Dispatch

“We’ll All Go Down to Jail”

Minnesota rises with civil disobedience and mass protest.

Sarah Lazare

LaborDispatch

Worker Organizer Abducted By Federal Agents in Minnesota

“It was just eerie to have to get in the car, drive it back to my house, knowing that I don't know when I'm going to be seeing my dad again.”

Sarah Lazare

Dispatch

The Fake Clinics Taking Over Reproductive Healthcare

As abortion clinics disappear nationwide, “crisis pregnancy centers” are transforming reproductive healthcare into a far-right fantasy—quietly collecting hundreds of millions in public funds as Medicaid faces historic cuts.

Sonia Chajet Wides

LaborDispatch

How One Minnesota Union Is Helping Members Survive the Federal Siege

UNITE HERE Local 17 is one of many unions, community organizations and faith groups calling for a work stoppage tomorrow, showing a key way Minnesotans are organizing against ICE.

Sarah Lazare

LaborDispatch

“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days

Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on January 23.

Amie Stager and Sarah Lazare

ViewpointDispatchClimate

COP30 Isn't a Failure — It's a Farce

Why these climate summits can't solve the crisis—and why we should support Indigenous land struggles instead.

Peter Gelderloos

DispatchPolitics

A Rare and Beautiful Moment In War

Can good things happen? Last night's victory in New York City suggests they can.

Hamilton Nolan

Dispatch

On the Trail with Zohran

A Sunday of hope as Mamdani speaks to canvassers in Bed-Stuy ahead of the mayoral election on November 4

Hamilton Nolan

Dispatch

Chicago Day Laborer, in ICE Detention, Says He’s Facing Retaliation Because Supporters Are Protesting His Abduction

“I was targeted for transfer to prevent my supporters from helping me.”

Sarah Lazare

Dispatch

“They’re Not Welcome”: How Chicago Residents Are Resisting Trump’s ICE Invasion of the City

As ICE wreaks chaos and violence in neighborhoods across Chicago, teams of rapid responders are protecting residents and challenging Trump’s attempted occupation by fighting fear through solidarity.

Danny Postel

PalestineDispatch

Gaza’s Nightmare

Gaza is becoming a graveyard without the luxury of graves.

Yousef Aljamal

Dispatch

Teachers Try to Beat the Heat

As extreme heat rises in Orlando, Fla., teachers turn to collective bargaining to ensure comfortable, air-conditioned classrooms.

McKenna Schueler

Dispatch

Rising From the Ashes—Again

Lebanon’s Souq al-Khamis is more than a market—it’s a living archive. After more Israeli bombardment, another round of rebuilding begins.

Ali Awadah

Dispatch

Utah Labor Coalition Puts Bargaining Ban on Hold with Historic Referendum

The group collected over 300,000 signatures opposing Utah’s ban on public sector collective bargaining, giving voters the chance to reject it.

Caroleine James

DispatchPolitics

“No Kings” Seeded a Mass Movement Against Trump, Backed by Labor

The major protests in mid-June rallied millions in defense of immigrant workers and against authoritarianism. Now what?

Luis Feliz Leon

Dispatch

The Next Fight in the Democratic Party

Justice Democrats, the organization that backed Squad members like AOC and Ilhan Omar, has endorsed their first candidate for the 2026 cycle—Donavan McKinney.

Eli Day

LaborDispatch

The Cost of Salt

India’s salt-production industry has seen massive growth over the past 75 years, but the working conditions of the country’s salt pan workers are deteriorating.

Pragathi Ravi