Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor
Strengthening unions would play a critical part in tackling our country’s staggering inequality.
Mar 9, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Amazon Workers’ Campaign Shows the Need for Labor Law Reform The Amazon Workers’ Campaign Shows the Need for Labor Law Reform
The organizing drive still underway at a fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala., reveals the many ways current law gives employers far too much power.
Feb 25, 2021 / Lynn Rhinehart
Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education
“Great schools with great teachers is the most important civil right of our generation,” she boldly declared. And she built a movement of believers in that vision.
Feb 15, 2021 / John Nichols
These Machines Won’t Kill Fascism: Toward a Militant Progressive Vision for Tech These Machines Won’t Kill Fascism: Toward a Militant Progressive Vision for Tech
The left must vie for control over the algorithms, data, and infrastructure that shape our lives.
Jan 29, 2021 / Nantina Vgontzas and Meredith Whittaker
The Hunts Point Strike Is Just the Beginning The Hunts Point Strike Is Just the Beginning
Given the compounding injustices of the Covid-19 era, workers’ demands are resonating across the country.
Jan 25, 2021 / Chris Gelardi
This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order
In Cedar Point Nursery, conservatives are invoking a Jim Crow version of property rights.
Dec 2, 2020 / Nathan Newman
For Some Workers, Schools Never Closed For Some Workers, Schools Never Closed
Amid the pandemic, frontline education workers are shouldering crucial responsibilities.
Nov 23, 2020 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Working People Dragged Joe Biden Over the Finish Line Working People Dragged Joe Biden Over the Finish Line
But winning the election is like gaining recognition for a union. Now the real work starts.
Nov 12, 2020 / Jane McAlevey for The Nation
Can American Labor Survive Prop 22? Can American Labor Survive Prop 22?
The California ballot measure could be the most radical undoing of labor legislation since Taft-Hartley.
Nov 10, 2020 / Wilfred Chan
Opportunity Knocks: Canvassing in the Time of Covid Opportunity Knocks: Canvassing in the Time of Covid
While Democrats abandoned in-person door knocking because of the pandemic, Republicans never stopped. Democrats have finally decided to end their unilateral disarmament.
Oct 23, 2020 / Daniel Judt and Maxwell Ulin