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John Sweeney, head of the AFL-CIO
Hard Labor
When John Sweeney was elected head of the AFL-CIO a decade ago, labor activists had high hopes that he could rejuvenate American Unions. But heading into a convention in Chicago next week, Sweeney faces an insurrection from old friends at SEIU who say he hasn’t done enough.
Hard Labor
John Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO
- on calls to overhaul the labor movement in advance of the AFL-CIO convention next week
» AFL-CIO
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Ruth Milkman, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute of Industrial Relations at UCLA,
- analyses the rift emerging within the labor movement in advance of the AFL-CIO annual convention
» Ruth Milkman
Double Take
Rob Hugh-Jones senior reporter in The World's London bureau
- on the latest reports from today's underground incidents
» The World
Theatrical Odyssey
Ariane Mnouchkine, experimental theater director, founder of the Paris-based Theatre du Soleil company
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Reynold Levy, president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, former president of the International Rescue Committee
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- on the U.S. premiere of "Le Dernier Caravanserail (Odysees)" as part of the Lincoln Center Festival and the role of art in addressing the role of refugees
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Shaghayegh Beheshti actor, member of the Paris-based Theatre du Soleil collective, appearing in "Le Dernier Caravansery (Odysees)" at Lincoln Center
- on her experience interviewing refugees for the creation of the play and appearing in it
» Lincoln Center Festival
The Envelope, Please…
Errol Louis columnist for the New York Daily News
- on the winners of the second-ever Brian Lehrer Show commentary slam
» The Daily News
Stryking Back
Stryker McGuire London Bureau Chief for Newsweek Magazine
- on the latest on the London bombings this afternoon (London time)
» Newsweek
Anti-Semantic
Bob Steele, Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism and Values at the Poynter Institute
- on media ethics and the use of the word 'militant' and 'terrorist' in Middle East conflicts
» Poynter Institute
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