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We’re Facing a Potential Bird Flu Catastrophe We’re Facing a Potential Bird Flu Catastrophe
H5N1 is spreading across the US, targeting some of our most vulnerable communities, and exposing our tattered public health system. We need bold action, and we need it now.
May 30, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves and Anne N. Sosin
![Members of UAW 4811 join protesters at the University of California, Santa Cruz, campus on May 20, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/palworkers.jpg)
The Next Front in Palestine Solidarity: Worker Strikes The Next Front in Palestine Solidarity: Worker Strikes
The symbiotic relationship between universities and the military puts higher education workers in a position of significant structural power.
May 23, 2024 / Jonathan Rosenblum
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Learning the Right Lessons From the UAW Loss in Alabama Learning the Right Lessons From the UAW Loss in Alabama
Mercedes put on an “A-level boss fight.” Which was only to be expected. So how can the union win next time?
May 21, 2024 / Jane McAlevey
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The Invisible Lives of Israel’s Thai Workforce The Invisible Lives of Israel’s Thai Workforce
Manee Jirchat was one of the 31 Thai laborers kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. This is his story.
May 13, 2024 / Feature / Timothy McLaughlin
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Campus Protesters Were Right to Spurn Peggy Noonan, Emblem of Media Obtuseness Campus Protesters Were Right to Spurn Peggy Noonan, Emblem of Media Obtuseness
Our narcissistic media elite doesn’t understand why their lies have made young people wary.
May 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer
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Amazon Says Its Injury Rates Are Down. They’re Still the Highest in the Industry. Amazon Says Its Injury Rates Are Down. They’re Still the Highest in the Industry.
Exclusive: An independent review of Amazon’s annual safety report finds that the company’s warehouse workers experience a disproportionate share of injuries.
May 2, 2024 / Ella Fanger
![NYPD officers load protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza onto MTA buses on April 23, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JVP-1_bus.jpeg)
MTA Bus Drivers Don’t Work for the Cops MTA Bus Drivers Don’t Work for the Cops
The six bus drivers who walked off the job rather than transport protesters slowed the city’s mass-arrest machine by sticking to their union-negotiated contract.
May 2, 2024 / Sophie Hurwitz
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Fellow Freelancers: Don’t Marry Rich, Organize! Fellow Freelancers: Don’t Marry Rich, Organize!
The problem is systemic: Freelance life is underpaid. The solution must be systemic too.
Apr 25, 2024 / Amy Littlefield
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The Use of “Attention Capture” Technologies in Our Classrooms Has Created a Crisis The Use of “Attention Capture” Technologies in Our Classrooms Has Created a Crisis
We have a choice: We can allow Big Tech to solve the problem with invasive brain technology. Or we can let educators teach students how to pay attention.
Apr 22, 2024 / Jac Mullen
![Shawn Fain testifying before Congress on March 14, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-2076697714.jpg)
“Nation” Interview: Shawn Fain on Volkswagen and the UAW's Southern Strategy “Nation” Interview: Shawn Fain on Volkswagen and the UAW's Southern Strategy
“These companies are more profitable than the Big Three ever dreamed of being, and the workers are paid even less.”
Apr 18, 2024 / Q&A / John Nichols