Reports of the Death of the “Texas Observer” Are Greatly Exaggerated Reports of the Death of the “Texas Observer” Are Greatly Exaggerated
With support from readers, a legendary progressive publication lives to fight another day.
Apr 3, 2023 / Jim Hightower
Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron
The massive accumulation of trash in France’s capital is one of the most visible—and smelly—signs of the opposition to Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform.
Apr 1, 2023 / Cécile Alduy
Howard Schultz’s Union-Busting Paternalism Howard Schultz’s Union-Busting Paternalism
The former Starbucks CEO faced tough questions at a Senate hearing—and didn’t have much to say.
Mar 30, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail? What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail?
Bypassing the National Assembly to force through his unpopular pension reform looked like a clever move—until it brought the French people back onto the streets.
Mar 27, 2023 / Harrison Stetler
Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles
This week’s massive jobs action also represents a model for building worker power.
Mar 24, 2023 / Alex Caputo-Pearl
What an Epic Women’s Strike Can Teach Us Over 70 Years Later What an Epic Women’s Strike Can Teach Us Over 70 Years Later
The 1951 Empire Zinc strike made history and spawned a landmark labor film. Its impact is still reverberating today.
Mar 21, 2023 / Natasha Varner
Do University Farms Truly Teach Sustainability? Do University Farms Truly Teach Sustainability?
The number of student food gardens has risen dramatically at prestigious urban and suburban colleges, but these campus farms should be wary of overstating their impact.
Mar 20, 2023 / StudentNation / Author
How US Policy Has Trapped Migrant Workers in an “Open-Air Prison” in Mexico How US Policy Has Trapped Migrant Workers in an “Open-Air Prison” in Mexico
Thanks to US border restrictions, thousands of migrants are stuck indefinitely in Chiapas, harvesting the fruits that Americans can’t get enough of.
Mar 20, 2023 / Feature / Esther Honig
To Keep Grad Students From Unionizing, Duke University Wants to Change the Rules To Keep Grad Students From Unionizing, Duke University Wants to Change the Rules
After the Duke Graduate Students Union filed for an election, the university announced that it would challenge the NLRB decision from 2016 that granted graduate workers across the ...
Mar 17, 2023 / StudentNation / Anita Simha
Why Is the Republican Party Suddenly Weakening Child Labor Laws? Why Is the Republican Party Suddenly Weakening Child Labor Laws?
Rolling back restrictions on child labor and dismantling public education will make the country far more unequal. For today’s GOP, that’s a feature, not a bug.
Mar 16, 2023 / Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire