Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t. Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t.
Even after their request to feature a Palestinian speaker at the DNC was rejected, delegates say they are staying and fighting.
Aug 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare and Jack Mirkinson
As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza
“The reason we cry tears isn’t sadness anymore. It’s the feeling that we have no ability to get the most powerful country in the world to stop the bombs.”
Aug 21, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
The DNC Opens to an Urgent Cry: No More Bombs to Israel The DNC Opens to an Urgent Cry: No More Bombs to Israel
The call to stop sending arms is no fringe demand. It has a huge base of support, and the DNC can’t ignore it.
Aug 19, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
Chicago’s Palestinians Won’t Let the DNC Ignore Gaza Chicago’s Palestinians Won’t Let the DNC Ignore Gaza
The Chicago area is home to the biggest Palestinian diaspora in the US. They’re going to make sure the Democratic National Convention hears them.
Aug 6, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
The Chicago Teachers Union Wants to End Student Homelessness at the Bargaining Table The Chicago Teachers Union Wants to End Student Homelessness at the Bargaining Table
In its next contract, the CTU is demanding housing for up to 15,000 unhoused students.
Mar 25, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
The Auto Workers Who Stand With Gaza The Auto Workers Who Stand With Gaza
More than half of organized labor in the US is part of a union that has called for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. One worker explains why.
Feb 28, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
These Teachers Want the Largest Union in the Country to Rescind its Biden Endorsement Over Gaza These Teachers Want the Largest Union in the Country to Rescind its Biden Endorsement Over Gaza
A rank-and-file campaign inside the National Education Association is demanding the president stop “sending military funding, equipment, and intelligence to Israel.”
Jan 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
This Union Is Famous for Opposing South African Apartheid. Now It’s Standing With Gaza. This Union Is Famous for Opposing South African Apartheid. Now It’s Standing With Gaza.
In 1984, ILWU Local 10 refused to unload goods shipped from South Africa. Today, it’s demanding a cease-fire.
Nov 21, 2023 / Sarah Lazare
Why These Teachers Unions Are Demanding a Cease-Fire Why These Teachers Unions Are Demanding a Cease-Fire
A flurry of state and local teachers unions have passed cease-fire resolutions, but few national unions have followed.
Nov 16, 2023 / Sarah Lazare
It’s Time for Dems to Stop Hand-Wringing and Demand That Israel End Its Bombing It’s Time for Dems to Stop Hand-Wringing and Demand That Israel End Its Bombing
Palestinians don’t need crocodile tears and lawyer-speak. They need a cease-fire.
Oct 16, 2023 / Sarah Lazare and Adam Johnson