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Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia

Despite gestures at moderation, the party’s anti-LGBTQ bigotry has returned to the fore.

Jun 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW

The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW

The recently rereleased 1979 film can teach today’s workers how to throw their weight around.

Jun 16, 2022 / R.H. Lossin

Does “Severance”’s Workplace Satire Work?

Does “Severance”’s Workplace Satire Work? Does “Severance”’s Workplace Satire Work?

On the ups and downs of the year's most talked-about office drama.

Jun 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

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The Growing Campus Gender Gap The Growing Campus Gender Gap

Why are there fewer men than women in college today?

Jun 14, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon

Matthew T. Huber

The Green Transition Must Be Union-Powered The Green Transition Must Be Union-Powered

A conversation with scholar Matt Huber on climate strategy and class politics.

Jun 9, 2022 / Q&A / Sara Van Horn and Cal Turner

Can California Democrats Do Enough to Block a Rural Right-Wing Revolt?

Can California Democrats Do Enough to Block a Rural Right-Wing Revolt? Can California Democrats Do Enough to Block a Rural Right-Wing Revolt?

Democratic legislators are stepping up their efforts to bring relief to voters, but amid soaring gas prices and an intensifying drought, they may not be sufficient.

Jun 3, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Workers on motorcycles protest Chinese government in 1989.

The Radical, Transnational Legacy of Tiananmen Workers The Radical, Transnational Legacy of Tiananmen Workers

China’s labor-led protests modeled a more ambitious kind of politics than the one crafted by the Tiananmen student liberals.

Jun 3, 2022 / Promise Li

What Is Organizing, Anyway?

What Is Organizing, Anyway? What Is Organizing, Anyway?

Change won’t succeed if we wait for it to happen from the top down. History proves that.

Jun 1, 2022 / Beverly Gologorsky

The DCCC and the DSCC Are Not On Our Side

The DCCC and the DSCC Are Not On Our Side The DCCC and the DSCC Are Not On Our Side

We won’t come close to the changes this country desperately needs unless progressives transform the Democratic Party from within.

May 27, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage

People stand around colorful signs with their fists raised.

The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About

At this GM plant in Mexico, workers on both sides of the border came together across national boundaries to challenge corporate power.

May 25, 2022 / Bruce Hobson

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