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Harvard Reverses Course After a “Nation” Exposé Harvard Reverses Course After a “Nation” Exposé

The Kennedy School has decided to extend an invitation to Ken Roth, the former head of Human Rights Watch, after a Nation cover story revealed that his fellowship was initially vet...

Jan 19, 2023 / The Editors

France’s Pension Reform Battle Will Be Decided in the Streets

France’s Pension Reform Battle Will Be Decided in the Streets France’s Pension Reform Battle Will Be Decided in the Streets

Macron is trying to push through cuts to the retirement system, looking to generate savings on the backs of the working class.

Jan 18, 2023 / Cole Stangler

Lina Khan, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission

The FTC’s New Rule Against Noncompetes Could Raise Wages by $300 Billion The FTC’s New Rule Against Noncompetes Could Raise Wages by $300 Billion

Quitting a job for a better offer is non-unionized workers’ best, and often only, trump card. Noncompete agreements take that power away.

Jan 18, 2023 / Bryce Covert

Buffalo Bills players react to an injury sustained by Damar Hamlin #3 with an ambulance on the field during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Ohio.

Damar Hamlin’s Pain Is Not a Feel-Good Story Damar Hamlin’s Pain Is Not a Feel-Good Story

The NFL is encouraging the public to feel joy instead of trauma so the show can go on. 

Jan 11, 2023 / Dave Zirin

H-2A farmworkers planting ornamental shrubs in an Oregon field

Why Farmworker Legalization Failed Why Farmworker Legalization Failed

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act’s failure to become law reveals critical divisions within the immigrant rights movement.

Jan 10, 2023 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started

Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started

It’s legal for adjuncts to work under conditions that are outlawed for most other industries. Here’s how grad workers could change that.

Jan 6, 2023 / Jamie K. McCallum

Giorgia Meloni waves to from a stage.

Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology

The new Italian government’s culture war looks less like populism of the right and more like the same old blaming of capitalism’s victims.

Jan 2, 2023 / David Broder

Fighting Poverty

Poor People Have the Power to Transform America Poor People Have the Power to Transform America

As the threat of yet more political turmoil and escalating violence looms, isn’t it time to break through the isolation with a new sense of collective power?

Dec 26, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract

Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract

The union’s concessions may be too much for the rank and file of the biggest strike in the country to swallow.

Dec 22, 2022 / Sammy Feldblum and Lavanya Nott

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer.

The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections

A bill to ensure that pregnant workers receive accommodations on the job has been approved as an amendment to the must-pass omnibus spending bill.

Dec 22, 2022 / Bryce Covert for The Nation

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