Maida Springer Kemp Championed Workers’ Rights on a Global Scale Maida Springer Kemp Championed Workers’ Rights on a Global Scale
The Panamanian garment worker turned labor organizer, Pan-Africanist, and anti-colonial activist advocated for US and African workers amid a Cold War freeze.
Feb 4, 2022 / Kim Kelly
Protests in Kazakhstan Rattle Russia and China Protests in Kazakhstan Rattle Russia and China
China’s response to massive protests in its energy-rich neighbor show that claims of noninterference in the domestic affairs of other countries are not to be taken at face value.
Feb 4, 2022 / Dilip Hiro
We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers
Let’s tax billionaires—and übermillionaires—back to where they stood when Covid-19 hit.
Feb 4, 2022 / John Nichols
Why Wishful Thinking on Covid Remains As Dangerous as Ever Why Wishful Thinking on Covid Remains As Dangerous as Ever
Pundits urging us to treat Covid “like the flu” or pushing “the urgency of normal” are just variations of the siren song of surrender to needless death and preventable disease.
Feb 3, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves
In This Latest Covid Surge, Americans Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet Without Sick Leave In This Latest Covid Surge, Americans Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet Without Sick Leave
With the country in the throes of the deadliest Covid wave yet, American workers are back to having no federally mandated paid sick leave.
Feb 3, 2022 / Bryce Covert
Will the Gates Foundation’s Board Ever Hold Bill Accountable? Will the Gates Foundation’s Board Ever Hold Bill Accountable?
Though described as “strong independent voices,” the new board members all have financial ties to the Gates Foundation.
Feb 2, 2022 / Tim Schwab
Brian Flores Levels a Lawsuit Against the NFL for Discriminatory Practices Brian Flores Levels a Lawsuit Against the NFL for Discriminatory Practices
Everyone associated with the NFL should find the same courage as the former Miami Dolphins head coach—or the league will fall back into its racist sloth.
Feb 2, 2022 / Dave Zirin
A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia
Thanks to frontline activists and a new law promoting environmental justice, Virginia became one of the first states to recognize the disproportionate impact of pollution on Black,...
Feb 2, 2022 / Crystal “Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck
Undocumented Students Still Need Support Undocumented Students Still Need Support
The struggles facing undocumented youth in New York City have only been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Feb 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Mettela
The Militant Passion of Emma Tenayuca The Militant Passion of Emma Tenayuca
Eighty-four years ago this week, this Mexican American labor organizer led one of the largest strikes in Texas history—and was arrested and blacklisted for her trouble.
Feb 1, 2022 / Kim Kelly