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BREAKING—One Bourbon, One Strike and No Fear: Jim Beam Workers Win a Better Contract
This story has been updated with workers approving a new contract. “We take... more
By Mario Vasquez
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In Wake of NLRB Ruling, AFT and SEIU Vie to Organize Grad Student Workers at Northwestern
As millions tuned in to see the final presidential debate Wednesday night, about 100 graduate student... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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3 Reasons To Be Worried About the Blackstone Group—and Their Friend, Hillary Clinton
Leaked emails show Clinton’s advisers sought to “develop a real relationship with" the controversial private equity firm. more
By Branko Marcetic
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The Two-Tier Provision in the Chicago Teachers Union’s Tentative Agreement, Explained
The tentative agreement that the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) struck with district management less than... more
By Shaun Richman
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Could a Socialist Plot Save the Planet?
Nationalization could slow the climate crisis. But email leaks show how hard a sell it will be to a Clinton administration. more
By Kate Aronoff
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In a Nightmare for Neoliberal Ed Reformers, Chicago Charter School Teachers May Strike This Week
When the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) struck in 2012, then-CEO of the United Neighborhood Organization (UNO)... more
By Rebecca Burns
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Korean Workers Launch Major Wave of Strikes, Winning International Support
Over the past few weeks, thousands of South Korean transport workers have gone on strike... more
By Tim Shorrock
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Dump Trump, Defeat Racism and Misogyny, Build the Left
An open letter to the Left more
By 47 Grassroots Organizers
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What Happens When an Ayn Rand Devotee Runs a Public School System? Just Ask Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has spent his career putting free-market ideology over the needs of workers, teachers and students. more
By Miles Kampf-Lassin
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Politics
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Neither Clinton Nor Trump Is the Great Pumpkin
On the 50th anniversary of the Charlie Brown classic, politics reminds us that hope isn’t always an asset. more
By Theo Anderson
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“Pussy Grabs Back” Organizers React to Debate, Plan Ahead Post-Election
Defeating Trump is No. 1. But holding a Clinton administration accountable to the left is a close second. more
By Kate Aronoff
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In Raging Battle for North Carolina, Progressives Push Back
The state seems to sum up both the worst and the best of American politics. more
By Theo Anderson
Labor
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Dump Trump, Defeat Racism and Misogyny, Build the Left
An open letter to the Left more
By 47 Grassroots Organizers
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Inside DuPont and Monsanto’s Migrant Labor Camps
Our investigation reveals that multibillion-dollar Big Ag corporations routinely use labor recruiters who crowd migrant workers in housing riddled with health and safety violations. more
By Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
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Killings By Police Haven’t Stopped Mexico’s Movement Against Neoliberal Education Reform
Despite police repression, Mexico's militant teachers union continues to strike and protest. more
By Andalusia Knoll Soloff
Culture
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A New Godzilla for a New, Nationalistic Japan
"Shin Godzilla" sheds the monster's pacifist origins and shows a Japan eager to get out from under Washington's thumb. more
By Steve Ryfle
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The Hairdresser of Plaistow
The happy, often glamorous life of the man who cuts my hair. more
By Jane Miller
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Should Silicon Valley Really Be Allowed To Decide What Is and Isn’t Hate Speech?
The internet is a bastion of free speech—but that's not always a good thing. more
By Susan J. Douglas
The Movement
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Native Americans Are Being Killed by Police at a Higher Rate Than Any Other Group
These deaths are rarely covered in the media, but now, Native groups are organizing for justice in a growing Native Lives Matter movement. more
By Stephanie Woodard
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A Ballot “Blank-Out” Is Not a Strategy for Black Power
The Black electorate needs to think far beyond November 8—and to lead the progressive electoral movement. more
By Bill Fletcher, Jr.
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Meet the Berniecrat On Her Way to the U.S. House After One of This Year’s Biggest Progressive Wins
Pramila Jayapal was one of the first down-ballot candidates to receive Bernie Sanders’ endorsement—and now she’s advancing to the November election, where she’s expected to easily win the heavily Democratic district. more
By Rachelle Hampton