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After 30 Years of NAFTA, the Working Classes Are Still Losing After 30 Years of NAFTA, the Working Classes Are Still Losing
The promise of free trade was never fulfilled. Workers are continuing to lose ground.
Feb 29, 2024 / Gerardo Otero
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Bernie Sanders: Anti-Union Capitalism Is Wrecking America Bernie Sanders: Anti-Union Capitalism Is Wrecking America
Workers deserve a better deal than the unfettered capitalism that is destroying our health, our democracy, and our planet.
Feb 16, 2023 / Feature / Sen. Bernie Sanders with John Nichols
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Was the True Meaning of Capitalism Forgotten? Was the True Meaning of Capitalism Forgotten?
A conversation with historian Michael Sonenscher about the tricky task of defining capitalism and his new book, Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word.
Jan 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Will Neoliberalism Ever End? Will Neoliberalism Ever End?
A new history shows how neoliberalism took power during a period of crisis, which leaves open the question of whether it can be forced out as a result of one.
Aug 22, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn
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Ambassador Rahm Emanuel? No, No, a Thousand Times No! Ambassador Rahm Emanuel? No, No, a Thousand Times No!
His Chicago record is disqualifying, as is his history of dogmatic advocacy for neoliberal trade policies that harm workers and human rights.
Mar 23, 2021 / John Nichols
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Trump Will Be Gone Soon. Now Comes the Hard Part. Trump Will Be Gone Soon. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Democracy will not survive if we don’t change the ruinous establishment policies—by both parties—that brought the country to this moment.
Jan 13, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage
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5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America 5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America
The economic fallout from Covid-19 has created an opening for unions to lead a mass movement.
Jun 2, 2020 / Feature / Bill Fletcher Jr.
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The Lunacy of Global Seafood Supply Chains The Lunacy of Global Seafood Supply Chains
Scenes from a pandemic: 8
May 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Jennifer C. Berkshire
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This Lunar New Year, Demand Solidarity This Lunar New Year, Demand Solidarity
As tension with China continues to mount, it’s time for Chinese Americans to become a more powerful force for progressive change.
Jan 24, 2020 / Tobita Chow
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Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game
Instead of accepting Trump’s trade deal and compromises on saving the planet, Sanders said in Tuesday’s debate, “We need some corporate responsibility here.”
Jan 15, 2020 / John Nichols