Economy
Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table
As two of the nation’s largest private graduate student unions fight for new contracts, their members have been among the most vulnerable to the president’s attacks on universitie…
Eating Meat While Deporting Those Who Produce It Eating Meat While Deporting Those Who Produce It
The people who do the dirty work of killing and processing animals hold up our food system. Trump is putting them in danger.
Shocking: The Trump Administration Grabs the Third Rail With Both Hands Shocking: The Trump Administration Grabs the Third Rail With Both Hands
Our grandparents would urge us all to defend and strengthen Social Security.
Monuments to Migration and Labor Monuments to Migration and Labor
In the face of escalating ICE raids, how can we honor and give voice to immigrant laborers?
Ánh Adams and Andy Urban
Policy
Shocking: The Trump Administration Grabs the Third Rail With Both Hands Shocking: The Trump Administration Grabs the Third Rail With Both Hands
Our grandparents would urge us all to defend and strengthen Social Security.
To Make Democracy Work, Give More of It to Workers To Make Democracy Work, Give More of It to Workers
The fight to reclaim American democracy has to begin with our oligarchic political economy.
The Case Against E.J. Antoni The Case Against E.J. Antoni
Opposing his nomination to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the one thing the left and right can agree on.
Labor
Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table
As two of the nation’s largest private graduate student unions fight for new contracts, their members have been among the most vulnerable to the president’s attacks on universitie…
Eating Meat While Deporting Those Who Produce It Eating Meat While Deporting Those Who Produce It
The people who do the dirty work of killing and processing animals hold up our food system. Trump is putting them in danger.
Monuments to Migration and Labor Monuments to Migration and Labor
In the face of escalating ICE raids, how can we honor and give voice to immigrant laborers?
Ánh Adams and Andy Urban
Chris Smalls Speaks Out After His Journey to Gaza Chris Smalls Speaks Out After His Journey to Gaza
In an interview, the union organizer talks about joining the Freedom Flotilla, confronting Israeli forces, and solidarity between Palestine and the US labor movement.
To Make Democracy Work, Give More of It to Workers To Make Democracy Work, Give More of It to Workers
The fight to reclaim American democracy has to begin with our oligarchic political economy.
The Score
Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics. Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics.
Immigrants don’t steal citizens’ jobs and wages. They grow the economy for all.
Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements
Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, said that 345,000 people would enroll in the state’s Medicaid program, which has strict work requirements—so far just 5,118 have.
Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free
Full bellies lead to attentive minds.
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