The neoliberal economic program embraced by the Clinton-era Democratic Party alienated many working-class voters. Democrats responded by reorienting their electoral strategy toward professional-class voters, accelerating workers’ departure
How to contain Trump and defend democracy? What to stand for affirmatively as an opposition party? The outcome of these two debates will determine the direction and future of the Democratic party.
Authoritarian drift and political blackmail shape the runoff election in Ecuador, where incumbent President Daniel Noboa won Sunday’s vote.
Too many unions have responded to Donald Trump’s historic attacks on federal workers with little more than words. To beat back his anti-union assault, organized labor needs to break with decades of timidity.
Women worldwide speak as one
Organized labor and its allies can and must do much more to respond to the crisis created by DOGE and the Trump administration. As the nation’s largest employer, the federal government’s labor relations policies inevitably ripple across the economy.
As a worker in the 1970s, I looked forward to a Jimmy Carter administration. By the end of his term in office, like millions of my union sisters and brothers, I felt betrayed.
The rich are growing astronomically richer while poverty reduction has ground to a standstill. In today’s world of widespread poverty and unprecedented wealth, how about raising the wages of the most poorly-paid workers?
Written on the eve of the election, Lynn Parramore identifies our need the day after: "Many voters, feeling disillusioned, are searching in vain for narratives that resonate with their experiences."
Reimaging our existing economic and legal systems and embracing forms of collective action, including regulation and investment, if we are to create an innovative society in which everyone can flourish.
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