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Death and Texas

Ric Ortiz reflects on his work as the chief medical investigator for Nueces County, and the ways it has influenced his worldview.

Jules Taylor

Viewpoint

Every New Financial Bubble Is a Cry of Desperation

Neither meme stocks nor cryptocurrency will save you from wage slavery. Only politics can.

Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint

Joe Biden’s Progressive Economic Turn Was Shaped By Social Movements

Years of grassroots organizing helped create the conditions for Biden to embrace bold policies on government spending.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

LaborClimate

Biden Says He Backs a Just Transition for the Climate Crisis. Advocates Say, “Prove It.”

While the administration has taken some early steps to provide support for energy workers and frontline communities in the transition away from fossil fuels, experts and activists say the crisis demands a more transformative approach.

Rachel M. Cohen

Viewpoint

Don't Fall for the Israel Apologists' Bad-Faith Accusations of Antisemitism

There's no bigotry in defending Palestinian rights. Any claims to the contrary are part of a cynical ploy to deflect from the crimes of an apartheid state.

Jesse Mechanic

Viewpoint

Words That Mean Nothing

Our political discourse is dominated by issues that don't exist

Hamilton Nolan

FeatureClimate

The Perils of an “America First” Climate Policy

To meet his climate promises, Biden will have to abandon the U.S. tradition of hawkish nationalism in favor of global cooperation.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

Why Climate Plans Must Include Farmers of Color

Proposed legislation would give farms resources to fight climate change. Will farmers of color get equal access?

Hadassah Patterson

Feature

Wisconsin’s Incarcerated Wait for Vaccines

Incarcerated people and their advocates criticize state agencies for lag in administering vaccines.

Arvind Dilawar

LaborDispatch

NYC's Delivery Drivers Want Employee Status, and Nothing Less

App-based workers have struggled to secure stronger labor protections. A new state bill could set them back years.

Luis Feliz Leon

Culture

The Deep Downward Spiral of Police Violence and Rebellion, Explained

A conversation with Elizabeth Hinton, author of "America On Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s."

Hamilton Nolan

LaborDispatch

When These Workers Unionized, Their Cafe Was Put Up for Sale—So They Bought It

In 10 months, baristas at White Electric, a coffee shop in Providence, went from unionizing their workplace to starting one of only a few dozen worker-owned cafes in the country.

Harry August

Labor

U.S. Unions Are Voicing Unprecedented Support for Palestine

While some national labor groups remain silent, union locals across the country are speaking out to defend Palestinians from Israeli aggression.

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

Fighting for Freedom From Colombia to Palestine

Millions are taking to the street to resist economic degradation and ethnic cleansing. A conversation with revolutionaries on multiple continents.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborFeature

The Dream of a Unionized New Orleans Is Coming True

The pandemic was the first big test for New Orleans' hospitality unions. They passed with flying colors.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

The AFL-CIO Releases Its Police Reform Report, But Doesn't Want to Talk About It

The long-awaited report affirms support for police unions, and rejects the idea of defunding the police.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

They Wanted to Keep Working. ExxonMobil Locked Them Out.

Facing deunionization efforts and the existential threat of climate change, oil refiners in Beaumont, Texas, seek a fair contract.

Mindy Isser

Viewpoint

The Real Root Cause of Central American Migration

If the Biden administration is committed to aiding the region, it must first acknowledge the destructive role of U.S. interventionism.

Amelia Frank-Vitale and Lauren Heidbrink