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Letters From the May 8/15, 2017, Issue Letters From the May 8/15, 2017, Issue

Solidarity with striking Harvard workers… Health care for all!… What is feminism?… Resisting the right wing… America’s perpetual wars…

Apr 20, 2017 / Our Readers

What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed

What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed

A new book on the antebellum period captures the dangers of confusing self-improvement with institutional change.

Apr 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple

Asking for a Friend: This Divorce Reeks of Class Privilege

Asking for a Friend: This Divorce Reeks of Class Privilege Asking for a Friend: This Divorce Reeks of Class Privilege

And another reader’s friend is trapped with a bad boss, a bad gig, and no union.

Apr 7, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

Carli Lloyd and women's team

US Women’s Soccer Just Scored a Big Win US Women’s Soccer Just Scored a Big Win

The US women’s national soccer team has a new contract, and it’s important for a number of reasons.

Apr 5, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Federal contract workers on strike

Trump’s Courageous, Valiant Decision to Gut Government Worker Safety Trump’s Courageous, Valiant Decision to Gut Government Worker Safety

Truly admirable: The president has undone regulation ensuring fair pay and safety standards for federal contractors.

Apr 5, 2017 / Michelle Chen

alex acosta

Trump’s Labor Nominee, Alexander Acosta, Is More Dangerous than You Think Trump’s Labor Nominee, Alexander Acosta, Is More Dangerous than You Think

Acosta might seem like a sober choice, but he embraces Trump's anti-labor agenda.

Mar 29, 2017 / Christopher D. Cook

University of Florida students

Students and Farmworkers Are Teaming Up to Boot Wendy’s Off Their Campuses Students and Farmworkers Are Teaming Up to Boot Wendy’s Off Their Campuses

The effort is part of a national campaign to pressure Wendy’s to improve their labor practices.

Mar 29, 2017 / StudentNation / Molly Minta

USA women's hockey

The US Women’s Ice Hockey Team Is on Strike—and the Solidarity Is Stunning The US Women’s Ice Hockey Team Is on Strike—and the Solidarity Is Stunning

The effort to find “replacement players” is backfiring.

Mar 28, 2017 / Dave Zirin

March Madness

NCAA Players Should Strike at the Final Four NCAA Players Should Strike at the Final Four

They have the power to force a change, but only if they refuse to be pawns in someone else’s game.

Mar 21, 2017 / Dave Zirin and Etan Thomas

Lisa Chesson, Meghan Duggan, Megan Bozek, and Monique Lamoureux

Here’s Why the US Women’s National Hockey Team Is Going on Strike Here’s Why the US Women’s National Hockey Team Is Going on Strike

This is “a fight they don’t want, but must have.”

Mar 16, 2017 / Dave Zirin

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