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A deep dig into how the steel industry collapse affected hundreds of thousands of decently paid workers, contrasted with the surge of hospital and nursing home hiring that never matched former pay rates or union protections afforded steel workers.

Traditionally, organized labor has backed establishment Democrats even in the face of diminishing returns. But when it comes to a $15 minimum wage, Democrats should not expect unionists and their allies on the front lines to “dance and be happy.”

Reader Comments: Voter Suppression; Asian Americans Attacked; Deb Haaland; Andrew Cuomo; Football; Manufacturing; Postal Workers Strike corrections; Myanmar Solidarity; Dr. King’s Beyond Vietnam speech; Fighting Private Equity; Zoom events-lots; more

The PayUp campaign has clawed back $22 billion from apparel companies owed to factories and workers, and they’re just getting started.

Vietnamese and Asian Americans in this country, we are here because of wars that the United States fought in Asia. This is a country of high ideals, of democracy and pluralism; on the other hand, it’s rooted in warfare and conquest...

Bernie Sanders didn’t win the 2020 election. But he may have won its aftermath. The Vermont senator discusses the Rescue Act, cancel culture, the filibuster and more.

Women’s resistance is a tidal wave! More from Myanmar! And Jayati Ghosh on Samir Amin on imperialism

A symptom of our society's ongoing crisis is the loss of live, in person community networks and the personal and social relations founded on those networks. This book explores this problem and offers solutions.

The border-industrial complex in the post-Trump era