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David Graeber Is Gone, But He's Still Changing How We See History

In <i>The Dawn of Everything</i>, David Graeber delivers parting wisdom.

Jessica Stites

Labor

A Buffalo Starbucks Worker Talks About Why He Wants a Union

A conversation with Brian Murray, one of the Buffalo workers, and journalist Jordan Chariton, who recently traveled to Buffalo to speak with Starbucks workers.

Maximillian Alvarez

For These Wisconsin Farms, Eating Animals is Off The Table

Inside the uneasy rural alliances between a growing movement of animal sanctuaries and their neighbors.

Marina Bolotnikova

Labor

Columbia University Strikers Raise Hell, Saying School Plans to Illegally Replace Them

A dispute over whether the university can permanently replace striking student workers is coming to a head this week.

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

The Weapons Industry Is Jubilant About Biden's Nominee for Pentagon Arms Buyer

Bill LaPlante's nomination is just the latest spin through the revolving door between the Pentagon and the military industry.

Sarah Lazare

Viewpoint

Big Panic For a Democracy That Never Was

Donald Trump is no more of a threat to democracy than the U.S. Constitution itself.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

For Want of a Dental Plan, the Erie Strayer Strike Grinds On

Overshadowed by larger strikes, the Ironworkers picket line stretches into its third month.

Hamilton Nolan

Wisconsin Abortion Rights Are Being Set Back Nearly 200 Years

Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a law passed in 1849 is outlawing nearly all abortions in the state of Wisconsin.

Chris Walker

Viewpoint

Lauren Boebert Is Inciting Violence Against Muslims. This Can't Be Tolerated.

Boebert’s Islamophobic attacks are a threat not just to Ilhan Omar, but to all Muslims in America. It’s time that she faces consequences for her racist actions.

Junaid Ahmed

Climate

Why COP26 Flopped

Western observers want to blame India for the failure of the UN climate talks. Not so fast.

Basav Sen

Feature

Documents Reveal Biden Admin Not Fighting for a Covid Vaccine Patent Waiver, Despite Public Statements

Amid mounting concern about the Omicron variant, Biden declared U.S. support for a Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver. But new documents from Geneva tell a different story.

Sarah Lazare

LaborViewpoint

Which Side Are You Democrats On?

Even the friendliest Democratic officials are cowards. The labor movement needs to save itself.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

These Tortilla Workers Walked Out and Won a Day Off Work

Gathered outside Chicago's flagship El Milagro taqueria, workers remembered those who died from Covid-19—and celebrated a victory that granted them Sundays off.

Jeff Schuhrke

Rural America

This Map Shows How Growing Seasons Are Shifting Due to Climate Change

EPA data shows that in some parts of the United States, the growing season is 50 days longer now than it was 1895.

Sky Chadde

Labor

The Union Busters on Starbucks’ Board of Directors

Starbucks is trying to crush a groundbreaking organizing drive. A closer look at the company reveals a board of directors stacked with anti-worker executives.

Derek Seidman

Culture

Fiction Is a Beautiful Weapon in the Class War

A conversation with Sarah Lazare, the co-author of the leftist noir novel, Testimony.

Maximillian Alvarez

Fueled by Family Tradition, Tudor's Biscuit World Workers Seek a Rare Fast Food Union

Twenty-five employees in tiny Elkview, West Virginia have filed for a union election after just two weeks of organizing.

Hamilton Nolan

Dispatch

These Three Candidates Worked Together to Bring "Sidewalk Socialism" to Their City Council

In spite of India Walton's loss in Buffalo, N.Y., Election Day 2021 still showed promise for socialism on the local level.

Rebecca Burns