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LaborFeature

A 32-Hour Workweek Is Ours for the Taking

The fight for shorter hours can unify workers everywhere.

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

Washington Strippers Win Bill of Rights

Dancers in Washington state have been fighting for increased protections at the clubs they work. Last week, they won legislation known as the "Strippers' Bill of Rights."

Kim Kelly

DispatchRural America

Can Tenants Take Back Bozeman?

Luxury construction is pushing locals out of their homes, but Bozemanites are not going quietly.

Joseph Bullington

PalestineInterview

“This Is a Movement of Hope": Wisconsin's Uninstructed Campaign Has Momentum

The Uncommitted national movement has reached Wisconsin, perhaps the most critical swing state in the country, for the April 2 primary. To learn more, In These Times interviewed Wisconsin organizers Reema Ahmad and Kyle Johnson, as well as elected officials Francesca Hong and Ryan Clancy.

Riley Roliff

Cargo Ship Owner Behind Baltimore Bridge Crash Sued Multiple Times for Alleged Negligence, Worker Injuries

The Maersk-chartered MV Dali was detained by port officials in Chile last June after inspectors discovered a problem related to the vessel's "propulsion and auxiliary machinery."

Brett Wilkins

Labor

This Union Is Organizing to Save Boeing From Itself

The Machinists are bargaining a contract with the airline giant for the first time in 16 years, and members are gearing up for strike votes this summer.

Don McIntosh

Labor

Missing Baltimore Bridge Workers Weren't Informed of Mayday Call

“We have people who love us, who wait for us to come home.”

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborViewpointPalestine

Labor's 2024 Political Dilemma

Biden’s support for the genocide is indefensible, but we still need him to win.

Rand Wilson and Peter Olney

Viewpoint

Wealthy Corporations Are Paying Their CEOs More Than They Pay in Taxes

Tesla, Ford, Netflix and T-Mobile are among scores of profitable U.S. firms that pay their top executives more than they pay in federal taxes. It’s a system that rewards the super rich and punishes the rest of us.

Sarah Anderson, William Rice and Zachary Tashman

PalestineCulture

The Protest Song the IDF Tried to Silence

More than 40 years after the master copy was seized by Israeli forces, Zeinab Shaath's “The Urgent Call of Palestine” will be reissued on March 26.

Iman Husain

Dispatch

You Can't Be Neutral in a Flooding House

Summer rains wreaked havoc in Cicero, Illinois—and unleashed a movement demanding change.

Ankur Singh

Viewpoint

U.S. Billionaire Wealth Is Up 88% Since the Pandemic—Now Topping $5.5 Trillion

Can we please just tax the rich?

Chuck Collins and Omar Ocampo

LaborInterviewPodcast

Organizers Call on Biden to Issue a Major Disaster Declaration for East Palestine

Over a year after the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, residents are struggling to access critical healthcare. A coalition of activists from across the country is urging the Biden administration to take action.

Maximillian Alvarez

Palestine

Defunding UNRWA Was Never About Hamas

The refugee agency is a reminder that Palestinian refugees exist and have inalienable political rights—a truth the Israeli government finds deeply inconvenient.

Yousef Aljamal

Comics

Hate Capitalism? Love Comics? Boy Do We Have the Post for You

LaborDispatch

Across Industries, Minnesota Workers Are Harnessing Their Collective Power

Minnesota workers and community groups have worked toward this moment for over a decade. It's paying off.

Amie Stager

Palestine

In an Apparent Rebuke, 14% of Chicago Democrats Voted Blank or Write-in for President

Tuesday’s primary results show more than 40,000 Chicago Democrats declining to select a choice for president, as voters around the country cast protest votes over President Joe Biden’s support for the Israeli genocide.

In These Times Editors

Viewpoint

Unpacking Biden’s Second Term Economic Plan

The Biden administration’s proposed 2025 budget marks a departure for Democratic incumbents.

Max B. Sawicky