On Sept. 10, 2001, the world was an extremely dangerous place. The networks of A.Q. Khan in Pakistan were in full swing, peddling near-turn-key instructions for nuclear weapons to Iran, North Korea and elsewhere. Read more...

Here’s a pop quiz: Of the following 10 important international issues, how many can you explain in detail? Be honest! The Ukrainian fight for democracy, the British elections, the Syrian pullout from Lebanon, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the current European Union news, the Myanmar struggle for democracy, apartheid and Nelson Mandela, the China-Japan conflict, the North Korean situation and America’s current shape in the war in Iraq. Read more...

While Kenneth Hurst may think that Gallo workers, or the entire labor movement for that matter, are unjustified in their claims for higher wages or a contract (“Wine workers’ demands irrational, unproductive,” May 31), the claims he made in his submission are realistically the only claims that are completely irrational and contradict the humanistic values of life, freedom and worth. Read more...

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Studying abroad is like starting a new life. You arrive at a school far away from your home country, and at first you don’t know anybody. Read more...

Labor center made effort to include Wal-Mart The UCLA Labor Center is proud to be a co-sponsor of a conference titled “Is Wal-Mart Good for America?” on June 4. Read more...

The claims of unfair treatment by E.&J. Gallo Winery workers and subsequent potential boycott of Gallo wine are unsubstantiated, fallacious and immoral. Unlike the wine they so vehemently and irrationally oppose, the arguments of Gallo’s opposition only get more boring with age. Read more...