The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Dispatch

Kentucky Is Latest to Test Whether Red States Will Keep Voting for Abortion Rights

An anti-abortion constitutional amendment identical to one Kansas voters rejected this summer is on Kentucky’s November ballot.

Shefali Luthra, The 19th

Washington Post Editorial Board Wants U.S. ‘Beacon’ for Ukraine Refugees—but Not for Haitians

Julie Hollar

LaborDepartments

Bosses Hate This One Trick

Work-to-rule is not walking away from a fight, but a different way to fight.

In These Times Editors

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Don’t Look Now But Progressives Are About to Expand Their Ranks in Congress

A lot is uncertain about the midterms, but there's one thing we do know—the House will have the largest left cohort in decades.

Branko Marcetic

Culture

Halloween and the Horrors of Capitalism

When have you ever seen a poor vampire?

Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Labor

Black Mold, Bed Bugs and Anti-Union Tactics: Why New York Starbucks Workers Are Out On Strike

Starbucks workers at a roastery in New York are on the picket line alleging unsafe working conditions and a refusal by management to bargain in good faith.

Saurav Sarkar

Labor

‘Work-Life Balance Is at the Center of This Dispute’: Alabama Westrock Paper Mill Workers Fight On

Workers at Westrock’s Mahrt Mall paper mill in Cottonton, Alabama, have been locked out since the beginning of October due to an ongoing contract fight.

Jacob Morrison

Viewpoint

Mike Davis’s Socialism Was Rooted in a Love of Humanity

The Marxist writer and activist Mike Davis (1946-2022) showed us all how to live and fight as an “old-school socialist.”

Micah Uetricht

LaborViewpoint

Robert Reich: Why Aren’t Democrats Talking About the Real Cause of Inflation?

Casting corporate profiteering as a key driver of inflation would be a political winner for Democrats—and it has the virtue of being true.

Robert Reich

Labor

Why Starbucks Cares So Much About a Little Pin

A barista in Buffalo says he was fired for wearing a suicide awareness pin. Now, workers in at least seven other states are wearing it in solidarity.

Jeff Schuhrke

Rural America

After Platinum Health Took Control of Noble Sites, All Hospital Workers Were Fired

A private-equity startup acquired two rural Missouri hospitals during the pandemic. In March, it suspended all hospital services.

Sarah Jane Tribble

Viewpoint

How Progressives Can Counter ‘Tough-on Crime’ Messaging

Crime plays on primal emotions. We need deep engagement to transform people's thinking.

Robert Kraig

LaborFeature

Amy’s Kitchen Workers Protested Their Working Conditions. Then They All Lost Their Jobs.

“They treat you like you’re nothing. Like cockroaches.”

Emily Janakiram

Labor

Sysco Strikers Reach a Deal

The three-week, multi-state strikes caused supply chain interruptions but drew widespread community support.

Eloise Goldsmith and Rohan Montgomery

Labor

When Unions Back Corporate Mergers, Workers Lose

The UFCW may be contemplating supporting Kroger's mega-merger. That should give every union member a sinking feeling.

Hamilton Nolan

Voters Could Help Stem the Homelessness Crisis in L.A. Next Month

A sweeping ballot initiative dubbed the “mansion tax” would raise funds to build supportive housing, provide rental assistance and implement other measures to help curb the crisis facing unhoused Los Angeles residents.

Annie Howard

Viewpoint

Barbara Ehrenreich’s Call for Socialist Feminism

“Feminism—despite all our efforts—is still largely a middle-class movement and ideology,” Ehrenreich wrote in 1984—words that are still relevant today.

Barbara Ehrenreich

Labor

Inside the Fight To Unionize Delta Air Lines

Delta is the last major airline in the US where flight attendants are not unionized. Its workers want to change that.

Maximillian Alvarez