Why the work of the 2025 Labor Organizers of the Year is so critical.
Nelson Lichtenstein
FeatureLabor Organizer of the Year
Building Bridges and Erasing Jail Debt: Katherine Passley
Kim Kelly
FeatureLabor Organizer of the Year
The Education of a Teamster Rebel: Antonio Rosario
Luis Feliz Leon
LaborFeatureLabor Organizer of the Year
Braving a Campaign of Terror: Unnamed
Maurizio Guerrero
Honorable mentions
Labor Organizer of the Year
In These Times Honors Academic Workers
Fatima Jalloh
Labor Organizer of the Year
In These Times Honors Starbucks Workers
Fatima Jalloh
Congress Should mark the 50th anniversary by passing new legislation addressing the impact of Agent Orange.
Susan Schnall and Azadeh Shahshahani
Columnists
Trump's First 100 Days Have Been an Absolute Disaster for Workers
Trump has gutted labor rights, slashed the federal workforce, and opposed a minimum wage hike. But resistance is brewing.
Sarah Anderson
Putting Reentry Out of Business
Unions must think beyond reform and seriously consider abolition—the elimination and eradication of carceral institutions that exacerbate violence and underprepare people for reentry.
Calvin John Smiley
Home Is Where the Union Is
What tenant unions can learn from labor unions and how they can both work together to win big.
Rebecca Burns
A year into Israel's war in Gaza, four activists working at the intersection of Black and Palestinian liberation discuss the genocide, the upcoming U.S. election and the power of international solidarity.
Nashwa Bawab
A months-long investigation found even the smallest hints of dissent are often met with unemployment.
Shane Burley
ViewpointPalestine
School Curriculum Supports the Genocide. Here’s How Teachers Can Push Back.
Bill Bigelow
ViewpointPalestine
A Fateful Year: How It Feels to Lose Gaza
Yousef Aljamal
LaborInterview
Why U.S. Labor Has a "Special Responsibility" to Stop Israel's Attacks on Lebanon
Sarah Lazare
Translations
LaborDispatchSpanishEn Español
“No abran la puerta”: Cómo Chicago está frustrando la campaña de miedo de ICE
Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns
LaborViewpointEn Español
Presidente de la UAW: El Primero de Mayo De 2028 Podría Transformar el Movimiento Sindical—y el Mundo
Shawn Fain
FeaturePalestine
التحولات التي شهدها مجتمع المسلمين في الولايات المتحدة بعد 20 عامًا من التاسع من أيلول وكيفية تجليها بعد السابع من تشرين الأول
إيمان عبد الهادي
Around the world, government forces regularly attack environmental activists with impunity—and U.S. support.
Alessandra Bergamin
Political repression is on the rise as the state finds new ways to criminalize dissent and collective action.
Adam Federman
“I showed up for East Palestine because I realized we are not alone.”
Maximillian Alvarez and Molly Crabapple
Columnists
From Permanent Precarity to Permanent Power
Katherine Passley
Workers Defy the Billionaire Takeover on May Day
Luis Feliz Leon
- Workers Defy the Billionaire Takeover on May Day
- "If I Must Die," A Poem by Refaat Alareer
- Why Everyone Should Be Preparing For May Day 2028
- Mainstream Media’s Anti-Palestinian Double Standard Is On Full Display
- The Education of a Teamster Rebel: Antonio Rosario
- The War on Vietnam Ended 50 Years Ago and the U.S. Desperately Needs More Action on Agent Orange
Featuring a new foreword by the late Nikki Giovanni and interviews with Marc Lamont Hill and rapper Noname, Prose to the People spotlights the unyielding resilience of Black bookstores.
Katie Mitchell
Culture
The Burning Heart of the World Follows an Armenian Family in Exile
Eleanor J. Bader
Culture
From Ruins to Renaissance: Syrian Artists Reclaim Freedom After Assad
Alessandra Bajec
