Opinion

Autoworkers—And All of Us—Deserve a Much Shorter Workweek

A 20-hour workweek is ours for the taking.

Alex Han

Bernie Sanders to Big 3 CEOs: “It is time for you to end your greed.”

Transcript: In an explosive speech at a Detroit autoworker rally, Sanders railed against stock buybacks and called on CEOs to negotiate a fair contract.

Bernie Sanders

The Big 3 Want You To Think Striking Workers and the Climate Are at Odds. They’re Not.

Mainstream media coverage of the UAW strike has implied that workers’ demands stand in conflict with achieving climate goals. That’s BS.

Sarah Lazare

It’s Time to Reclaim the Promise of Economic Rights in the U.S.

The fight for social democratic policies can help inspire a progressive resurgence in America. A new book provides a roadmap.

Max B. Sawicky

No Parties on a Dead Planet: It’s Time We Reimagine Burning Man

Why this ecologically devastating escapist drug party just hits differently in 2023.

Corinne Loperfido

The U.S. Moneyless Economy Is Booming

The free and shared goods economy is creating community resilience and alternatives to trash culture for millions of people.

April M. Short

Sara Nelson: Attacks on Abortion Rights Are Attacks on All Workers

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson on abortion rights, building union density, and the sham of “corporate benevolence.”

Natascha Elena Uhlmann

If Democrats Want to Win Elections, They Should Bring Back the Covid Welfare State

By many measures, Bidenomics is working great—but most Americans are still down on the economy. That’s in large part because the U.S. government let its temporarily generous social safety net unravel.

Nick French

Racial Capitalism Is in Real Peril This Time

The climate crisis is a hard one to buy your way out of.

Barbara Ransby

Socialism at the End of the End of History

Climate change and neoliberalism’s collapse have made the future uncertain. Socialists are faced with a dilemma: How to be ready to seize the moment when we don’t know when or what that moment will be?

Alex Han

The U.S. Says No to Affirmative Action—Until It's Time for War

The U.S. government values Black people when we serve in their wars, but not enough to invest in our education.

Kinjo Kiema

It's Up to Unions to Make the NLRB Matter

The regulatory climate for unions is good. Will they do anything with it?

Hamilton Nolan

Accountability Is Not a Pseudonym for a Cage: Chesa Boudin on Decarceration in our Lifetimes

The former San Francisco District Attorney on accountability, abolition, and the reality of San Francisco politics.

Avalon Edwards

Hearing: Don’t Cut Corners with Miners’ Safety

In West Virginia, a push for stronger regulations to fight the new epidemic of black lung afflicting Central Appalachian miners.

Kim Kelly

The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons

Twelfth-century peasants developed commons practices to survive domination. We could use them to reclaim our lives from capitalism.

Steven Stoll

It’s Too Hot to Keep Using Pesticides

Farm workers are being sickened by agrochemicals—and, due to extreme heat, by the PPE they wear to protect themselves.

Harrison Watson

This 20th Century Italian Marxist Offers Lessons for Today’s Social Movements

Antonio Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing provide a set of ideas that have only grown more salient with time.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

AI Could Be a Godsend for Accessing Public Benefits—Or a Nightmare

We stand on the verge of a technological transformation. We’ll need to work collectively to steer these advancements towards empowering those in need.

Jim Pugh