The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Labor
The Next Big Grocery Strike Is Knocking on Safeway and Giant’s Door
Hamilton Nolan
Viewpoint
“I Would Love Medicare for All”: A Nevada Culinary Union Member on Why She Supports Bernie Sanders
While the powerful Culinary Workers Union in Nevada is attacking Sanders' universal healthcare plan, a rank-and-file worker says "a lot of members want Bernie" and support Medicare for All.
Rebecca Burns
Feature
At What Point Does Bloomberg’s Unprecedented Ad Spending Amount to Bribery of the Media?
Bloomberg has already spent $400 million on ads, making hardly a dent in his $60 billion fortune.
Julianne Tveten
Labor
More Than 1,200 IBEW Members Call on Union Leadership to Retract Biden Endorsement
Hamilton Nolan
Dispatch
The Prisoners Forced To Sue for Soap and Toilet Paper
Prisoners have filed suit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections due to unsafe living conditions and inadequate medical care.
Arvind Dilawar
Feature
The Oreo Workers Trump Betrayed
Trump used these workers to win the White House. Their union has fought a losing battle against outsourcing ever since.
Stephen Franklin
Rural America
Dicamba on Trial: Jury Sides with Farmer in Lawsuit Against Monsanto
Johnathan Hettinger
Labor
You Do Know Amy Klobuchar Is an Abusive Boss, Right?
Emma Roller
Labor
I Know Firsthand Why Unions Should Endorse Bernie
Andrew Tripp
Labor
The Longest Strike in America Needs a Political Savior
Hamilton Nolan
Viewpoint
Buttigieg and Centrist Dems Want a Military Response to Climate Change. That’s Dangerous.
The Pentagon sees climate victims as threats.
Sarah Lazare
Labor
Labor Unions Were Crucial in Bernie Sanders’ New Hampshire Victory
Jeff Schuhrke
Feature
We Talk About One U.S.-Backed Coup. Hondurans Talk About Three.
Tracing U.S. complicity in the ongoing human rights crisis in Honduras.
Meghan Krausch
Viewpoint
Our View of Black History Has Radically Shifted in a Few Short Years
The case for reparations and The 1619 Project have focused attention on what makes African Americans distinct.
Salim Muwakkil
Rural America
Does Lake Erie Deserve Legal Rights? A Federal Court Hears Arguments
Stacey Schmader
Dispatch
Migrant Children Are Still Being Detained in Chicago
Heartland Alliance describes itself as a human rights and anti-poverty organization; but it operates five child migrant detention centers in the city.
Sabrina Gunter
Viewpoint
War Is an Enormous Threat to the Climate Movement
Unless challenged, U.S. military power imperils any serious response to the climate crisis.
Sarah Lazare
Viewpoint
Yes, Michael Bloomberg Is Definitely an Oligarch
The multi-billionaire has spent his career using his fortune to undermine democracy and enact his preferred political agenda. His presidential gambit is just the latest example.
Paul Heideman
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