I . • Ing Opinion • rl roo .. J eep 10 Democr re ching implicati for the entire labor movement. To date, nearly 3000 miners have been arrested. central . to a 40 year coaUDiitme:at to ma e contributio to a fund COYCria& pcDSioDers and their ido s. hose . 76. Where arc the den 0 the De oaatic party to fight for the ri of bor? Earlier thi year. Exxon dumped milIi of gaIlo of oil over tho of mil of beautiful Alas an horeline. B Democr a group b ely peeped rds of discon­ tent. Where· the po ·tical party o will ctively 6gb for the en­ vironment? You can't defeat something with nothing. It become f . on ble for Democrats to deny that there e social class divisions within American society, or th t i ues like civil rights, labor, and the environ­ ment don't divide consituencies b on cl As long as Democrats believe this, d try to ct like Republicans, they'D continue to be defe ted t the pol . ds Dr. Manning Marable is professor of politics at the University of Colortulo. I....I:.f'\UIWIIO ;_. 00 \\N 1:l . � •• ,..D �T �\16 2\'" IS