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Teachers and supporters of increased education funding pack the first and second floors of the state Capitol during the second day of a walkout by Oklahoma teachers.

Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma

You can also attend a town hall to end gun violence and ask small businesses near you to publicly support net neutrality.

Apr 4, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

EPB technicians

The Government Should Guarantee Everyone a Good Job The Government Should Guarantee Everyone a Good Job

We have an opportunity to pass a good-jobs guarantee—but we have to start a movement now.

Apr 4, 2018 / Ady Barkan

Sex work protest

New Legislation Aimed at Fighting Trafficking on Digital Platforms Could Put Sex Workers in Danger New Legislation Aimed at Fighting Trafficking on Digital Platforms Could Put Sex Workers in Danger

By closing down online portals, politicians are pushing sex workers onto the streets.

Mar 30, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Confronting the ‘Native Harvey Weinsteins’

Confronting the ‘Native Harvey Weinsteins’ Confronting the ‘Native Harvey Weinsteins’

When Indigenous women are harassed at work, gaps in tribal law can leave them in a precarious gray area.

Mar 30, 2018 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren and Jason Begay

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

Public-school teachers around the country have been asked to do more with less.

Mar 29, 2018 / Editorial / Bryce Covert

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Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue

Beyond #MeToo… A place to be… After Parkland… A scandal [web only]…

Mar 21, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers

Medicaid Protest Mississippi

This Is the Most Dangerous Time in Decades to Be an American Living in Poverty This Is the Most Dangerous Time in Decades to Be an American Living in Poverty

Republicans have launched a “breathtaking” assault on a range of safety-net programs—from health care to housing to legal aid.

Mar 20, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

Trump in a hard hat

Trump’s Trade Tariffs Aren’t About Helping Workers Trump’s Trade Tariffs Aren’t About Helping Workers

If the president were serious about creating good jobs for Americans, he’d care about the working conditions of Chinese workers too.

Mar 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen

CIW Freedom Fast

These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen? These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen?

Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are fasting to pressure Wendy’s to join a breakthrough fair-food program that’s raised wages and made workplace harassment obsolete.

Mar 15, 2018 / Rinku Sen

Disney World Magic Kingdom

Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet? Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet?

At Disney’s resorts in Florida and California, workers are fighting for better pay and working conditions.

Mar 14, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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