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“This Fight Is Global”: Workers Around the World Are Standing With Striking U.S. Autoworkers

From Brazil and Mexico to South Africa and Malaysia, international labor solidarity is aiding the UAW’s fight to reverse the global race to the bottom.

Jeff Schuhrke

Seven workers pose with signs.

Record Profits, Paltry Contracts Fire Up Chicago-Area Autoworkers to Strike

A dozen workers stand in a line with red shirts and UAW strike signs.

Wisconsin Autoworkers Are Bundling Firewood for a Winter Picket Line

Isabela Escalona

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“This Fight Is Global”: Workers Around the World Are Standing With Striking U.S. Autoworkers

From Brazil and Mexico to South Africa and Malaysia, international labor solidarity is aiding the UAW’s fight to reverse the global race to the bottom.

Autoworkers—And All of Us—Deserve a Much Shorter Workweek

A 20-hour workweek is ours for the taking.

The Autoworkers Strike Just Spread to Facilities Across the Country

On Friday, the walk out by UAW members expanded to 38 parts depots across 20 states.

Luis Feliz Leon and Lisa Xu

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Will the Clean Energy Auto Economy Be Built on Factory Floors Riddled With Toxic Chemicals and Safety Hazards?

Luis Feliz Leon

5 Things Unions Can Do To Defend Transgender Workers

Trans rights are workers’ rights.

Amy Livingston and Sarah Lazare

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South Korea Declared War on Unions. Workers Are Fighting Back.

In the face of widespread repression, South Korean workers are rising up for fair pay and labor protections.

Maximillian Alvarez

THE SOCIALISM ISSUE

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You Can’t Be a Socialist Alone: Astra Taylor and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Astra Taylor and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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Meet the Left YouTubers Blowing Up the Alt-Right Pipeline

Armand D. Jackson, Ivonne Ortiz and Xuandi Wang

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New York Socialists Won Big On Climate. How Did It Happen?

Liza Featherstone

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Investigative Report

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What It's Like to Have an Abortion Denied by Dobbs

Dobbs will throw many lives into disarray. Lationna Halbert’s is one of the first.

Bryce Covert

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No Parties on a Dead Planet: It’s Time We Reimagine Burning Man

Why this ecologically devastating escapist drug party just hits differently in 2023.

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Meet the Left YouTubers Blowing Up the Alt-Right Pipeline

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The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons

Twelfth-century peasants developed commons practices to survive domination. We could use them to reclaim our lives from capitalism.

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August/September 2023