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The west facade of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., at dusk.

This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor

With Glacier, eight justices sabotaged the most powerful weapon unions have: the strike.

Jun 2, 2023 / Elie Mystal

“T4T” Has Become a Deeply Vital Term to Trans People. Here’s Why.

“T4T” Has Become a Deeply Vital Term to Trans People. Here’s Why. “T4T” Has Become a Deeply Vital Term to Trans People. Here’s Why.

This abbreviation of “trans for trans” has evolved into a shorthand for a trans-centric politics of care, love, and solidarity.

Jun 2, 2023 / Jake Hall

Two people holding tree seedlings for planting.

To Curb Climate Change, Young People Are Growing the Green Jobs Market To Curb Climate Change, Young People Are Growing the Green Jobs Market

As environmental concern extends beyonds traditional conservation work, recent graduates are seeking sustainable careers—with more options than ever before.

Jun 2, 2023 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

United States Supreme Court justices

How Should Workers Respond to the Supreme Court’s Ruling in “Glacier Northwest”? How Should Workers Respond to the Supreme Court’s Ruling in “Glacier Northwest”?

The court’s ruling could have been much worse—and soon will be. Workers and unions need to be prepared.

Jun 1, 2023 / Jane McAlevey

Marcus Smart, a Celtics player, lies on the hardwood, frustrated—hands up.

Boston Tears: Why the Sports World Rejoiced at the Celtics’ Loss Boston Tears: Why the Sports World Rejoiced at the Celtics’ Loss

The sense that Boston possesses a special sporting sparkle is grating. It’s also, at least in recent history, true.

Jun 1, 2023 / Dave Zirin

A Covid-19 memorial done in collaboration between Naming the Lost Memorials, City Lore and Green-Wood Cemetery, at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn on May 08, 2023.

It’s Not “Unreasonable” to Want to Change Our Rotten Health Care System It’s Not “Unreasonable” to Want to Change Our Rotten Health Care System

The pandemic showed how callous, unequal, and ineffective American health care can be—but some medical bigwigs seem to want people to stop pointing that out.

Jun 1, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Stoking the Fires of Racism

Stoking the Fires of Racism Stoking the Fires of Racism

Trump’s appeal to hate groups.

Jun 1, 2023 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Guantánamo Bay

Two Decades Later, We Still Know Too Little About the Government’s Torture Program Two Decades Later, We Still Know Too Little About the Government’s Torture Program

Attempts to keep that blindfold in place in the name of “national security” have helped sustain darkness over light.

Jun 1, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg

Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde Audre Lorde

Leadership and inspiration.

May 31, 2023 / OppArt / Honey Goudard

How Scientific Publishers’ Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress

How Scientific Publishers’ Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress How Scientific Publishers’ Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress

Last month, the editorial team of NeuroImage resigned over the “unethical fees” charged by the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. Can scientists ditch the for-profit system?

May 31, 2023 / StudentNation / Kayla Yup

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