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A reckoning with the “woke” years.

The Trump administration says its new tariffs are aimed at combating forced labor. But the countries with the highest rates of modern slavery are largely exempt, while countries with the lowest rates are being hit with tariffs. So what are the tarif

Meet the candidates with labor ties vying for Senate and House seats in midterm races. Most of the nominees are Democrats as the party looks to rebuild support among working-class voters

May 2028 is now only a year and a half away. Are unions getting in gear for a season of strikes and labor action around then, as contracts expire in manufacturing, education, logistics, grocery, and the building trades?

A new wave of progressive, left-wing, and socialist candidates and elected officials face an enormous challenge in articulating a foreign policy for the future. Here’s a start.

Fight & Win Minneapolis Teamsters Strike, 1934 reminds us all of a time when working class men and women refused to allow that failure to continue—and exactly how they acted together to turn the tide.

“We are not the only ones to face hard times. Our ancestors who faced such times left us their stories so that we would know what to do now. Don’t let those stories go to waste! There is power in them. We have power in them.”

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Bernie Sanders and AI whistleblowers warn that AI poses grave risks to humanity, while many on the Left call this alarm “criti-hype” — an exaggeration that benefits Big Tech. But AI poses real dangers that we can’t afford to ignore.

What does today’s Left owe to those nights at Zuccotti Park?