[EVENT | July 10] Labor’s Partisans
A discussion with Alex Press and E. Tammy Kim, moderated by Natasha Lewis.
Spring 2025
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Trump and Musk’s War on Workers
Organized labor and its allies can and must do much more to respond to the crisis created by DOGE and the Trump administration.
A Demonstration of Working-Class Power
Labor Day was the first national holiday that a social movement both created and persuaded the state and businesses to honor.
The Unity Convention
The DNC showed a party that has successfully metabolized movement energy and insurgent campaigns while distancing itself from demands deemed harmful to its electoral prospects.
The Labor Intellectuals
The new militancy coursing through the labor movement has revealed the growth of a more expansive and democratic union culture.
Lessons from Starbucks Workers United and the Fight for $15
The National Labor Relations Act still functions, just barely, for Starbucks workers. Employees at fast-food franchises face even worse odds under federal labor law.
The World That Municipal Socialists Built
Urban socialists blazed a path toward social democracy. Leftists who want to reclaim this tradition face a whole new set of obstacles.
A New Class Consciousness
For all the friendly feelings toward organized labor in the United States today, a new workers’ movement remains incipient.
Chipping Away at the Right to Strike
Glacier v. Teamsters was not a crisis averted but another step in the right’s plan to stifle labor power.
Shared Terrain
The neoliberal order has been exposed as fraudulent, inefficient, and inequitable. Yet it hardly lies in the dustbin of history.
Bananas for Socialism
In any socialist future worth living in, an abundance of diverse foods would replace the tyranny of monoculture.
Apocalypse Chow
Introducing a new food column by Arun Gupta.
Child Care Is an Organizing Tool
Family-centric programming at worker centers has helped bolster organizing among working mothers—and led to invaluable policy victories.
Structure and Solidarity
Lasting labor victories depend on coordinating diverse strategies and building the relationships to sustain them.
The Future of the Labor-Climate Alliance
Relying on the private sector to decarbonize is a recipe for abandoning workers.
