What the LA Teachers Won, and How They Won It What the LA Teachers Won, and How They Won It
Through their historic strike, Los Angeles teachers have taught working people across the country how to fight back and win.
Jan 24, 2019 / Eric Blanc
Letters From the February 11-18, 2019, Issue Letters From the February 11-18, 2019, Issue
Military-industrial complexity… Worth 1,000 words… Parsing the new NAFTA… Greenspan’s historical amnesia…
Jan 24, 2019 / Our Readers
How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics
The congresswoman is a lifelong organizer—and now she’s one of the key players in Congress.
Jan 24, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh
2019 Will Be the Worst Year of Trump’s Life 2019 Will Be the Worst Year of Trump’s Life
John Nichols on the White House, Sarah Jaffe on the LA teachers’ strike, and Sean Wilentz on slavery and the constitution.
Jan 24, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers
The bland, familiar language of “shutdown” coverage fails to capture the crisis into which federal workers and their families have been thrust.
Jan 23, 2019 / John Nichols
‘This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City’ ‘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.
Jan 23, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System
In Hangzhou and throughout Shandong province, gold stars and black marks have begun to shape public and private behavior.
Jan 23, 2019 / René Raphael and Ling Xi
Union Benefits Go Far Beyond the Workplace Union Benefits Go Far Beyond the Workplace
Unions also fortify the social safety net and aid communities on the path to self-sufficiency.
Jan 22, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Should NCAA Football Have a Union? Should NCAA Football Have a Union?
Former Northwestern QB Kain Colter stops by to talk organizing NCAA athletes.
Jan 22, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Green New Deal Is Our Best Hope for Saving the Planet—and Ending Poverty The Green New Deal Is Our Best Hope for Saving the Planet—and Ending Poverty
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to end poverty and remake our economy so that it works for everyone.
Jan 22, 2019 / Joe Sanberg