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The Rev. Ryan Brown and Mary “Ma Mary” Hill show their signed union cards on September 2, 2024.

How Amazon Is Taking Its Union-Busting to New Heights How Amazon Is Taking Its Union-Busting to New Heights

Organizers describe fear tactics, amped-up security, and daily town halls as workers vote on whether to unionize.

Feb 13, 2025 / Ella Fanger

A hand holds an iPhone. The screen shows the application DeekSeek asking,

Why DeepSeek’s Surprise Breakthrough Shouldn’t Have Come as a Surprise Why DeepSeek’s Surprise Breakthrough Shouldn’t Have Come as a Surprise

While America was busy with stock buybacks and quarterly profits, China spent decades building an integrated system linking research, manufacturing, and innovation.

Jan 30, 2025 / Corbin Trent

A grid of six photos showing REI worker on strike with signs.

REI Sells the Great Outdoors While Workers Breathe Chemicals in a Windowless Basement REI Sells the Great Outdoors While Workers Breathe Chemicals in a Windowless Basement

Ski shop workers at an REI in New York City went on strike after the company took away their respirators.

Jan 28, 2025 / Kiera Feldman

President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on January 15, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President

Inheriting a post-pandemic economy, Biden orchestrated the best recovery in the industrial world.

Jan 23, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought

Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought

New technology is not just making shopping more challenging for workers and consumers—it’s poised to rip off the most vulnerable.

Jan 22, 2025 / Ann Larson

Disability advocates rally at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, on February 14. 2024.

The Labor Crisis Putting People With Disabilities at Risk The Labor Crisis Putting People With Disabilities at Risk

The workers who care for people with disabilities are underpaid, overwhelmed, and increasingly leaving the field. Advocates say action is desperately needed to stem the tide.

Jan 10, 2025 / Isabel Ruehl

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks about Ralph De La Torre's spending habits during the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Left-Populists—Unshackle Your Imaginations! Left-Populists—Unshackle Your Imaginations!

It’s time to challenge the Democrats’ “business model.”

Jan 7, 2025 / Richard Eskow

Elon Musk, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Vivek Ramaswamy arrive for a meeting on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024.

In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want cheap labor—not a multiracial democracy.

Jan 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Representative Kay Granger during a news conference with other Republican members of the House of Representatives at the Capitol on July 21, 2020.

Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government

The corridors of power increasingly resemble a nursing home—if not a hospice.

Dec 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer

The shuttered Bethlehem Steel plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on March 15, 2024.

Why Bidenomics Was Such a Bust Why Bidenomics Was Such a Bust

A large majority of voters gave the Biden administration a failing grade on the economy. For the sake of future policy battles, it is worthwhile to try to understand their reasons...

Dec 9, 2024 / James K. Galbraith

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