A Defeat for Frackers
Hunger strikers in New York chalked up a win this week when Governor Andrew Cuomo rejected a gas pipeline off the coast of Long Island.
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Don’t Settle for Opportunity
'Equality of opportunity' is meaningless. Lacking opportunity isn’t our problem — we just need equality.
“Get Off My Lawn” Goes Digital
Home surveillance apps like Ring and community social networks like Nextdoor aren't making anyone safer. They're allowing paranoid jerks to harass their neighbors.
“Globalization Is the Opposite of Internationalism”
The fight against the neoliberal TTIP and CETA trade deals has revitalized Bulgaria’s social movements. Now activists are promising to take the spirit of these campaigns into the European Parliament itself.
Chicago Teacher Militancy Is Up for Reelection
The Chicago Teachers Union is choosing its leadership this week. A reelection of the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators would mean a commitment to more of the militant teacher unionism that has reshaped Chicago and inspired educators around the country.
Elizabeth Warren Should Have Gone on Fox News
Fox News’s politics won't be defeated by a few principled liberal politicians engaging in a media blackout.
“Shout Your Abortion!”
The Alabama abortion ban and the spate of draconian “heartbeat” laws are vicious attacks on reproductive rights. We have to fight back with an unequivocal demand: free abortion on demand.
Euro-Washing the Nakba
Today, Palestinians are observing Nakba Day, which mourns their mass expulsion in 1948. Israel is celebrating with a music festival.
When Workers Take Over
An unusual British retailer is handing over ownership of the company to its workers. It’s a reminder that worker control can work — but don’t expect many other firms to follow suit.
“America Makes a Lot of Money off the Sick”
The for-profit health care system in the US has created a crisis for patients and medical workers. That's why 2,000 health care workers are on strike in Ohio this week.
With Child and Out of a Job
Pregnancy discrimination is rampant and devastating for its victims. But in a tight labor market, it may be a problem for capital, too.
A Plan B for Our Planet
Neoliberal president Macron’s fuel tax hike has sparked six months of protests. But for France Insoumise’s Danièle Obono, the gilets jaunes and climate marchers aren’t on opposing sides: they both want the rich to pay for climate chaos.