Movements

Independent Unions Are Great—And Proof of Labor's Broken Institutions

The inspiring wave of independent labor organizing also represents the failure of existing unions.

Hamilton Nolan

How to Fight Mass Incarceration and Win

Criminal justice reform advocates in Los Angeles have amassed some impressive victories—laying out a model for reducing incarceration and providing care.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

This Labor Day, Starbucks Workers Are Hosting Pro-Union “Sip-Ins” Across the U.S.

To commemorate Labor Day, Starbucks workers are planning actions at stores around the country—part of the growing campaign to organize the coffee chain.

Saurav Sarkar

How Far Would You Go to Stop Climate Change?

A landmark legal victory opens the door to direct action.

Jack McCordick

Damning Report Shows Unions Have Plenty of Money to Organize—They Just Don't Spend It

For the past decade, organized labor has gotten richer even as it watched its membership decline.

Hamilton Nolan

Mothers of the Movement Fight to Abolish the Death Penalty in Illinois

There was a saying among the mothers: “We’re there for every mother’s son.”

Alice Kim

The New ‘Lavender Scare’ Is an Attack on the Working Class

A new wave of attacks on queer and trans rights is here. The Working People podcast asks veteran LGBTQ+ labor organizers how workers can fight back.

Maximillian Alvarez

Why Socialists Shouldn’t Ignore the January 6 Hearings

Trump and his allies attempted to overturn democracy—and they’re likely to do it again. The Left should lead the charge to stop that effort.

David Duhalde

The CIO Was One of the Most Successful Anti-Racism Movements in U.S. History

How industrial unionism laid the groundwork for today’s anti-racist struggles.

Michael Beyea Reagan

A Socialist Response to the End of Roe: Don’t Mourn—Organize for Reproductive Justice

Socialist feminists don’t want “choice”—we demand full abortion rights for all, without exception.

Diana Moreno

"We Just Broke a Thick-Ass Glass Ceiling": Progressive Candidates Rack Up Some Big Wins

In Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, left-wing challengers in Illinois made history, while in New York, progressive incumbents held onto their seats.

Nick Vachon

Louisiana Dollar Store Workers Can’t Control Air Conditioning in Their Own Stores

The pandemic and the inflation panic have been a boon to dollar stores, which are spreading rapidly throughout low-income areas and “food deserts,” but dollar store employees are being left behind. That’s why workers and community members are organizing.

Maximillian Alvarez

New York Progressives and Socialists Are Hoping to Turn Legislative Setbacks Into Electoral Electricity

After key bills on climate and housing stalled in the legislature, left-wing organizers are working to topple Democratic incumbents and build a united front in Albany.

Karma Samtani

The Creative Methods Workers Are Using to Stop Bosses' Abuse

Why we need to enforce worker protections to build the labor movement we want.

Brittany Scott

The Movements Taking Climate Action Where Politicians Won't

The world's most existential crisis has all but fallen off Washington's agenda. But campaigners are finding success in more immediate targets.

Donna Katzin and William Minter

The AFL-CIO's Official New Goal: Continued Decline

The union federation's new organizing plan aims low. Very low.

Hamilton Nolan

How Amazon and Starbucks Workers Are Upending the Organizing Rules

Workers are leading. Unions should support them or get out of the way.

Chris Brooks

Starbucks. Amazon. Now, Trader Joe’s Is Unionizing.

Workers are pushing for the grocery store chain’s first union.

Jeremy Gantz