In These Times

The Head of the Postal Workers Union Says the Postal Service Could Be Dead in Three Months

Hamilton Nolan

May Day Was a Reminder That We Make the World Run

South Carolinians Wage May Day Protest of the Israeli Weapons Factory in Their Back Yard

Why we celebrate May Day

Miles Kampf-Lassin

The Future Belongs to the Movement Sparked by Bernie Sanders

By advancing a bold left agenda and putting capitalism on trial, Sanders ignited a movement that will redefine American politics.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

LaborInvestigation

After Decades of Quiet Rumbling, an Epidemic Is Erupting Among California Stoneworkers

Exclusive: FBI Files Counter Government Argument in Texas “Antifa” Trial

Labor

Exclusive Transcripts Show Disgraced UAW President Strongarmed Board To Pick His Own Successor

Chris Brooks

Why Democratic Socialists Are Taking to the Streets This May Day

Mayday, Mayday, May Day

Why It’s More Important Than Ever To Learn About May Day

Community Persists for USPS Letter Carriers While Conditions Worsen

Maximillian Alvarez

Voters Trust Union Candidates More—So Unions Should Run Them

Illinois Prisoners Say They Don’t Have Access to Hand Sanitizer, Cleaning Supplies or Soap

Editor's Picks

Mayday, Mayday, May Day

Investigations

ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg and Ethan Corey

“Clever as Serpents”: How a Legal Group’s Anti-LGBTQ Policies Took Root in School Districts Across a State

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

Ottavia Spaggiari

Working In These Times

Cesar Chavez Revelations Show It’s Time for Truth and Reconciliation in the Labor Movement

Resisting Trumpism Can Revive the U.S. Labor Movement

Stephen Lerner and Joseph A. McCartin

More Than A Slogan: Labor's New Gambit to Tax the Rich

Views

Dear Reader Joel Bleifuss

The Democratic Party Has Failed—We Need a Radical Vision to Defeat Trumpism Zack Exley

A Century Later, New York Activists Honor the Descendants of Those Displaced by Ashokan Reservoir Violet Snow

Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Can Be Deadly, But the U.S. Won’t Regulate Police Use Terry J. Allen

In Praise of The Whole World Is Watching Susan J. Douglas

Culture

The Legacy of Jewish Worker Organizing That Brought Us to This May Day

A century of Jewish labor organizing centered on solidarity has helped lead us to this moment.

Why Mayors Across the Country Are Signing On To a Haymarket Declaration This May Day

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson explains why a coalition of mayors has come together to commemorate the legacy of May Day and defend workers from attacks by the Trump administration.

Brandon Johnson

Remembering Amisha Patel, a Lifelong Organizer for Justice

Amisha Patel was a trailblazing leader in the ongoing fight to transform our city, society and communities for the better. Her legacy will live on in Chicago and beyond.

Madeline Talbott and Keith Kelleher

This May Day, Montana Trailer Park Tenants Are Going on Rent Strike

As surging housing costs push workers out of Bozeman, tenants are confronting rising rents with collective action.

Ai Weiwei on the “Catastrophic Status Quo” of Censorship

A conversation with the renowned artist on life in exile and his new book

January/February 2026