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“We Are Essential”: Voices from the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Crisis

These are the voices of the people living, working and fighting through this crisis.

Maximillian Alvarez April 14, 2020

Farm workers harvest zucchini on the Sam Accursio & Son's Farm on April 01, 2020 in Florida City, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Maximillian Alvarez is editor-in-chief at the Real News Network and host of the podcast Working People, available at InTheseTimes.com. He is also the author of The Work of Living: Working People Talk About Their Lives and the Year the World Broke.

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Union Leaders Gear Up for the Long Struggle Ahead

The second Trump administration has promised to gut labor protections and endanger undocumented workers. Jimmy Williams of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades discusses the road ahead for organized labor.

Maximillian Alvarez

Seven Unions Demand An End to US Military Aid to Israel

As the genocide of Palestinians continues, millions of American workers called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the US-backed siege of Gaza.

Maximillian Alvarez and Mel Buer

A Microsoft AI Data Center Saps Water From A Small Mexican Town

After decades fighting against water bottling and beer companies, rural communities in Mexico are now also having to compete against Big Tech for water.

Maximillian Alvarez

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