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The Movement and the Mayor

Jesse Sharkey Hammer and Hope
We have gone from the dynamic of opposition to the dynamic of a campaign and now to the dynamic of working with our comrade in office, all within a few short months.

Big Pharma’s American Con

Andrew Perez, Matthew Cunningham-Cook The Lever
Drugmakers are charging foreigners far lower prices for medicines they want shielded from new Medicare price cuts.

The New Rightwing Laws Taking Effect in Texas

Ed Pilkington The Guardian
Hundreds of new state laws come into effect on 1 September, including attacking trans rights, further limiting abortion and pushing back climate efforts

Sanders for Labor Day

Bernie Sanders Labor Notes
Unprecedented Corporate Greed Demands Unprecedented Worker Response

Heavy Work

Lita Kurth
Poetry for Labor Day: The working-class persists, survives, says California poet Lita Kurth; but it sure isn’t easy.

Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform

David Bacon David Bacon Reality Check
"All over the country, immigrant workers are a big part of the workforce. They're all part of a base that can force change. We can't depend on political winds or what people tell us is possible. We have to be tenacious for what's just and righteous."