Issue 255: September/October 2004

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features

• Iraqi Labor Confronts New Rules, Old Rulers

  David Bacon

  Iraqis defy the ban on union organizing.

• Hidden Horrors

  R.m. Arrieta

  Working conditions in California's dairy industry.

• Born to Buy: Interview with Juliet Schor

  James Woolman

  The child marketing industry.

• Is Chile a Neoliberal Success?

  James M. Cypher

  Debunking the Chile myth.

the regulars

• the short run
• active culture Longshore rank and filers sue / Court ruling protects immigrant workers / Florida election redux
• making sense Haiti regime cracks down on workers / Fight crime by investing in communities
• comment Will Kerry stand up for workers? / Media coverage of the new overtime rules
• economy in numbers Slow wage growth, soaring profits
• dollars & sense annual index