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LaborDispatch
The Cost of Salt
India’s salt-production industry has seen massive growth over the past 75 years, but the working conditions of the country’s salt pan workers are deteriorating.
Pragathi Ravi
Housing
Two Tenant Unions, One Rent Strike
How renters in two Chicago neighborhoods found each other—and fought back—when the same investor planned to displace them.
Rebecca Burns
Back of a man's head, "No Evictions" sign
Housing
Chicago’s Push for “Just Cause” Evictions
A new ordinance would stop landlords from evicting willy-nilly.
Rebecca Burns
Labor
A West Virginia Coal Miner Just Saved NIOSH’s Black Lung Program
A federal judge ordered the restoration of jobs in the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety’s Respiratory Health Division after a veteran coal miner filed a class action lawsuit arguing that the mass firings would lead to irreparable harm.
Kim Kelly
Brandon Johnson holds up a speaker at an outdoor protest
ViewpointPolitics
Two Years After Electing a Mayor, Chicago’s Left Keeps Contesting for Power
Movement-backed Mayor Brandon Johnson and a record class of progressive alders took office exactly two years ago. I spoke with more than a dozen organizers about what we’ve won, what we’ve learned about power and what’s still to be done to deliver a more equitable city.
Asha Ransby-Sporn
Viewpoint
Forget America First—Under Trump, It's Corporations First
Big corporations donated heavily to Trump’s inaugural fund. Just a few months later, federal cases against them are being dropped.
Rick Claypool
PalestineInterview
The Best Protection For Students Is a Mass Movement
A conversation with Momodou Taal, the Cornell student suing the Trump Administration for repression against students.
Nidaa Lafi and Momodou Taal
Labor
Agreement Around Freelance Contributors to In These Times
LaborViewpoint
Trump's First 100 Days Have Been an Absolute Disaster for Workers
Trump has gutted labor rights, slashed the federal workforce, and opposed a minimum wage hike. But resistance is brewing.
Sarah Anderson
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