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Sep 9, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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We have an unprecedented chance to elect a mayor who can prioritize the needs of working people.
Sep 9, 2025 / Bill de Blasio
An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You
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Will AI Kill Your Job? Will AI Kill Your Job?
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Sep 4, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx
Introducing “Oligarch Watch” Introducing “Oligarch Watch”
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Sep 4, 2025 / Press Room
The French Center Plays Brinkmanship With Fiscal Crisis The French Center Plays Brinkmanship With Fiscal Crisis
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Sep 3, 2025 / Harrison Stetler
“There Are No Illegal Strikes—Only Unsuccessful Ones”: A Conversation With Sara Nelson “There Are No Illegal Strikes—Only Unsuccessful Ones”: A Conversation With Sara Nelson
The international president of the Association of Flight Attendants explains how labor solidarity can “set the agenda and make things better.”
Sep 1, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
“They Will Attack Every Organized Worker in America” “They Will Attack Every Organized Worker in America”
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Sep 1, 2025 / John Nichols
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Belong in the Labor Movement Hall of Fame Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Belong in the Labor Movement Hall of Fame
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Sep 1, 2025 / Peter Dreier
Trump’s War on Workers Trump’s War on Workers
Buried beneath the bluster is a systematic assault on labor.
Aug 29, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage and Sara Steffens