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Departments

Pessimism Is a Luxury We Can't Afford

The fights ahead are daunting—but the world is ours to win.

Dayton Martindale

Viewpoint

Bring Chicago Home is Still on the Ballot Despite Real Estate Industry's Legal Challenge

Real estate interests want Bring Chicago Home off the ballot, but it remains as the city appeals the legal challenge and organizers continue to campaign for its passage.

Asha Ransby-Sporn

ViewpointPalestine

Complicity in Genocide—The Case Against the Biden Administration

Israel’s mass bombardment of civilians in Gaza is being facilitated, aided and abetted by the United States government.

Azadeh Shahshahani and Sofía Verónica Montez

LaborInterviewPodcast

Can Worker Co-ops Bring an End to Crappy Jobs?

“Co-ops create greater wealth in their communities. People keep that money in their communities.”

Maximillian Alvarez

Palestine

The ADL Wants to Conflate Critiques of Israel with Antisemitism. That Won’t Make Jews Safer.

As conservative pundits mainstream antisemitic tropes, the ADL is instead focused on silencing expressions of Palestinian solidarity.

Samuel Hoadley-Brill

Feature

El sistema de bienestar infantil pone a los niños en riesgo. ¿Es hora de abolirlo?

Durante décadas, los reformadores han intentado arreglar nuestro fallido sistema de servicios de protección infantil. ¿Abolirlo es una idea cuyo momento ha llegado?

Roxanna Asgarian

Labor

Starbucks Just Saw the Largest Single-Day Union Drive in the Company's History

Workers at 21 Starbucks stores across 14 states filed for union elections Tuesday—a landmark in the unionization campaign.

Brett Wilkins

Labor

Immigrants Aren’t “Taking Our Jobs”

Right-wing forces are claiming immigrants are hurting U.S.-born workers. They're wrong—here are six facts to set the record straight.

Daniel Costa and Heidi Shierholz

PalestineDepartments

“Terrorist” Rhetoric Makes Us All Less Safe

“Terrorism” is a term that lumps everyday Palestinians and Nelson Mandela in with ISIS and white supremacists. Is it time to retire it?

Dayton Martindale