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Why the Media Loves Labor Now

Ben Smith The New York Times
Mr. August and Mr. Steier said the Chief would publish a new stream of national labor coverage early next year, and Mr. August said he hoped to eventually double the paper’s staff, which now stands at three reporters.

The Hidden Side of Fossil Fuel Investments: Private Equity

Michael McCann & Riddhi Mehta-Neugebauer Yes! Magazine
Responding to this pressure, public companies are selling their fossil fuel assets, only to have them repeatedly scooped up by private equity firms—thereby shifting pipelines and other polluting assets to a shadowy industry that is less accountable..

New Poll Tries to Understand Blue-Collar Swing Voters.

David Leonhardt The New York Times
In the current polarized political atmosphere, many college graduates follow politics obsessively and identify with one of the two parties. Many working-class voters, on the other hand, vote for both parties and sit out some elections.

Will Democrats Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth?

Marc Dann and Leo Jennings III Working-Class Perspectives
Illustration of a man looking into the mouth of horse with a bow on its head.
The gift comes courtesy of the 25 GOP governors who opted not to accept billions in federal unemployment benefits. As a result of their callous decision more than 4 million lost $300 in weekly payments they desperately needed.