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What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor

What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor

If Biden were to embrace the idea, Sanders and a team of visionary leaders could forge a new New Deal for working Americans.

Nov 16, 2020 / John Nichols

Joe Biden speaks outside UAW offices

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? 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

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Letters From the November 16/23, 2020, Issue Letters From the November 16/23, 2020, Issue

L'union fait la force… A familiar playbook… The fine print… Please don’t go!

Nov 3, 2020 / Our Readers

A crowd of protesters, several with Chilean flags

Short of a General Strike, How Can Labor Stop Trump From Stealing the Election? Short of a General Strike, How Can Labor Stop Trump From Stealing the Election?

Lessons from Chile’s uprising—and from the 2000 Florida recount fight.

Oct 30, 2020 / Jane McAlevey

Workers hold signs at a protest with slogans like

We Must Sever Law Enforcement From the Labor Movement We Must Sever Law Enforcement From the Labor Movement

We cannot stand by and watch as our so-called union brothers continue to brutalize Black and working-class lives with impunity.

Oct 26, 2020 / The Debate / Kim Kelly

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The Labor Movement Isn’t Ready to Expel Police Unions The Labor Movement Isn’t Ready to Expel Police Unions

If all we do is exile law enforcement from our ranks, we won’t help rid the country of white supremacy.

Oct 26, 2020 / The Debate / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Donald Trump Is America’s First Conspiracist President

Donald Trump Is America’s First Conspiracist President Donald Trump Is America’s First Conspiracist President

His paranoid fantasies are for the masses, but they are propped up by plenty of elites.

Oct 16, 2020 / Steve Fraser

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

Countless men, women, and children have been killed at the hands of US law enforcement officers. Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville police on March 13, 2020, and recently he...

Oct 13, 2020 / OppArt / Coco Howard

The Future of the Gig Economy Is on the Ballot

The Future of the Gig Economy Is on the Ballot The Future of the Gig Economy Is on the Ballot

California’s Prop 22 would make the misclassification of Uber and Lyft drivers permanent.

Oct 9, 2020 / Wilfred Chan

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