Dr. Steven Pitts, PhD Editorial Board

One task for the Black Left is to organize Black workers.The election is over. Barack Obama won again. His victory is our victory because the forces lined up behind Romney represented economic elitism, white supremacy, and religious-based authoritarianism…a three-head monster whose agenda is opposed to anything that approaches a progressive view on society. The threat…

One task for the Black Left is to organize Black workers.The election is over. Barack Obama won again. His victory is our victory because the forces…

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Commentary

Race Question & Building Labor Power During the Immigrant Upsurge

By Dr. Steven Pitts, PhD Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone During the Spring of 2006, millions of immigrants marched in streets of large cities and small towns alike affirming their basic dignity and demanding a justice which was not tied to citizenship. Repeated on May 1 2007, these demonstrations herald the surfacing of a massive social movement…

The current issue is always free to everyone During the Spring of 2006, millions of immigrants marched in streets of large cities and small towns alike…

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Cover Story

JOB QUALITY AND BLACK WORKERS

By Dr. Steven Pitts, PhD Editorial Board

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HELP!!! We are facing a $50,000 shortfall from now until December. With money getting tight for so many people, the number of new BC Paid Subscribers…

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