Micah Uetricht is an editor at Jacobin magazine. He is a con­tribut­ing edi­tor and former associate editor at In These Times, and the author of Strike for Amer­i­ca: Chica­go Teach­ers Against Aus­ter­i­ty and coauthor of Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go From the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism, and is currently at work on a book on New Leftists who took jobs in industries like steel and auto to organize on the shop floor.

Interview
“Chicago Is Leading the Way in Advancing a Real Political Alternative”
Brandon Johnson was inaugurated as Chicago mayor on Monday. What makes the Chicago working-class movement that elected him so different is its willingness to wage audacious fights over protecting and expanding public goods that seem unwinnable.
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Interview
How Chicago’s Working-Class Movement Elected Mayor Brandon Johnson
In a conversation with Jacobin, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates, city councilor Carlos Rosa, and editor and organizer Alex Han discuss how Chicago’s working-class movement elected one of its own as mayor and where that movement goes now.
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Viewpoint
Mike Davis’s Socialism Was Rooted in a Love of Humanity
The Marxist writer and activist Mike Davis (1946-2022) showed us all how to live and fight as an “old-school socialist.”
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The War on Terror Gave Us Donald Trump
In an interview, Reign of Terror author Spencer Ackerman explains how the brutal legacy of America’s post-9/11 wars has reshaped U.S. society and led to our era of authoritarian demagoguery.
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Labor
American Workers Have Lost Control of Their Time. It’s Time To Take It Back.
Whether it’s working longer hours, having no control over work schedules, or scrambling to find enough hours to pay the bills, American workers have lost control of their working time. Getting that time back is crucial—for workers’ well-being, for democracy and for weakening the tyrannical power of the boss.
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Viewpoint
What Today’s Socialists Can Learn From the Heyday of American Communism
A 43-year-old classic text of Communist history has been rereleased this month. Young democratic socialists should dig in.
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Viewpoint
The Swing Voter Chimera
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Labor
Jeff Bezos Is Very Afraid of Bernie Sanders. The $15 Wage Victory Is Proof.
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Feature
What Today’s Socialists Can Learn From the 1970s New Communist Movement
An interview with Max Elbaum, author of Revolution in the Air.
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Labor
UPS Is Flush With Cash. It’s Up to Workers to Demand the Company Cough It Up.
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Dispatch
Sorry, Charter Boosters: Record Numbers of Teachers at Chicago Charter Schools Are Organizing Unions
Unionized teachers can help keep charter administrations accountable to their workers—and to students.
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Feature
Attacked by Trump and Ignored by Democrats: Chuck Jones on Labor’s Fight
The local labor leader discusses Carrier, outsourcing and being targeted by the president-elect on Twitter.
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Labor
Labor Leaders Deserve Their Share of the Blame for Donald Trump’s Victory
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Labor
Think Democrats Take Labor’s Money and Loyalty for Granted? Here’s Proof.
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Feature
Would a Universal Basic Income Strengthen or Shred the Social Safety Net?
Debating the merits—and dangers—of instituting a universal basic income in the U.S.
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Labor
A Chicago Teacher Explains Why She’s Going on a Potentially Illegal Strike Tomorrow
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Labor
Chicago Teachers Union Joins Demand for Rahm Emanuel, Anita Alvarez To Resign
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Labor
Chicago Teachers Union’s Overwhelming Approval of Strike Shows Power of Bottom-up Organizing
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Labor
The Coming Chicago Teachers Union Strike Could Be a Watershed Moment for a City in Crisis
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Labor
I Can’t Stop Watching This Guy Disdainfully Refuse To Shake Rahm Emanuel’s Hand
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Feature
Deez Nuts Endorses Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Presidential Nomination
He also endorsed, perhaps not surprisingly, himself for the general election.
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Labor
Undocumented Restaurant Workers Learn to Fight Back in ‘The Hand that Feeds’
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Feature
The Culture Wars Are Over—And They Aren’t Coming Back
The movements of the 1960s challenged the Leave It to Beaver values of American life, producing the culture wars. But those wars are now finished.
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Dispatch
Don’t Cry for Chicago, Progressives
Mayor 1% wasn’t the only winner in April.
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Labor
Rahm Emanuel Won—But Chicago Progressives Actually Have Much to Be Happy About
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Labor
Over 40 Former UNITE HERE Staff, Volunteers Rebuke Union for Endorsing Rahm Emanuel
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Feature
The Absurdity of Rahm Emanuel’s Fixation on Chuy Garcia’s Enlace Budget Deficit
The mayor's hammering away at Garcia over several hundred thousand dollars in deficit at the nonprofit Enlace Chicago is incredibly dishonest.
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Feature
South Side Man Who Posed Stone-faced with Mayor on Instagram: Rahm Emanuel is a Horrible Tipper
The health food store employee and a coworker say Mayor Emanuel is a notoriously bad tipper, and once left a 37-cent tip on a seven-dollar shake.
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Labor
UNITE HERE’s New Pro-Rahm Emanuel Ads Gush “Rahm Love” for “Mayor 1%”
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Labor
SEIU State Council Reverses Course, Endorses Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s Run Against Rahm Emanuel
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Labor
SEIU Local 73 Staffer On Mayoral Neutrality: We Have a “Good Working Relationship” with Rahm Emanuel
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Feature
Rahm Emanuel’s New Campaign Ad Shows a Mayor Who’s Terrified He’s About to Lose
His reelection bid was supposed to be a cakewalk, but Rahm is clearly starting to get nervous.
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Feature
Steven Greenhouse on Keeping the Labor Beat Alive
The longtime New York Times labor reporter on the state of the American labor movement and labor journalism.
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Labor
In Surprise Announcement, Karen Lewis Says She Will Return to Chicago Teachers Union Next Week
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Labor
Randi Weingarten Shares Personal Story of Sexual Assault
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Labor
Lena Dunham Decides People Should Be Paid for Their Work
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Feature
Naomi Klein: ‘We Can’t Dodge This Fight’ Between Capitalism and Climate Change
The author explains why right-wing climate-change deniers are more right than you think.
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Feature
Kshama Sawant: The Great Red Hope
The socialist City Council member shares her plans for Seattle.
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Labor
Even After Death, Jerry Tucker Inspires Labor Activists
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Labor
Report: White Suburbs Reap Rewards of Billions Spent on Chicago Downtown Growth
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Dispatch
Is Fight for 15 for Real?
A hard look at the campaign by retail and fast-food workers to earn a living wage.
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Labor
Following in Janitors’ Footsteps, Miami Cafeteria Workers Walk Off the Job
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Labor
Fast Food Strikes Hit a Record 58 Cities, As Campaign’s Tactics Are Debated
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Labor
Chicago Students Boycott Class, Demanding an Elected and Accountable School Board
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Labor
Wave of Low-Wage Worker Strikes Hits LA Ports
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Labor
Big Business Aims to Crush Worker Centers
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Labor
Dark Days for Philly Schools As Cuts Threaten to Decimate District
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Labor
10-Year Strike at Chicago’s Congress Hotel Ends in Defeat, But Leaves a Legacy
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