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Letters From the December 16/23, 2019, Issue Letters From the December 16/23, 2019, Issue

Off base… “Can’t” versus “won’t”…

Dec 3, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers, Kelly Candaele, and Peter Dreier

The Politics of Abortion Is Entering a New Era

The Politics of Abortion Is Entering a New Era The Politics of Abortion Is Entering a New Era

The Supreme Court won’t protect abortion access anymore. But thousands of activists will.

Dec 3, 2019 / Editorial / Emily Douglas

Workers Are Heading Back to the Picket Lines

Workers Are Heading Back to the Picket Lines Workers Are Heading Back to the Picket Lines

Despite job growth, employees face daunting precarity—and they’re fed up.

Dec 2, 2019 / Editorial / Bryce Covert

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

WTO Seattle Protest

20 Years After Seattle, the Clash of Globalizations Rages On 20 Years After Seattle, the Clash of Globalizations Rages On

Alter-globalization is back— but this time, it’s coming from both the left and the right.

Nov 29, 2019 / Quinn Slobodian

FDR Got Everything that Trump Does Not About Thanksgiving

FDR Got Everything that Trump Does Not About Thanksgiving FDR Got Everything that Trump Does Not About Thanksgiving

Roosevelt used the holiday to preach about sacrifice and solidarity. Trump thanks himself.

Nov 28, 2019 / John Nichols

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

The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change: Worker Power

The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change: Worker Power The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change: Worker Power

Capitalists created the climate crisis. But a low-carbon labor movement can help solve it.

Nov 20, 2019 / Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, and Thea Riofrancos

Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money

Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money

To make meaningful changes to our unequal economy, organizers, politicians, and candidates must target who has power.

Nov 20, 2019 / Joelle Gamble

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