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‘Year of the Strike’ Could Be a Turning Point for Labor Movement
In 2023, a reenergized movement began reversing its downward slide so that all American workers can get a fair reward for their labor.
10 Victories for the Working Class in 2023
From the picket lines to state houses to the White House, champions in the fight against inequality landed huge wins.
Never Underestimate the Power of a Small Group of Committed People
A small meeting blossomed into national recognition of the dangers of building nuclear weapons.
Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
I’ve spent the last few years working with poor people advocating for change. Seeing their resilience firsthand, I feel hopeful.
Scraping Away the Anti-Worker, Anti-Racial Equity Vestiges of the Reagan Era
The Biden administration aims to undo contracting policy holdovers from the 1980s to boost public investment benefits for workers and their communities.
FACT SHEET: The Department of Energy Needs to Stop Greenwashing Fossil Fuels
“Carbon management” technologies are dangerous distractions from the need to phase out fossil fuels and transition to truly renewable energy.
Red Cup Rebellion Redux: A Q&A with Starbucks Workers United
“You are making $15 an hour when your boss is making that in a breath.”
The Climate Justice Shot Heard ‘Round the World: No New Private Jet Infrastructure
If activists succeed in stopping the Hanscom expansion, it will be the next “shot heard ’round the world” on a warming planet.
FACT SHEET: Invest in Communities, Not Violence
Here’s how legislators have splurged on militarism, and what could happen if those funds instead benefited people and communities.
The Global Significance of the UAW’s Win
The watershed agreements America’s auto workers won could inspire working people here and abroad. And that’s by design.