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Take Action Now: Protect Workers’ Rights

Take Action Now: Protect Workers’ Rights Take Action Now: Protect Workers’ Rights

Demand paid family leave, fight for graduate workers rights to organize, and support worker power across sectors.

Dec 17, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction

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Letters From the December 30, 2019/January 6, 2020 Issue Letters From the December 30, 2019/January 6, 2020 Issue

Debating Biden… Andrew Yang’s fuzzy math…

Dec 17, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers

Baseball’s Hall of Fame Finally Admits Labor Pioneer Marvin Miller

Baseball’s Hall of Fame Finally Admits Labor Pioneer Marvin Miller Baseball’s Hall of Fame Finally Admits Labor Pioneer Marvin Miller

At least two owners and executives cast their secret ballot for the Major League Baseball Players Association’s former head.

Dec 10, 2019 / Peter Dreier

Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New.

Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New. Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New.

And time is of the essence.

Dec 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Quebec’s Religious-Symbols Ban Hurts Women—and Everyone Who Depends on Them

Quebec’s Religious-Symbols Ban Hurts Women—and Everyone Who Depends on Them Quebec’s Religious-Symbols Ban Hurts Women—and Everyone Who Depends on Them

A law that blocks teachers and other workers from wearing garments like the hijab is forcing many to choose between faith and financial stability.

Dec 10, 2019 / Nora Loreto

Don’t Mess With French Pensions

Don’t Mess With French Pensions Don’t Mess With French Pensions

Emmanuel Macron’s latest bugbear: a million angry French citizens striking against his proposed pension reforms. 

Dec 6, 2019 / Colin Kinniburgh

Baseball Will Probably Turn Its Back on Marvin Miller—Again

Baseball Will Probably Turn Its Back on Marvin Miller—Again Baseball Will Probably Turn Its Back on Marvin Miller—Again

Yet without his leadership players would still be bought, sold, and traded like animals or used cars.

Dec 6, 2019 / Marc Normandin

WTO Protest Turtles

The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible

Twenty years ago, demonstrations against the World Trade Organization opened the space for today’s critics of neoliberal capitalism.

Nov 29, 2019 / Mark Engler

A booth at the 2019 Hannover Messe industrial technology trade fair in Lower Saxony, Hannover, on March 31 shows a robot with a white arm. The robot art is against a white background with the words

The Robots Are Coming for Our Jobs The Robots Are Coming for Our Jobs

If bosses continue to exploit technology to dehumanize and displace workers, the future of work looks bleak.

Nov 27, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Crusading Autoworkers Are Fighting to Take Back Their Union From an Employer-Backed Culture of Corruption

Crusading Autoworkers Are Fighting to Take Back Their Union From an Employer-Backed Culture of Corruption Crusading Autoworkers Are Fighting to Take Back Their Union From an Employer-Backed Culture of Corruption

UAW leaders sold out their workers for decades. But recent convictions and renewed militance mean that may finally change.

Nov 27, 2019 / Chris Brooks

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