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Plekhanov and the tragedy of the Second International -- Marxism, history & socialist consciousness -- The political and intellectual odyssey of Alex Steiner -- The theoretical and historical origins of the pseudo-left -- The science of political perspective -- It was all Engels' fault: a review of Tom Rockmore's Marx after Marxism

"David North argues that, to the extent that the twentieth century is defined as an epoch of intense capitalist crisis, it is most appropriately characterized as 'unfinished.' The central economic, social and political contradictions that confront mankind at the start of the twenty-first century are essentially the same as those it confronted at the beginning of the twentieth"--Provided by publisher

This article examines the interaction between the enforcement of the minimum wage and of employer sanctions—fining employers for hiring illegal aliens—in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles was selected because there is, proportionately, more immigration, legal and illegal, there than in any other urban county in the nation, and work in the secondary labor market has become progressively less well paid with the passage of time, two trends said to be intertwined. The roles of four groups of agencies are examined: unions, community-based organizations, employment standards agencies, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The expected interagency cooperation to raise wages for those at the bottom of the labor market was not found. Further, resources for enforcing the minimum wage turned out to be minimal, with social service agencies and foundations much more interested in a more fashionable, if less pervasive, labor market problem, namely, sanction-caused discrimination against foreign-appearing workers.

Examines the interaction between the enforcement of the minimum wage & employer sanctions -- fining employers for hiring illegal aliens -- in Los Angeles County, CA. Fieldwork data collected in 1991 are used to examine the roles of 4 groups of agencies: unions, community-based organizations, employment standards agencies, & the Immigration & Naturalization Service. Interagency cooperation to raise wages for those at the bottom of the labor market was not found. Further, resources for enforcing the minimum wage were minimal, with social service agencies & foundations much more interested in a more fashionable, if less pervasive, labor market problem, ie, sanction-caused discrimination against foreign-appearing workers. Adapted from the source document.