The Economy, the Environment, and the Future of Work
With 300 workshops and panels, and almost 5,000 registered attendees, the Labor Notes Conference June 12-14, 2026 in Chicago was an oasis of inspiration and solidarity.
Few figures on the left have been as committed to realizing the democratic promise of American politics as Eugene Debs.
Labor in an AI generated future
In Atlanta, nearly 1,000 labor union members and community allies gathered at the Jobs With Justice national conference, where one of the themes was linking immigrant, worker, and tenant struggles to build community power.
A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights.
It is necessary to put the capital-labor relation back at the center of left politics, says Costas Lapavitsas.
Spring has brought green shoots in the labor movement too. Here are some causes for hope.
We face potential unemployment on par with the Great Depression. We need a mass employment program to get through it. AI can pay for it. An AI tax should target the companies that stand to make billions of dollars by laying people off.
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