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Floaters. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 15.

Nov 19, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Burning Planet

Burning Planet Burning Planet

Climate justice.

Nov 19, 2021 / OppArt / Alessandra Mondolfi

Pentagon

I’m a Defense Industry Worker. It’s Time to Cut the Pentagon Budget. I’m a Defense Industry Worker. It’s Time to Cut the Pentagon Budget.

Limitless military spending doesn’t help workers like me. Green, union jobs do.

Nov 19, 2021 / David Story

Arizona airport workers

Arizona Airport Workers Are Going on Strike Arizona Airport Workers Are Going on Strike

“This company is not respecting us and not respecting our union,” said one long-serving employee.

Nov 19, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Joe Biden speaks at a podium that reads

Biden’s Progressive Vision Just Isn’t Enough Biden’s Progressive Vision Just Isn’t Enough

Progressivism once looked to the future; today, it’s stuck in the past.

Nov 19, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Uncivil War on Democracy

Uncivil War on Democracy Uncivil War on Democracy

The GOP fans the flames of hate to divide the nation.

Nov 18, 2021 / OppArt / Ratt

UAW Logo ang American Flag

Only Democracy Can Save One of America’s Greatest Unions Only Democracy Can Save One of America’s Greatest Unions

We need strong unions more than ever, which means giving UAW members a real say in how their union is run.

Nov 18, 2021 / Liz Skeen

How Progressives Can Mobilize to Win

How Progressives Can Mobilize to Win How Progressives Can Mobilize to Win

The Democratic strategy of pivoting to the center isn’t meant to succeed, just to placate the party’s wealthy donors. Time for a new approach.

Nov 18, 2021 / DaMareo Cooper and Analilia Mejia

The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents

The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents

No wonder conservative lawmakers who idealize a “traditional” nuclear family are trying to discredit the potential investment in child care.

Nov 17, 2021 / Julie Kohler

COP26 Global Day for Climate Justice march, London

You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation

Over more than a century, PR firms built and fine-tuned a machine to deceive the public.

Nov 17, 2021 / Amy Westervelt

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