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City University of New York students protest outside Governor Andrew Cuomo's office in Manhattan

CUNY Needs a Raise CUNY Needs a Raise

On May Day, students, staff, and teachers are fighting back against budget cuts, despite the outdated Taylor Law. It's time we bring back the public, working-class institution we o...

May 1, 2023 / Giacomo Bianchino

Striking Starbucks coffee shop worker

Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions? Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?

For May Day, we talked to young workers—in tech, retail, food service, and more—about what brought them to the labor movement.

May 1, 2023 / StudentNation / Paige Oamek

Rutgers University Campus Strike

This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement

Union organizers and student journalists in Michigan, Oregon, North Carolina, and Arizona document the ongoing labor campaigns at their universities.

May 1, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Exploitation, Abuse, and Death: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry

Exploitation, Abuse, and Death: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry Exploitation, Abuse, and Death: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry

The cannabis industry is booming, but workers say they face low wages, rapacious bosses, and life-threatening conditions.

May 1, 2023 / Feature / Dusty Christensen

The Disappearing Acts of Haruki Murakami

The Disappearing Acts of Haruki Murakami The Disappearing Acts of Haruki Murakami

In his new book, the novelist examines what it takes to become a great writer.

May 1, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Rumaan Alam

Mind Completely Blown

Mind Completely Blown Mind Completely Blown

Forgot something.

Apr 28, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Homelessness in San Francisco

California’s Hypocritical Failure to Confront Poverty California’s Hypocritical Failure to Confront Poverty

An interview with Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America, on the state's betrayal of its progressive values.

Apr 28, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Kevin McCarthy debt ceiling

Kevin McCarthy Doubles Down on the Debt Ceiling Kevin McCarthy Doubles Down on the Debt Ceiling

In a direct challenge to the Biden administration’s federal programs, House Republicans have approved a bill to limit domestic spending.

Apr 28, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Bill Gates

Do Charitable Write-Offs Pay Off? Do Charitable Write-Offs Pay Off?

The nonprofit-industrial complex would have you believe they do.

Apr 28, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

In the naughty chair: former Fox News host Tucker Carlson

No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson

Contra some of his leftist stans, the ousted Fox News host was not actually anti-war or an economic populist.

Apr 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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