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Americans Are Reaching a Financial Breaking Point

Americans Are Reaching a Financial Breaking Point Americans Are Reaching a Financial Breaking Point

The majority of Americans are actively stressed about money. The rich have never been richer. No wonder we’re so mad.

Jun 12, 2026 / Kali Holloway

Track and field star Allyson Felix with her daughter, Camryn, at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

A New Documentary Shows How Paid Leave Gives Families a Lifeline A New Documentary Shows How Paid Leave Gives Families a Lifeline

The film reveals what’s possible when families can access supportive policies. Olympic champion Allyson Felix understands this issue intimately.

Jun 4, 2026 / Regina Mahone

On the day of its promulgation, a person holds Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Letter “Magnifica Humanitas,” focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, at the Vatican on May 25, 2026.

From Universities to the Vatican, the AI Backlash Can’t Be Ignored From Universities to the Vatican, the AI Backlash Can’t Be Ignored

If AI devours entire industries, who believes that the precariat’s newest members will receive more support than autoworkers and textile makers before them?

Jun 2, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Barbara Kopple on January 23, 2026 in Park City, Utah.

Why Barbara Kopple’s Labor Films Remain As Urgent as Ever Why Barbara Kopple’s Labor Films Remain As Urgent as Ever

As her Oscar-winning labor documentaries return to theaters, Kopple reflects on union-busting, gig work, and her latest film on unions.

May 1, 2026 / Q&A / Ben Schwartz

A doorman hoses down a sidewalk outside a building in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City, on April 14, 2026.

How Working People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine How Working People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine

While it’s nice that politicians are finally talking about the “affordability crisis,” working folks are wondering: Where have you been?

Apr 17, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks at the Union Now Rally to launch a nonprofit organization designed to boost worker power across the nation on April 12, 2026, in New York City.

New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers

Five years after they began organizing for it, deliveristas have a space to rest and charge their e-bikes.

Apr 14, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination

The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination

Recent decisions mean the agency will no longer process claims regarding harassment, the denial of bathroom use, or discrimination in hiring, firing, or promotion on the basis of ...

Apr 14, 2026 / Bryce Covert

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán appears during a rally ahead of the general election in Budapest, Hungary, on March 15, 2026.

In Hungary’s Steel City, Layoffs Hurt Orbán’s Appeal In Hungary’s Steel City, Layoffs Hurt Orbán’s Appeal

Why didn’t Orbán’s government, once a critic of what it called a “bad privatization,” save jobs?

Apr 8, 2026 / David Broder

The Great AI Grift

The Great AI Grift The Great AI Grift

Tech leaders want you to believe that AI is the key to a new golden age. The reality looks more like a bold, government-backed heist.

Apr 8, 2026 / Feature / Susannah Glickman, Amba Kak, and Sarah Myers West

Representatives from the Hotel and Gaming Trade Council attend the celebration of mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's primary victory in New York City, on July 2, 2025.

Tourists See a Luxury Hotel. We See Labor History and a City That Protects Workers. Tourists See a Luxury Hotel. We See Labor History and a City That Protects Workers.

New York’s hotel industry was built on labor struggles—and today’s protections show how worker rights and world-class hospitality go hand in hand.

Mar 26, 2026 / Samuel A.A. Levine and Rich Maroko

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