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Tyler Childers’ New "In Your Love" Video Marries the Joy of Queer Love With the Horrors of Black Lung

Childers' new music video for "In Your Love” is a striking portrait of queer resilience—and coal baron greed.

Kim Kelly

LaborViewpoint

Corporate Greed is a Moral Crisis. Working People Are Fighting Back.

Workers across the country are embracing their power in unprecedented ways. Many hope this “hot labor summer” is just the beginning.

Rosalyn Pelles and William J. Barber II

LaborDispatchThe Socialism Issue

Democratic Socialists Are Fueling a Hot Labor Summer

From strike support to training organizers and supporting union drives, DSA members are helping to build a fighting labor movement.

Indigo Olivier

Henrietta Lacks' Cells Contributed to Breakthrough Medical Advancements. Now, Her Family Will Finally be Compensated.

The news comes after two years of litigation in federal court—on what would have been Lacks' 103rd birthday.

Jessica Calefati

Culture

What Succession Teaches Us About Capitalism

The HBO hit series reminds us capitalism cannot be reformed, it must be destroyed.

Yasmin Nair

LaborViewpoint

A New Idea for New Union Organizing

Unions don't organize enough people. Their structure is the problem.

Hamilton Nolan

Senator Duckworth Took Her Daughters to See Barbie. Because the Theater Wasn't Accessible, She Couldn't Join Them.

“The problem is, we’re always playing defense,” said Senator Duckworth. “We spend more time defending the ADA than we do expanding access.”

Sara Luterman, The 19th

LaborViewpoint

Strikes Are a Tool to Claw Back Control Over Our Lives

This summer, Hollywood writers and actors are out on strike together for the first time in decades. Their demands go beyond wages and benefits—they’re challenging bosses’ authority to unilaterally decide what work looks like.

Nick French

Climate

Climate Justice is a Disability Issue

Efforts toward inclusivity and accessibility could make climate solutions better for everyone as a result, advocates say.

Jessica Kutz

Viewpoint

The ADA is the Floor, Not the Ceiling—We Need More

As many celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act this month, we must renew our struggle for the disability justice our communities need.

Kehsi Iman Wilson

Labor

A New Climate Rule Could Change the Face of America’s Railways

An alliance of labor and environmental groups is taking on the rail industry to pass a rule that would create both zero-emissions trains and good union jobs.

Kari Lydersen

Viewpoint

It’s Time to Recalibrate the U.S. Alliance with South Korea

The armistice with North Korea—which marks its 70th anniversary on Thursday—was intended to prevent war, but now it’s only preventing peace. It's time to bring a formal end to the Korean War.

Christine Ahn

FeatureInvestigationGoodman Institute

How Europe Outsourced Border Enforcement to Africa

The European Union is militarizing Africa's internal borders to curb migration, with little regard for human rights.

Andrei Popoviciu

FeatureInvestigationGoodman InstituteEn Español

Europa Está Externalizando su Represión Transfronteriza a África

La Unión Europea está militarizando las fronteras internas de África para frenar la migración.

Andrei Popoviciu

Labor

UPS and Teamsters Have Reached a Tentative Deal, May Avoid Strike

The tentative agreement, which must be ratified by the union’s membership, apparently includes wage increases and an end to a two-tiered wage system.

Teddy Ostrow and Stephen Franklin

Labor

Cross-Union Solidarity Is Fueling the Historic Summer Strike Wave

From Hollywood to UPS, the U.S. labor movement is uniting to support striking workers and win contract demands across industries.

Jeff Schuhrke

Viewpoint

The #StopCopCity Movement Didn’t Lose

The Atlanta City Council—and the state more broadly—cannot define “loss” or “victory” for everyday people

Benji Hart

Rural America

Despite Heat Deaths, Many States Don’t Require Water Breaks

As temperatures break records, lawmakers in state after state have declined to require that companies give their outdoor workers shade and water breaks.

Barbara Barrett