The Women of Wages for Housework The Women of Wages for Housework
A new book edited by Silvia Federici and Arlen Austin helps capture the excitement and ideas of a movement that had modest origins but spread around the world within several ...
Mar 14, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jaffe
Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain
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Mar 13, 2018 / NationAction
Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Tariffs. He’s Running a Con. Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Tariffs. He’s Running a Con.
Neither Democrats nor the media should get distracted by the show; instead, they should expose the harsh reality behind the curtain.
Mar 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis
The strikers won all five of their demands by shutting down every public school in the state.
Mar 12, 2018 / Jane McAlevey
The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants
The Edit is a cost-effective way to bring a subscriber-boosting perspective to the paper, but what about the young journalists whose work it uses?
Mar 12, 2018 / William Anderson
7 Years on, Sailors Exposed to Fukushima Radiation Seek Their Day in Court 7 Years on, Sailors Exposed to Fukushima Radiation Seek Their Day in Court
Special investigation: US military personnel are sick and dying, and want the nuclear plant’s designers and owners to take responsibility.
Mar 9, 2018 / Gregg Levine
West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism
But with politicians skirting an overdue reckoning with the energy industry, more struggles are ahead.
Mar 6, 2018 / Elizabeth Catte
Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives
Democrats should not revive a doomed strategy of excessive caution and deference to the permanent consultant class.
Mar 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Left Needs to Care About the Opioid Crisis The Left Needs to Care About the Opioid Crisis
Progressives should learn from the past to respond to the overdose epidemic.
Mar 5, 2018 / Jeremy Saunders
The Coming Supreme Court Attack on Public-Sector Unions—and What Unions Can Do About It The Coming Supreme Court Attack on Public-Sector Unions—and What Unions Can Do About It
A conversation with author and organizer Jane McAlevey about Janus v. AFSCME and the way forward for labor.
Mar 2, 2018 / Jon Wiener