America’s great strike waves have shaped the country. We can unleash another.
Erik Loomis’ "A History of America in Ten Strikes" is a powerful reminder of the need for worker militancy.
Juneteenth for white folk
Is Juneteenth the national holiday going to fix the disparate outcomes for black people in education, health, income, wealth, home ownership, death by police, imprisonment, unemployment, and other inequities?
Exposed: Undercover reporter at Amazon warehouse found abusive conditions & no bathroom breaks
Journalist James Bloodworth spent a month working undercover as a “picker” in an Amazon order fulfillment center and unveils abusive conditions.
Redacting democracy: Blacking out the record of the grimmest aspects of American history
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Today, Americans are forgetting.
Replacing the capitalist dream of AI-driven profits
When asked to share alternatives to capitalism, ChatGPT offered many options, none of which rely on the fantasy that money hoarding at the top can eventually benefit the rest of us.
20th Anniversary of the big lie
Sadly, when you watch all the media doing all those human interest stories of the terrible tragic day, you won't see or hear much truth.
How CEOs behave like closet socialists
To deal with the many challenges we face today, the democratic principle must be extended from the political realm to the economic.
Home Depot makes investment of additional $1 billion in wage increases for hourly associates
This investment makes the home improvement retailer's starting wage in every U.S. market at or above $15 per hour.
How might Covid-19 change our schools long-term?
What happens in the short-term will certainly be determined within the next several weeks. How institutions will deal with the longer-term impacts of this crisis are yet to be seen.
Paying farmers fairly could curb climate change and hunger
Parity is at the core of agriculture’s potential to address overproduction.