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Mask or No Mask, Boston poet Paul Hostovsky captures a simple aesthetic of these divided times.

Squid Game’s hero, the fired union activist, represents the triumph of humanity and solidarity even against the brutal odds of capitalism. This animating principle of the labor movement is artistically portrayed in Squid Game’s vivid imaginarium.

Democratic leaders have been pursuing a ​“two-track” strategy linking the Build Back Better Act with an infrastructure bill championed by conservative Democrats. Recent AFL-CIO and AFT actions raise questions about their support for this approach.

A long forgotten if seminal early Richard Wright novel is brought back to life by Library of America for a new generation of readers.

While China is often seen as an outlier from neoliberal trends, its transformation in recent decades was not at odds with tectonic shifts in the global system of growth but an essential part of it.

American workers are now flexing their muscles for the first time in decades. You might say workers have declared a national general strike until they get better pay and improved working conditions.

In this illuminating and moving documentary, seven-year-old Sasha questions her gender – and challenges prejudice.

Farmworkers fought for years to have the legal power to unionize in New York State. Finally, in 2019, the state passed the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, which gave agricultural and farm workers the right to collectively bargain.

The antitrust researcher Moe Tkacik discusses New York’s new laws and the future of DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats.“It’s conventional wisdom now that these companies are bloodsucking middlemen,” says Tkacik.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a time to honor the people of the land that we live on as well as the work that Indigenous people continue to contribute to our labor history.