The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia
Amid war fever and bigoted violence, we have to combat media cowardice.
Oct 16, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Safe Staffing Is Front and Center in Another Huge Healthcare Strike Safe Staffing Is Front and Center in Another Huge Healthcare Strike
Seventy-five thousand healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente locations across five states and Washington, D.C., walked off the job to demand an end to staffing shortages.
Oct 13, 2023 / Bryce Covert
Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Why should capital take any interest in people who are no longer a source of profit?
Oct 12, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
The USPS Is Falsifying Safety Documents as Its Workers Die of Heat The USPS Is Falsifying Safety Documents as Its Workers Die of Heat
Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules.
Oct 11, 2023 / Josephine Lee
Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
How it inspires the struggle for workers’ rights.
Oct 10, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What My Infant Son Taught Me About Caring for My Patients in the ICU What My Infant Son Taught Me About Caring for My Patients in the ICU
Like my patients, he was on life support—but from my body rather than machines.
Oct 9, 2023 / Feature / Colleen M. Farrell
The WGA Wins Its Strike, but California Workers Face Uncertainty The WGA Wins Its Strike, but California Workers Face Uncertainty
The Hollywood writers' union scores an impressive win, while Governor Newsom sells out strikers on other fronts.
Oct 6, 2023 / Comment / Ben Schwartz
“Your Body Suffers”: The Unremarkable Pain of an Auto-Assembly-Line Worker “Your Body Suffers”: The Unremarkable Pain of an Auto-Assembly-Line Worker
Vehicle-manufacturing jobs grind down workers’ bodies. Is it time for a 32-hour week?
Oct 2, 2023 / Sarah Lazare
Why the Mainstream Media Loved Trump’s Fake Pro-Workers Rally Why the Mainstream Media Loved Trump’s Fake Pro-Workers Rally
A combination of horse race journalism and anti-union bias led to absurd reporting.
Sep 29, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Have an Ace Up Their Sleeve Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Have an Ace Up Their Sleeve
The image of the city as an adult playground has often meant extreme and erratic change for hotels, casinos, and restaurants. The Culinary Union has had enough.
Sep 27, 2023 / Nicholas Russell