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The Mirror of War

The war in Ukraine pits America's capacity for self-reflection against our love for self-deception.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

Howard University Faculty Win Tentative Agreement Just Hours Before Planned Strike

After nearly four years of bargaining with the university to get their first union contract, lecturers at Howard University narrowly avert a strike at the 11th hour.

Maximillian Alvarez

ViewpointRural America

In Appalachia, the Mine Cleanup System Has Collapsed

Coal companies are declaring bankruptcy. State regulators are failing to hold them accountable. And residents are left to suffer the environmental fallout from abandoned mines.

Dan Radmacher

Labor

For the First Time in History, Public Television Workers in Chicago Are Out on Strike

Technicians for the local PBS affiliate WTTW have walked off the job to make sure their workplace remains a union shop.

Jeff Schuhrke

Viewpoint

A More Progressive Response to the Ukraine Crisis

U.S. progressives should condemn Russia’s invasion—and oppose NATO.

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies

Viewpoint

Facts Over Ideology, Peace Over War

Russia is responsible for invading Ukraine, and we have to recognize that.

Terry Burke and Andrew Berman

LaborFeature

Starbucks Workers Are Facing Down One of the Most Intense Union-Busting Campaigns in Decades

Workers at more than 100 Starbucks stores in 27 states have filed union petitions for elections. In response, the company has launched a relentless anti-union effort.

Hannah Faris

With Biden’s Agenda Stalled, Progressives Have a Plan for Executive Actions to Benefit Working People

"Taken together, these actions will have an immediate and meaningful impact on people's lives," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Jake Johnson

Labor

Wisconsin's Labor Movement Was Forged in Fire

Scholars Harvey J. Kaye and Jon Shelton talk about the strikes and uprisings that paved the way.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborViewpoint

Biden Throws Labor a Bone, When We Need Steak

The White House's Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment suggests stronger laws are needed for fundamental change in labor movement. So where are they?

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

New "Compromise" on IP Waiver for Covid Vaccines Is Worse Than No Deal, Activists Say

A tentative agreement between India, South Africa, the United States and the European Union only waives intellectual property for Covid vaccines (not tests or treatments).

Sarah Lazare

St. Louis’s Movement-Backed Mayor Promised to Close an Infamous Jail. What’s the Hold Up?

Mayor Tishaura Jones, who took office in April 2021, promised to empty the jail known as "the Workhouse" within the first 100 days of her tenure.

Skyler Aikerson

Rural America

Surging Wheat Prices and Fertilizer Shortages: How the War in Ukraine Could Impact U.S. Agriculture

Both Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of agricultural products. In a market that’s “incredibly global,” U.S. farmers will feel the effects of war and sanctions.

Johnathan Hettinger, Madison McVan and Amanda Pérez Pintado

A Progressive Response to Ukraine

We ought to be able to criticize U.S. empire without denying other bad state actors exist, each with their own objectives.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

“We Will Win”: For the First Time in 50 Years, Minneapolis Teachers Are Out on Strike

In an interview, one striking teacher explains how community support is providing energy and optimism on the picket line.

Kip Hedges

Labor

This Is How Starbucks Workers Won a Union in Mesa, Arizona

Starbucks Workers United is now three for four in union elections held so far—and more are on the way.

Saurav Sarkar

Climate

“Solidarity Is How We Win”: After Years of Fighting Toxic Scrapyard, Activists Celebrate a Victory in Chicago

By protesting and going out on hunger strike, environmental justice advocates helped stop a controversial metal scrapper from being built on Chicago’s Southeast Side.

Keisa Reynolds

Feature

Democrats Quietly Cut $5 Billion in Global Covid Aid—With Biden Already Behind on Vaccine Donations

The Biden administration would actually have to increase its donations 50% to meet its pledges.

Sarah Lazare