Meet the Activist Championing the Rights of Workers From the Inside Meet the Activist Championing the Rights of Workers From the Inside
Of all the members of Biden’s administration, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo has arguably sparked the biggest changes for American workers.
Feb 13, 2023 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Inside the Campaign to Unionize the University of Oregon Inside the Campaign to Unionize the University of Oregon
If the Oregon workers are successful, they believe they will be the nation’s largest undergraduate student union at a public university.
Feb 10, 2023 / StudentNation / Porter Wheeler
What Biden’s State of the Union Was Missing, According to Young People What Biden’s State of the Union Was Missing, According to Young People
From climate change, to policing, to labor rights, to the Covid-19 pandemic, here are the issues that young people hope Biden will focus on after his SOTU address.
Feb 9, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote
Republicans are crowing over their resolution denouncing socialism, but their next presidential candidate will be chosen in a city that socialism built.
Feb 6, 2023 / John Nichols
The GOP’s Phony Class War The GOP’s Phony Class War
Racist resentment plus plutocratic economics don’t equal a “working-class party.”
Feb 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Will New Leadership Make the UAW Labor’s Vanguard Once Again? Will New Leadership Make the UAW Labor’s Vanguard Once Again?
In the wake of a corruption scandal, the autoworkers' union leadership faces the first contested election in over three-quarters of a century. But the old guard won't go without a ...
Feb 2, 2023 / Nelson Lichtenstein
Britain’s Winter of Discontent Britain’s Winter of Discontent
If unions here are weaker and smaller than in Margaret Thatcher’s day, their strikes are also far more popular.
Jan 31, 2023 / Gary Younge
Why Is Governor Kathy Hochul Waging War on Her Own Party? Why Is Governor Kathy Hochul Waging War on Her Own Party?
New York’s governor is a relic from a lost world.
Jan 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer
What Do Young People Want? What Do Young People Want?
If President Biden and the Democrats want to keep young voters engaged, the party needs to actually address their concerns.
Jan 20, 2023 / StudentNation / Porter Wheeler
The Supreme Court Is About to Make It Even Riskier to Strike The Supreme Court Is About to Make It Even Riskier to Strike
The Roberts court is famously anti-union. With Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters, it’s poised to make it easier for employers to sue striking workers.
Jan 11, 2023 / Elie Mystal