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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.
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Labor
After Fighting Rahm Emanuel on Layoffs, Airport Janitors Demand New Union
Micah Uetricht
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Born Losers
Political scientist Corey Robin believes a sense of loss animates modern conservatism.
Micah Uetricht
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Feature
Why Walmart, Why Now?
Labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein sheds light on the new surge of Walmart protests.
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
Why I Chose to Get Arrested With 174 Occupy Chicago Protesters
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
Teachers of Color, Poor Communities Bear Brunt of Layoffs in Chicago
Micah Uetricht
Video
Rep. Gutierrez: The President Can Stop Deportation of Undocumented Youth
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Dispatch
The Secret Life of Economists
Conflicts of interest throughout the Dismal Science are more common than you know.
Micah Uetricht
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Feature
Home Is Where the Fight Is
City Life/Vida Urbana is on the frontlines of the foreclosure crisis.
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
Wis. Capitol Protesters Avoid Eviction, Win GOP Lawmaker to Their Side
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
Madison Protesters: Collective Bargaining About Workplace Democracy, Not Just Pay, Benefits
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
‘Scrappers’ Reveals Tough Lives Cruising Alleys, With Safety Net Made of Metal
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
Serving While Sick: Germs Spread by Restaurant Workers’ Lack of Healthcare, Paid Time Off
Micah Uetricht
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Culture
Stuff White People Do
How do justice-focused whites fit into the struggle against racism in America?
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
Calif. Hotel Walk-Off Strike Continues New Wave of Worker Militancy
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Culture
Howard Zinn’s Final Act of Protest
In his last book, the late, great historian—and former bombardier—examines his troubling actions during W.W. II.
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Labor
Will Sweatshop Activists’ Big Victory Over Nike Trigger Broader Industry Reforms?
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Labor
Around Country, UNITE-HERE Actions Take on Hotel Giant
Micah Uetricht
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Dispatch
This Land Is Our Land
Nativists in Arizona jump-start the immigration reform movement.
Micah Uetricht
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Culture
Jim Crow Redux
Is mass incarceration the 'new racial caste system'?
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
A Union for the Unemployed? ‘UCubed’ Tries to Organize Jobless in Internet Age
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
Workers File Lawsuit, Take Wage Theft Fight to Swank Chicago Restaurant
Micah Uetricht
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Dispatch
Labor’s Last Stand?
A grassroots movement grows after Mexico shuts down a national electric company.
Micah Uetricht
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Labor
Grassroots Movement Grows in Mexico, as Unionists Escalate Opposition to Government
Micah Uetricht
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Dispatch
Students Won’t Sweat It
Under fire for alleged union-busting, Russell Athletic is losing university contracts around the country.
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College student shot by police during dorm drug raid
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