Belabored: Cyborg Taylorism in the Warehouse, with Beth Gutelius
How close are we to fully automated robot logistics?
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Toxic Finance
The spread of COVID-19 in classrooms has revealed an infrastructure problem made worse by the way the United States finances improvements to school buildings.
The Political Philosophy of Care
In Reckoning, Deva Woodly makes a case for radical Black feminist pragmatism, a philosophy “that takes lessons from many twentieth-century ideologies and forges them into a political ethic for our times.”
A Democratic Vision for Antitrust
The antitrust reform project wants to contain domination and expand autonomy—key principles of a left political project.
Is There an Alternative? The Macroeconomics of the Biden Administration
The response to COVID-19 proved that the federal government is far more capable of managing the economy than many people thought. What happens now that Bidenomics faces rising headwinds?
Belabored: Dangerous Work, with Debbie Berkowitz and Xian Barrett
Workers are being asked, once again, to keep working despite a surge in COVID-19 infections. As employers push for a return to “normal,” how should we deal with the risks of returning to work?
A New Era?
The work of the left at this moment is to understand what new spaces have opened up and how to build upon them.
Introducing our Winter 2022 special section, “Beyond Bidenomics.”
The Deep History of Climate Change
An interview with Amitav Ghosh, the author of The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis.
Belabored: The Great Resignation
Rebecca Kolins Givan and C.M. Lewis look back at the year in labor.
[EVENT | December 16] Belabored Live: The Great Resignation
Join us on Thursday, December 16 for a live episode of Belabored.
Brazil Turns on Bolsonaro
As the 2022 campaign nears, many of the myths that made Bolsonaro appealing have been washed away by the grim realization of what he has always been: a huckster, most notable for his abrasiveness and authoritarian posturing.
Vaccine Nationalism
The world’s richest countries have undermined the international cooperation we need to end this pandemic.
The Politics of Protection
In The Great Recoil, Paolo Gerbaudo argues that the left needs to speak to people’s fears and connect them to hope.
Inequalities on the Digital Campus
Class and race have shaped the realities of online learning in deep, sometimes unexpected ways.
Mutual Aid Goes Mainstream
Now that the pandemic has shifted from an immediate to a chronic crisis, organizers have a chance to rethink the political implications of their efforts.
