Heavy Work

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

Lessons From Gramsci for Social Movements Today

Mark Engler and Paul Engler Dissent Magazine
From Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing come a set of ideas that arguably have only grown more salient with time.

Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform

David Bacon The 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."

How To Better Tax the Rich Men North (and South) of Richmond

Amy Hanauer The Hill
I’ll take the sentiments from both Oliver Anthony and Billy Bragg to honor working class narratives, channel feelings of disempowerment, and push for a more economically just country. Starting with better taxing rich men, wherever they live.

Poor Things | Movie

A 21st century feminist fantastical retelling of Frankenstein's monster. With Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem DeFoe, Ramy Youssef. In theaters Sept. 8.