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Zohran Mamdani on the Promise of America

Zohran Mamdani Convergence
In a speech marking the country’s 250th anniversary, socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lays out his vision of a United States of America for the many, not the few.

Nurses Are at the Heart of the US Labor Movement

SOFIA GUIMARÃES CUTLER
photo of a line of workers with signs such as Protect Our Patients.
Nursing in the US is highly unionized, well-paid, and increasingly central to the economy. Rank-and-file nurses are well-positioned to fight for common good demands and for a broader revival of the labor movement.

Who Monitors the UAW’s Federal Monitor?

Alex N. Press Convergence
Shawn Fain’s reform administration in the United Auto Workers now finds itself locked in conflict with a federal anti-corruption monitor that Fain says is overstepping his bounds — including in opposing the union’s stance against Israel’s genocide

Maritime Workers Under Attack

Captain Don Marcus The Stansbury Forum
While the White House lauds the men and women of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the foundation for the preservation of that industry is being undermined. Workers and their families will be discarded, and an essential U.S. industry will be outsourced.