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The Threats To U.S. Democracy Go Far Beyond Elections and the Courts

We need to do more than protect our elections. Getting money out of politics, repealing anti-dissent laws and ensuring more accountability from elected officials are equally important to democracy.

Basav Sen

LaborFeatureInvestigation

Lawsuit: Alabama Is Denying Prisoners Parole to Lease Their Labor to Meatpackers, McDonalds

No parole if you’re still profitable.

Kim Kelly

Labor

The Nation’s Coal Miners Get a Rare Piece of Good News

MSHA’s new silica rule—recommended 50 years ago—could save thousands from black lung, although advocates worry about enforcement.

Kim Kelly

Labor

What Today's Labor Activists Can Learn From the Legacy of Ron Carey

The late Teamsters reform leader Ron Carey succeeded in turning around a corrupt and conservative union. Today’s labor reformers looking to revitalize their own unions can take lessons from his career.

Steve Early and Rand Wilson

FeatureElection 2024Cover Story

The War on Protest Is Here

Political repression is on the rise as the state finds new ways to criminalize dissent and collective action.

Adam Federman

The Political Coalition the Left Needs to Win

"The situation is, without question, daunting. But there are signs of possibility all around us—and the future is ours for the taking."

Alex Han

LaborFeature

Two Years In, These “Progressive” Companies Still Haven’t Negotiated First Union Contracts

The union wave at big U.S. retailers hasn’t yet resulted in first contracts for workers at Trader Joe’s, Starbucks and REI. But unions are proving their value in other ways.

Jeremy Gantz

Rural America

“Crisis”: Half of Rural Hospitals Are Operating at a Loss, Hundreds Could Close

A new report paints a grim picture for small-town health care—especially in states that have not expanded Medicaid.

Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez

Viewpoint

Congress Has Decided to Stay Far Too White

The GOP-led House has eliminated the office on diversity and inclusion, maintaining a system of racial exclusion in the halls of power.

James Jones

LaborFeature

Can Grocery Workers Take Back Their Union?

Faye Guenther’s multiyear plan to revolutionize the grocery workers union.

Hamilton Nolan

ViewpointPalestine

Sunday's Rally in New York Is Just About Israeli Hostages—that's Not OK

"I cannot call for the release of the hostages without an explicit demand for an immediate cease-fire and an end to the Israeli assault on Gaza."

Ellen Lippmann

Labor

The Baltimore Bridge Collapse is a Story About Deregulation

From Baltimore to East Palestine, deregulation is killing working people.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborViewpoint

Books Are the Missing Piece of a Unionized American Culture Industry

Organizing book stores like Barnes & Noble could lift up the entire creative underclass.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborViewpoint

The UAW Is Standing Up with Mexican Autoworkers

With its Mexico solidarity project, the UAW will fight alongside the country's growing militant independent labor movement, ensuring justice for autoworkers extends beyond borders.

Brandon Mancilla

Departments

It's on All of Us to Dismantle Colorism

People of color with darker skin tones make less money, face more health risks, and are more likely to be arrested than their lighter skinned counterparts. We have a collective responsibility to confront it.

Dayton Martindale

Viewpoint

"The People Won": Kansas City Voters Reject Billionaire Stadium Tax

In a blow against billionaire sports franchise owners, Kansas City voters rejected a 40-year stadium tax. It's a victory for community interests over corporate greed.

Ryan S.

Labor

The Right Has a New Playbook to Crush Unions and Enshrine Corporate Power

The American Legislative Exchange Council is pushing a spate of anti-worker bills in states across the country—the latest in the group's onslaught on collective bargaining rights.

Juliana Broad

Palestine

50,000 "Uninstructed" Wisconsin Voters Send Biden Clear Message to End Genocide

Tuesday's primaries in Wisconsin, New York and Connecticut showed there is such strong disapproval of Biden's support for the Israeli assault on Gaza that it could cost him the general election.

Christina Lieffring