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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

Who Will Be the Marcus Rashford of the USA?

Who Will Be the Marcus Rashford of the USA? Who Will Be the Marcus Rashford of the USA?

The 23-year-old UK soccer star is fighting for government intervention to end hunger. This is desperately needed in the United States.

Nov 11, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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

A truck full of cotton is dropped off next to a ginning depot.

We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms

Challenging the right wing’s cold war agenda means highlighting the Uighur re-education camps’ links to counterterrorism and global capital.

Oct 28, 2020 / A. Liu

Lack of Paid Leave Makes Our Economy So Fragile: A Q&A With Heather Boushey

Lack of Paid Leave Makes Our Economy So Fragile: A Q&A With Heather Boushey Lack of Paid Leave Makes Our Economy So Fragile: A Q&A With Heather Boushey

The economist predicted that America would be hit harder than our peers by the Covid pandemic because we don’t have national paid leave.

Oct 26, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Labor, Land, and Legacy: What New Might We Grow in the Shell of the Old?

Labor, Land, and Legacy: What New Might We Grow in the Shell of the Old? Labor, Land, and Legacy: What New Might We Grow in the Shell of the Old?

An immigrant family went from running a small restaurant to becoming small landlords. Amid pandemic uncertainty, their daughter wonders, What’s my place?

Oct 21, 2020 / Nadia Maria Mohamed

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

Between February and May, more than 5.4 million people lost their health insurance coverage. That’s the highest increase ever recorded.

Oct 21, 2020 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

If Biden plans to fulfill his campaign trail promise that he’ll be the “most progressive president since FDR,” he’ll have to help lead the push for progressive policies.

Oct 19, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

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

31 Days Until the Election

31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election

The death toll rises while Trump blusters.

Oct 10, 2020 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall

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