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During the Spanish Flu in 1919 four million workers struck, one-fifth of the workforce, a proportion never since equaled.

The great English poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850), writes reviewer Johnston, based his groundbreaking style on the "radical claim that apparently trivial things and people, the rhythms of ordinary life, were the stuff of true poetry."

On the agenda: new internationalism, and ending the war with nature. News and analysis from and about the left worldwide.

New York City EMS workers say the coronavirus death toll can't solely be be gauged from the hospital count.

Even without a Donald Trump in the White House, we know from past experience what an infrastructure bill coming out of Congress would look like absent overwhelming grassroots pressure.

"People are being forced to risk their lives to place their vote or fulfill their right as an American to vote."

Since February, our core of stewards and activists had been pressuring management through emails and meetings to demand that the optimal personal protective equipment (PPE) of N-95 masks, and in person training be made readily available to us.

As employers use the coronavirus crisis to consolidate power and wealth, we need to build activism and organization.

'Bacurau' was filmed before Jair Bolsonaro won the corrupted election for presidency of Brazil, yet in its timelessness seems to say more now about Brazil and global North-South relations than even before.

How Labor and Climate Movements Deal With Distancing, and More