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The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners

A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.

Kim Kelly

PodcastPolitics

Veterans Rally Against Trump Cuts

Trump is a draft dodger who spent millions on a military parade for his birthday while slashing veteran healthcare. Veterans are mad about it.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborInterview

“There Is a War Against Us”: Worker Leader, Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out

Willian Giménez González is free, but he worries about thousands of others who were abducted from the Chicago area.

Sarah Lazare

Podcast

What’s Really Happening in Los Angeles vs. What You’re Hearing Online

Three journalists on witnessing ICE raids, protests, and police violence on the streets of Los Angeles.

Maximillian Alvarez

Culture

The Jewish Diaspora Movement

As young people break with established Jewish organizations over Gaza, a new kind of Judaism is flourishing.

Shane Burley

Feature

As Tenants Organize, Landlords Embrace Old-School Union-Busting

Tenant union members say they’ve faced threats, surveillance and retaliation from their private equity landlord, which has retained a notorious “union avoidance” firm.

Rebecca Burns and Thomas Birmingham

FeatureInvestigation

Sin escape: Dentro del sistema de casas de huespedes en Texas donde el abuso, la negligencia, y la explotación son comunes

Mientras Estados Unidos se enfrenta a los mayores recortes del sector médico en su historia, Texas presenta una visión aterradora del futuro de la atención médica a largo plazo.

Ottavia Spaggiari

FeatureInvestigation

Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are Widespread

As the United States faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history, Texas presents a frightening vision of the future of long-term care.

Ottavia Spaggiari

Culture

Assata Shakur’s Autobiography is the Road Map to Freedom We Still Need

The freedom fighter's complicated life calls us to test our tongues against the burning sting of truth.

Atarah Israel

Departments

The Big Idea: Municipal-Owned Grocery Stores

With rising grocery prices and increasingly sparse options, more places are considering municipal-owned grocery stores to create equitable access to food.

J. Patrick Patterson

LaborPodcast

Off the Rails: A Mega-Merger Between Rail Giants Would Be a Disaster for Workers and Communities

Railroad workers warn of devastating consequences if Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merge.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborPodcast

Despite Trump’s Threats, Labor Leaders say They’re Not Going Anywhere

Union leaders David Huerta and Everett Kelley map out unions’ role in the fight against fascism.

Maximillian Alvarez

ViewpointDepartments

For the First Time in the Trump Era, a Key Opportunity Is Here

This month voters repudiated MAGA in elections large and small across the country. Those of us on the left need a clear-eyed assessment of the political terrain and a vision that can look beyond the current fight.

Alex Han

LaborPalestinePodcast

Graduate Student Workers Find Unity Amid Intense Repression

Amid Trump’s attacks on higher education and academic freedom, labor leaders are fighting back.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborFeature

They Worked Underground in the Uranium Mines. They've Been Surrounded by Death Ever Since.

The uranium industry left a trail of sickness and loss through Navajo territory, yet Trump is pushing for another mining boom.

Sarah Lazare

Culture

Queen Mother: A Chief of Her People

Uncovering the life of a Civil Rights icon, Pan-Africanist and reparations pioneer.

Eleanor J. Bader

Culture

“Art Is A Commons”

An exclusive conversation with aja monet on organizing from a place of love, the legacy of the Maroons and the urgency of art in these times.

Fatima Jalloh

Comics

NYC Under IKEA Law, Lead-Chugging Gladiators and Other Comics

December comics from Kirk Anderson, Tom Tomorrow, and Jen Sorensen.

Kirk Anderson, Tom Tomorrow and Jen Sorensen