Micah Uetricht - In These Times

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.

“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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

The Swing Voter Chimera

Jeff Bezos Is Very Afraid of Bernie Sanders. The $15 Wage Victory Is Proof.

What Today’s Socialists Can Learn From the 1970s New Communist Movement

An interview with Max Elbaum, author of Revolution in the Air.

UPS Is Flush With Cash. It’s Up to Workers to Demand the Company Cough It Up.

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.

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.

Labor Leaders Deserve Their Share of the Blame for Donald Trump’s Victory

Think Democrats Take Labor’s Money and Loyalty for Granted? Here’s Proof.

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.

A Chicago Teacher Explains Why She’s Going on a Potentially Illegal Strike Tomorrow

Chicago Teachers Union Joins Demand for Rahm Emanuel, Anita Alvarez To Resign

Chicago Teachers Union’s Overwhelming Approval of Strike Shows Power of Bottom-up Organizing

The Coming Chicago Teachers Union Strike Could Be a Watershed Moment for a City in Crisis

I Can’t Stop Watching This Guy Disdainfully Refuse To Shake Rahm Emanuel’s Hand

Deez Nuts Endorses Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Presidential Nomination

He also endorsed, perhaps not surprisingly, himself for the general election.

Undocumented Restaurant Workers Learn to Fight Back in ‘The Hand that Feeds’

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.

Don’t Cry for Chicago, Progressives

Mayor 1% wasn’t the only winner in April.

Rahm Emanuel Won—But Chicago Progressives Actually Have Much to Be Happy About

Over 40 Former UNITE HERE Staff, Volunteers Rebuke Union for Endorsing Rahm Emanuel

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.

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.

UNITE HERE’s New Pro-Rahm Emanuel Ads Gush “Rahm Love” for “Mayor 1%”

SEIU State Council Reverses Course, Endorses Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s Run Against Rahm Emanuel

SEIU Local 73 Staffer On Mayoral Neutrality: We Have a “Good Working Relationship” with Rahm Emanuel

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.

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.

In Surprise Announcement, Karen Lewis Says She Will Return to Chicago Teachers Union Next Week

Randi Weingarten Shares Personal Story of Sexual Assault

Lena Dunham Decides People Should Be Paid for Their Work

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.

Kshama Sawant: The Great Red Hope

The socialist City Council member shares her plans for Seattle.

Even After Death, Jerry Tucker Inspires Labor Activists

Report: White Suburbs Reap Rewards of Billions Spent on Chicago Downtown Growth

Is Fight for 15 for Real?

A hard look at the campaign by retail and fast-food workers to earn a living wage.

Following in Janitors’ Footsteps, Miami Cafeteria Workers Walk Off the Job

Fast Food Strikes Hit a Record 58 Cities, As Campaign’s Tactics Are Debated

Chicago Students Boycott Class, Demanding an Elected and Accountable School Board

Wave of Low-Wage Worker Strikes Hits LA Ports

Big Business Aims to Crush Worker Centers

Dark Days for Philly Schools As Cuts Threaten to Decimate District

10-Year Strike at Chicago’s Congress Hotel Ends in Defeat, But Leaves a Legacy

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