Sarah Jaffe

Sarah Jaffe is a reporting fellow at Type Media Center and the author of Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt. She is at work on her next book, about the expectation of loving your work.

Public SchoolsFebruary 7, 2019

What Rydell High School Can Teach Us about the LA Teachers Strike

As teachers in Denver and Oakland head toward their own strikes, it’s worth doubling down on the lessons from LA.

Sarah Jaffe
Labor OrganizingJanuary 23, 2019

‘This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City’

How LA’s teachers joined forces with the community and won a landmark labor contract.

Sarah Jaffe
Public SchoolsJanuary 19, 2019

The Radical Organizing That Paved the Way for LA’s Teachers’ Strike

In 2014, a progressive Union Power caucus took over UTLA—and that has made all the difference.

Sarah Jaffe
Public SchoolsJanuary 15, 2019

‘This Model of Education Is Not Sustainable’

Yes, raises are important, but LA’s teachers are striking so their students have a fair shot at an education.

Sarah Jaffe
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March 14, 2018

The Women of Wages for Housework

A new book edited by Silvia Federici and Arlen Austin helps capture the excitement and ideas of a movement that had modest origins but spread around the world within several years.

Sarah Jaffe
EconomyApril 20, 2017

Back at the Carrier Plant, Workers Are Still Fighting on Their Own

Trump’s tax break was not enough. Truly addressing the plight of the American working class means confronting the problems of global capitalism.

Sarah Jaffe
Labor OrganizingNovember 4, 2016

In GOP Country, a Small Labor Organization Offers a Model for Fighting Trumpism

The Workers’ Project in Indiana has been uniting undocumented immigrants with white union workers since long before Trump hit the campaign trail.

Sarah Jaffe
CongressOctober 25, 2016

Zephyr Teachout Is Battling Big Money and Cynicism in One of This Year’s Tightest Congressional Races

Can Teachout’s radical optimism prevail in the Hudson Valley?

Sarah Jaffe
Financial CrisisSeptember 23, 2016

The Fight Against Austerity Started Here

In 2011, the people of Wisconsin challenged the right’s austerity agenda. Their uprising was even more revolutionary than you think.

Sarah Jaffe
Housing and HomelessnessJuly 5, 2016

This Group Pioneered the Fight for $15. Can They Transform the Fight for Affordable Housing Too?

New York Communities for Change wants to remake New York in a more equal image.

Sarah Jaffe

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Public SchoolsFebruary 7, 2019

As teachers in Denver and Oakland head toward their own strikes, it’s worth doubling down on the lessons from LA.

Labor OrganizingJanuary 23, 2019

How LA’s teachers joined forces with the community and won a landmark labor contract.

Public SchoolsJanuary 19, 2019

In 2014, a progressive Union Power caucus took over UTLA—and that has made all the difference.

Public SchoolsJanuary 15, 2019

Yes, raises are important, but LA’s teachers are striking so their students have a fair shot at an education.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

March 14, 2018

A new book edited by Silvia Federici and Arlen Austin helps capture the excitement and ideas of a movement that had modest origins but spread around the world within several years.

EconomyApril 20, 2017

Trump’s tax break was not enough. Truly addressing the plight of the American working class means confronting the problems of global capitalism.

Labor OrganizingNovember 4, 2016

The Workers’ Project in Indiana has been uniting undocumented immigrants with white union workers since long before Trump hit the campaign trail.

CongressOctober 25, 2016

Can Teachout’s radical optimism prevail in the Hudson Valley?

Financial CrisisSeptember 23, 2016

In 2011, the people of Wisconsin challenged the right’s austerity agenda. Their uprising was even more revolutionary than you think.

Housing and HomelessnessJuly 5, 2016

New York Communities for Change wants to remake New York in a more equal image.