David Bacon

Will Gov. Newsom Sign two Bills Strengthening “Guest Worker” Rights?

AB 857 would require recruiters and employers to notify workers, in Spanish and in writing, about those protections. It also…

3 years ago

Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges The Bullet For Now

In one small section residents and supporters erected several small homes and a common area for meetings, entertainment and other…

3 years ago

Migrant Justice Means Facing Root Causes

Because our two economies are linked, Mexico suffers when the U.S. economy takes a dive. When recessions hit the U.S.,…

3 years ago

Reviving The Bracero Program Is The Wrong Answer For Workers

In November 2021 the US Attorney in Georgia filed a case against 24 growers and labor contractors for abusing H-2A…

3 years ago

Who Killed Overtime Pay?

Photoessay by David Bacon Series written by Marcus Baram Published by Capital & Main, May 10-13, 2022 https://davidbaconrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2022/05/who-killed-overtime-pay-photoessay-by.html After decades…

4 years ago

More Than A Wall, Book Presentation

Join a presentation of a book of photographs by David Bacon and oral histories created during 30 years of covering…

4 years ago

The Color Of Water

African Americans arriving from Arkansas settled in Lanare, for instance, because they could not rent or buy homes in Riverdale,…

4 years ago

Honoring Dolores Huerta’s Legacy

It was a profound experience to watch her in union contract negotiations-this diminutive woman facing off against the beefy growers…

4 years ago

TROUBLE IN THE TULIPS Organized Farmworkers Win Basic Demands in a Quick Strike

Once harvesting starts, so do other problems. When a worker cuts a daffodil, for instance, she or he has to…

4 years ago

Photographs Of Portsmouth Square – A Tribute To Paul Strand

Strand was one of the founders of modernism in photography – the idea that photographs had to be connected with…

4 years ago