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The climate movement is stepping up pressure on banks to stop the flow of cash to the oil and gas industry.
Against all odds, Amazon workers in New York organized a successful union against one of the biggest companies in the world. Here's how.
Abortion rights are economic rights.
The miniseries stars Rosario Dawson in a depoliticized dystopia
Abortion bans force people to endure often harrowing experiences, and even risk their lives.
Beginning in the 1840s, revolutionary German immigrants introduced agrarian radicalism to Texas and shaped the U.S. tradition of rural socialism
A new report shows the U.S. response to the Covid pandemic has been defined by inequity—and poor and low-income communities are bearing the fatal cost.
The Pennsylvania representative faced down millions of dollars in negative ads from pro-Israel groups and took on the Democratic establishment by running on a bold left agenda.
No more arguing over territory or industries—we need multi-union coalitions capable of organizing on a national scale.
They're required to work as a condition of release from prison. Then the construction industry targets them for exploitation.
The White House appears to have no plans to break Big Pharma's stranglehold on intellectual property for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments.
The White House appears to have no plans to break Big Pharma's stranglehold on global Covid-19 vaccines.
Squandering our national moment of opportunity at capitalism's casino.
Before the Russian-funded delivery startup collapsed, Buyk sold itself as a way for workers to escape the gig economy. Former workers say it failed to deliver.
Farming is a stressful occupation. Black farmers face the additional burdens of racism, debt and fear of displacement.
A conversation with veteran educators and organizers Frank Emspak and Adrienne Pagac about the conditions that paved the way for the Wisconsin Uprising.
Biden is making a long-overdue effort to end a cruel Trump-era immigration policy, and the Right is melting down.
Indians know they can’t rely on elites to save them from catastrophe. That’s exactly what could make a climate movement there so powerful.
The Debt Collective has successfully pushed Biden to extend the pause on student loan payments. Now we’re organizing to make the White House cancel all student debt.
From Starbucks and Amazon to political campaigns and digital media, workers in historically unorganized occupations are forming unions—and breathing new life into the U.S. labor movement.
Even as the failures of industrial agriculture become obvious, U.S. agribusiness aims to force it on the rest of the world.
A conversation with South African public health advocate Tian Johnson about outrageous global inequalities in access to Covid vaccines, tests and treatments.
The Supreme Court's plan to strike down reproductive freedom is an attack on workers everywhere. The labor movement should treat it that way—by taking urgent action.
To understand America, we must listen to what Black scholars have been saying about what it means to be white.
Sixteen years ago, Chris Hayes weighed the impact sanctions had on the lives of Iraqis. What lessons can we glean from this today?
The inflation panic is causing some Democrats to pivot from social spending to deficit reduction. That's exactly the wrong approach.
Now is the time to mobilize against the Supreme Court's attack on abortion. History shows it works.
One month after making history by organizing the first U.S. Amazon warehouse, workers could form a union at another facility in New York.
Less than 3 percent of fast food workers and less than 1 percent of nail salon workers are unionized. Workers' councils could give them a seat at the table.
My story mirrors the lived conditions of Black and brown folks in academia nationwide. It’s time to demand better pay and conditions on the job.
The Left has an opportunity to support the people of Ukraine and connect international struggles, without endorsing American militarism.
While employees at Amazon and Starbucks win historic unionization campaigns, the “populist” wing of the GOP has been noticeably silent.
It's time to make Republicans regret that they ever posed as anti-elites.
"Unboxing Queer History" straddles space and time to explore LGBTQ narratives—from lesbian smelt fishing to gay liberation.
A wave of bills to install a new form of school vouchers called “education savings accounts” are spreading across the country.
Union contracts could ensure economic stability among the working class amid inflation.
From robot dogs to face recognition to e-shackles, Big Brother is watching migrants.
Platform co-ops could cut out the Silicon Valley middlemen
A conversation with student and graduate employees about why workers are simultaneously on strike at two universities.
A new industry of venture-capital-backed startups claim their workers are fast. Are they faster than regulations?
Congress needs to pass a War Powers Resolution to end U.S. complicity in the chaos and suffering in Yemen.
Since the pandemic started, the United States has prioritized funding for nuclear arms and the military over global vaccines.
How holding out for the common good led to the longest strike of 2021
The people most in need often don’t receive public benefits. Here are some ways to fix that.
On her second run for Congress, the plainspoken progressive is still calling it as she sees it.
When women who sew clothes for famous brands are harassed, there is a new place for them to turn.
A Republican billionaire is behind the effort to oust San Francisco's criminal justice reform-minded District Attorney.
"After being shut out in four union votes this week, Howard Schultz and Starbucks should be embarrassed and should accept reality: Starbucks workers overwhelmingly want a union."
Forty years of struggle by Brazil's landless workers movement offers lessons on engaging the system without being co-opted.
Human Rights Campaign gave Amazon a perfect score on workplace equality—while Amazon was donating to the organization.
Some companies are implementing shorter workdays while others are opting for shorter workweeks increasing productivity.
The Amazon Labor Union broke many of the traditional rules of labor organizing, while making history.
Due to unhealthy food, people in prisons and jails experience high rates of diabetes, heart disease, mental health issues and illnesses related to foodborne pathogens.
"At a time when the Supreme Court is preparing to make decisions on reproductive health, climate change, voting rights, and workers' rights, Justice Jackson's perspective has never been more necessary."
A conversation with long-time artist, activist, and registered nurse Susan Simensky Bietila in Milwaukee.
Arms companies are exploiting Russia's invasion to push a military spending frenzy.
Culver City’s first Black Mayor, Daniel Lee, wants to make California the bastion of progressive politics some imagine it to be.
Why the Chicago Teachers Union is demanding that Biden permanently cancel all student debt.
As the “co-governance” model gains traction, here’s a look into the promises and pitfalls—and how organizers are reimagining electoral politics.
Amazon Labor Union shows us an essential ingredient of successful union campaigns: democratic autonomy.
Workers flipped the script on the e-commerce giant by turning anti-union tactics into organizing opportunities.
The Biden administration promised to end private prisons. Instead, it has allowed them to be converted into immigration detention facilities.
Can South Africa transition from a reliance on coal to clean power while maintaining jobs? The energy workers fighting for a just transition think so.
Forget the Will Smith and Chris Rock altercation—hospitality workers got thrown under the bus when a host of Hollywood elites entered an Oscars night party at a hotel under union boycott.
Employees and union activists say the civil rights organization mistreats its lowest-paid and most marginalized workers.
A Q&A with an organizer about her new book and on building worker power through resilience.
United Metro Energy employees out on strike say that management replaced them with workers who weren’t certified to operate the terminal, increasing the risk of an oil spill.
From Sheikh Jarrah to Gaza to inside Israeli prisons, Palestinians are increasingly embracing collective resistance.
The president's budget calls for $50.9 billion in nuclear weapons spending.
And why it took my father 40 years to see the ocean
The Triangle shirtwaist factory fire continues to inspire and motivate current labor movements 111 years later.
Critics say the "childish political theater" is intended to keep the Republican base "in a constant state of frothing-at-the-mouth" so they show up at the ballot box.
The war in Ukraine pits America's capacity for self-reflection against our love for self-deception.
After nearly four years of bargaining with the university to get their first union contract, lecturers at Howard University narrowly avert a strike at the 11th hour.
Coal companies are declaring bankruptcy. State regulators are failing to hold them accountable. And residents are left to suffer the environmental fallout from abandoned mines.
Technicians for the local PBS affiliate WTTW have walked off the job to make sure their workplace remains a union shop.
U.S. progressives should condemn Russia’s invasion—and oppose NATO.
Russia is responsible for invading Ukraine, and we have to recognize that.
Workers at more than 100 Starbucks stores in 27 states have filed union petitions for elections. In response, the company has launched a relentless anti-union effort.
"Taken together, these actions will have an immediate and meaningful impact on people's lives," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Scholars Harvey J. Kaye and Jon Shelton talk about the strikes and uprisings that paved the way.
A White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment suggests stronger laws are needed for fundamental change in labor movement.
A tentative agreement between India, South Africa, the United States and the European Union only waives intellectual property for Covid vaccines (not tests or treatments).
St. Louis’ mayor promised to empty the city’s most infamous jail within the first 100 days of her tenure. Activists and constituents are wondering why it isn’t fully closed yet.
Both Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of agricultural products. In a market that’s “incredibly global,” U.S. farmers will feel the effects of war and sanctions.
[W]e ought to be able to criticize U.S. empire without denying other bad state actors exist, each with their own objectives.
In an interview, one striking teacher explains how community support is providing energy and optimism on the picket line.
Starbucks Workers United is now three for four in union elections held so far—and more are on the way.
By protesting and going out on hunger strike, environmental justice advocates helped stop a controversial metal scrapper from being built on Chicago’s Southeast Side.
The Biden administration would actually have to increase its donations 50% to meet its pledges.
A conversation with K-12 teachers in Hortonville and union organizers with the American Federation of Teachers.
Unbeknownst to most users, Spotify has a secret endeavor—backing the efforts of war.
A fisherman’s lawsuit pushes back against a tide of wealth-driven privatization that seeks to deny public access to waterways and other public resources.
The radical fiction of this Depression-era writer is painfully relevant to the present.
Just as scientists warn we must drastically shift away from fossil fuel extraction, the Biden administration is pressing for more oil production.
The American Rescue Plan included $4 billion in debt relief for farmers of color, but a lawsuit has thrown the program, and the farmers who need it, into limbo.
In Texas, democratic socialist Greg Casar cruised to victory in his primary while Jessica Cisneros forced a longtime conservative incumbent into a runoff—welcome news for those taking on the Democratic Party establishment.
Kingspan employees in Santa Ana, California are demanding improved health protections—and a fair process to organize.