TWW Local 8, Marc Nelson / Peter cCole
In 1913 thousands of Philadelphia longshoresmen formed Industrial Workers of the World Local 8, the nation’s most progressive union. Local 8 welcomed African Americans, Irish Americans, Poles, Lithuanians, West Indians and others, a first for the time. The two-color offset printed poster, 11" x 17" (unsigned, unlimited edition) is available from the website of Justseeds/Visual Resistance Artists’ Cooperative, a decentralized community of artists who believe in the power of personal expression in concert with collective action to transform society. www.justseeds.org

A Question for Citizens.

Written by Stuart Ewen
to The New York Times,
September 28, 2007.

To the Editor:

Reading of the new civics test to be given to immigrants wishing to become naturalized American citizens [“Tough Questions for a New Test,” September 28] I puzzled over the one of the new questions that will appear:

Q: “What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?”

It gives me heart to think that recent immigrants to the United States may be finally able to answer that question. Since 9-11, our existing pool of citizens has been woefully unable to.

—Stuart Ewen
—New York CityThanks.

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