Trump Just Showed How Little He Actually Cares About the Working Class Trump Just Showed How Little He Actually Cares About the Working Class
The former president traveled to a non-union plant in Michigan to tell autoworkers that their struggle for fair wages and a better future was essentially worthless.
Sep 28, 2023 / John Nichols
What’s at Stake in the UAW Strike What’s at Stake in the UAW Strike
With so much riding on the outcome, it's time for labor and its supporters—from the White House to the grass roots—to play for keeps.
Sep 28, 2023 / Jane McAlevey for The Nation
My President Joined a Picket Line My President Joined a Picket Line
No matter what you think of Joe Biden, his decision to stand with UAW workers is historic. And it might just get him reelected.
Sep 27, 2023 / John Nichols
Automakers Don’t Need to Choose Between Labor and Climate Automakers Don’t Need to Choose Between Labor and Climate
Corporations say they can’t meet the UAW’s demands while also transitioning to electric vehicles. The truth is they just need to fork over the money.
Sep 27, 2023 / Lucy Dean Stockton
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
The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo
The man who preserved the legacy of medical hero Henrietta Lacks died in May, but big media missed the story. I couldn’t.
Sep 27, 2023 / Obituary / Joan Walsh
On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About
Rather than understand gentrification as a systemic issue, the term has simply become an insult people throw around.
Sep 27, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Racism?? In Finland!!?? Racism?? In Finland!!??
Trouble in the “World’s Happiest Nation.”
Sep 26, 2023 / David Kirp
Will the UAW Picket Trump’s Rally in Detroit? Will the UAW Picket Trump’s Rally in Detroit?
Trump’s speeches are terrifying echoes of those heard in Europe in the 1930s. They are appeals to labor by a candidate supported by heavily armed, fascist political formations.
Sep 25, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game
Announcing his exit, the right-wing baron mixes public populism and private elitism.
Sep 25, 2023 / Jeet Heer