As contract negotiations broke down, the United Auto Workers authorized a historic strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis factories.
Economy
Tara Raghuveer of People’s Action outlines detailed rent control regulations that have been proven to work in cities around the U.S.
A new study finds that anti-LGBTQ and transphobic policies and rhetoric negatively impact trans and gender-expansive workers. What can workplaces do to improve this environment?
Labor expert Cedric de Leon explains why the UAW’s demands aren’t audacious, as a potential auto workers’ strike looms.
This four-part reported series explores the ways that individuals, movements, and communities are shifting to a more holistic approach to prosperity.
Medicare can finally use its purchasing power to negotiate lower drug prices—but Big Pharma is pushing back.
Many people think they know the history of Labor Day in the U.S., but the story is more complicated than they realize.
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Capitalism’s endless economic growth prioritizes the individual over community and creates extreme inequality. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Wolves helped make many beloved places in the West lush.
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Brazil’s MST has organized the largest social movement in Latin America.
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To reject the growth mindset, we must divorce ourselves from careerism.
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Who controls the reins of artificial intelligence will determine whether it serves us all or the wealthy few.
From baby bonds to reparations, the government can undertake specific economic policies to help close the racial wealth gap.
As compounding crises have plunged Puerto Rico into darkness, local artists bring light back to the island.
The UPS Teamsters flexed their collective muscle to win most of their demands from the world’s largest delivery company.
Will Hollywood’s striking writers and actors translate their experiences into pro-labor, anti-capitalist on-screen stories?
FireGeneration advocates for Indigenous-led, youth-powered approaches to the wildfire crisis
With climate-fueled hurricanes in their past and future, Puerto Ricans are taking back their power.
Data from rural Placer County, California, mirrors a larger national trend that shows fewer teen pregnancies, reduced youth crime rates, and higher educational attainment.
The LA-based Star Garden Topless Dive Bar just voted in favor of joining the Actors’ Equity Association, making it the first unionized strip club since the now-defunct Lusty Lady in San Francisco and Seattle.
The caucasity of television shows about the casual cruelty of excess is critically important. Succession didn’t shy away from that, and neither should other shows profiling the rich.
Unionized government employees are stepping in.
The U.S. is finally moving away from fossil fuels, but there aren’t enough electricians to do the job.
Farmworkers have risked it all to shed light on the abuses they endure. Are we ready to listen?
A task force calculated how much Black residents should receive for systemic, state-sanctioned discrimination and ongoing harm.
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