The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor

Cross-Union Solidarity Is Fueling the Historic Summer Strike Wave

From Hollywood to UPS, the U.S. labor movement is uniting to support striking workers and win contract demands across industries.

Jeff Schuhrke

Viewpoint

The #StopCopCity Movement Didn’t Lose

The Atlanta City Council—and the state more broadly—cannot define “loss” or “victory” for everyday people

Benji Hart

Rural America

Despite Heat Deaths, Many States Don’t Require Water Breaks

As temperatures break records, lawmakers in state after state have declined to require that companies give their outdoor workers shade and water breaks.

Barbara Barrett

LaborInterviewPodcast

The Teamsters and UPS Are Returning to the Bargaining Table. Will They Reach a Deal In Time?

Since negotiations broke down on July 5, Teamsters leadership has been touring UPS facilities around the country to rally the rank-and-file.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

Labor

The UPS Strike Looms as Corporate America Cashes In

The backdrop of what could be the largest strike at a single employer in decades is that CEOs and corporate America are making record profits as unions—from actors to Teamsters to hotel workers—fight back and flex their power this summer.

Stephen Franklin

LaborInterviewPodcast

Railroad Whistleblowers Keep Losing Their Jobs

Michael Paul Lindsey II, a locomotive conductor and engineer of 17 years, tried to sound the alarm on railroad safety. Not long after, he was fired.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

Sanctions Are an Act of War

Economic sanctions which claim to target authoritarian governments and wealthy profiteers of global conflicts only hurt innocent civilian populations.

Phyllis Bennis

Viewpoint

We Can Solve Homelessness (If We Want To)

Our economic priorities have created a serious housing crisis and fueled homelessness. Solving the problem simply requires us to change our priorities from profits to people.

Sonali Kolhatkar

Viewpoint

One Weird Trick to Help Solve the U.S. Housing Crisis

In a new book, Richard Kahlenberg explains that decades of arcane zoning regulations have led to our current system of high rents, restrictions on worker mobility, and racial and economic segregation.

Max B. Sawicky

Departments

The Guerrilla Gardeners Seedbombing the Suburbs

How guerrilla gardeners supply healthy food, beautify their community and support the local ecosystem.

Dayton Martindale

Rural America

Fighting Industrial Development and Defending Black History in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”

In Wallace, descendants of enslaved people live on one of the last preserved stretches of Louisiana’s Mississippi River. Now, a massive grain export facility threatens the community’s history and future.

Daja E. Henry

Labor

Reform Caucus Rises, Sues for Elections in Amazon Labor Union

A year after a landmark union win at the JFK8 warehouse, Amazon still refuses to recognize it. Workers disagree on how to end the stalemate.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborInterviewPodcast

UAW Turns Up the Heat on the Big Three

“If we don't do this now, we won't have another opportunity.”

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

Viewpoint

Cop City and the Escalating War on Environmental Defenders

From laws targeting fossil fuel protests to the crackdown on Stop Cop City activists, corporations are calling in militarized law enforcement to crush dissent.

Basav Sen and Gabrielle Colchete

LaborViewpoint

The Dystopian Future of U.S. Public Education Is On Display in Houston

The takeover of the Houston Independent School District by GOP officials is part of a broader attack on public education—but unions and community members are fighting back.

Jackie Anderson, Ruth Kravetz and Jay Malone

Interview

Meet the New Leader of Chicago’s Progressive Political Powerhouse

Kennedy Bartley is taking over as the next executive director of United Working Families, the group that helped elect Chicago’s new left-wing leadership.

J. Patrick Patterson and Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor

Workers at The Trevor Project Unionize

Members of the newly formed Friends of Trevor United say they are organizing for the LGBTQ youth they serve.

Sara Van Horn

Viewpoint

In Jenin, Palestinians Resist Against Israeli Helicopters And Drones

The largest Israeli military operation in Jenin since the Second Intifada spells what Israel has in store for Palestinians.

Jehad Abusalim