The Wisconsin Idea

Amazon Strike Takeaways: Walk-Outs Slowed Packages, Boosted Union Power

Workers describe tens of thousands of packages delayed—and a strong sense of empowerment within warehouses—after Amazon workers with the Teamsters launched the largest strike to date against one of the world's most powerful companies.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

Amazon Unleashed Flood of Water on Striking Workers, Say Teamsters

Teamsters requested an investigation of the flood from Amazon's warehouse that swamped a picket line in Queens; they also filed for a restraining order against the NYPD.

Luis Feliz Leon

Feature

How the LA Tenants Union Fights Displacement with Community

Lessons from a decade of building tenant power

Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis

Labor

NYPD Arrests Workers During Historic Amazon Strike

Police cracked down on striking drivers in Queens who blocked deliveries.

Luis Feliz Leon

ViewpointElection 2024

The Billionaires’ Election

The disastrous 2024 outcome shows the ever-growing role of money in American politics.

Rob Larson

Viewpoint

Socialists in Office Are Building Power on the Local Level

At a recent gathering in Philadelphia, elected officials endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America shared strategies for advancing left-wing policy at all levels of government.

David Duhalde

ViewpointElection 2024

All the President’s Apologists

Rehabilitating the president most synonymous with executive overreach and corruption paves the way for a return of Nixonian—and now Trumpist—power politics.

Caleb Brennan

Dispatch

Time is Running Out to Cancel Debt for Aging Borrowers

Aging debtors staged a “knit-in” outside of the Department of Education to demand loan forgiveness.

Lily Greenberg Call

Labor

Grocery Giants Kroger and Albertsons Lose In Blocked Merger

The collapse of the Kroger-Albertsons deal is a historic win for farmers, workers and everyone else.

Jessica Corbett