The Immovable AMLO

Humberto Beck, Carlos Bravo Regidor and Patrick Iber

The Mexican president continues to decry neoliberalism, but his government is failing to build an effective alternative to it.

Global Economic Disorder

Editors ▪ March 25, 2021

A preview of our Spring 2021 issue.

Will the PRO Act Hurt Freelancers?

Sarah Jaffe ▪ March 23, 2021

Labor lawyer Brandon Magner discusses what the PRO Act’s ABC test means for freelancers.

The Global Climate Ledger

Adam Tooze ▪ Winter 2021

The rise of the global middle class threatens to blow up the environmental envelope. Can the link between income and emissions be broken?

Belabored: Women on Labor’s Frontline, with Jo Grady

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ March 19, 2021

Jo Grady, general secretary of the University and College Union in the United Kingdom, talks about the prospects for a truly feminist labor movement.

A Woman Is Afraid

Charlotte Shane ▪ March 19, 2021

Fear and rage can be an entry point into the rejection of violence against women but not the termination or sum of our collaborations.

The Rise of Healthcare in Steel City

Nick Serpe ▪ March 18, 2021

An interview with Gabriel Winant on deindustrialization, the care economy, and the living legacies of the industrial workers’ movement.

Will Mario Draghi’s Center Hold?

Giuliana Chamedes ▪ March 17, 2021

A closer look at the Italian prime minister’s career reveals how the tangled history of neo-Keynesian economic thought shaped his technocratic brand.

Federalism Is Killing Us

Colin Gordon ▪ March 15, 2021

Deference to state governments has severely undermined public health efforts during the pandemic and deepened geographic inequality in the United States.

The Public Sector We Need

Jeff Faux ▪ March 12, 2021

To have any chance of implementing popular left-wing ideas, we need to restore the capacity of democratic government to serve working people.

To Win a Green New Deal, Pass the PRO Act

Sydney Ghazarian and Ashik Siddique ▪ March 11, 2021

The PRO Act would establish a baseline for ensuring that working people can fight for and win transformative climate policies that benefit everyone.

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has tossed out criminal charges against the former president. His enduring relationship with working-class voters makes him a serious contender in next year’s election.