Since running Keir Starmer’s leadership campaign, the think tank Labour Together has raised massive amounts of money from businessmen who aim to shape the Labour Party’s leadership and policies to benefit the megarich.
What a failed racial equity program tells us about the pitfalls of race targeting.
Atlanta’s Democratic leadership is trying to build a massive police urban-warfare training facility before the public can stop it. The outcome will set a precedent for the political future, with implications well beyond the city itself.
Israel’s nuclear program is its worst-kept secret. It was made possible through the support of Western nations like France and has thrived due to a cynical attitude toward nonproliferation that has made the world more dangerous.
This week, the NLRB handed down its first Cemex order against Station Casinos in Las Vegas, which engaged in heavy-handed union busting before workers lost a vote to unionize. The ruling may force the casino chain to bargain with the union anyway.
Amid soaring temperatures across the US, workers at risk of heat stroke and death on the job are demanding better protections. In some cases, the threat of overheating has fueled unionization efforts and innovative demands like heat pay.
Seeking refuge from Israel’s genocide in Gaza, some Palestinians have made the perilous journey to Egypt. Torn between the desperate need for safety and the uncertain future that awaits them back home, some of them shared their stories with us.
Donald Sutherland (1935–2024) projected equal parts warmth, intelligence, and menace on the big screen. But he wasn’t just a brilliant actor — he was a man of the Left who never abandoned those values.
Forget the stereotypical view of Machiavelli as the champion of cynical statecraft and Realpolitik. The Italian political philosopher was a hostile critic of oligarchic rule who wanted to empower the people and unleash their creativity.
On June 17, members of Amazon Labor Union on Staten Island voted to affiliate with the Teamsters, creating a new NYC local. Campaigns for long-awaited union leadership elections are now underway.
The developing world owes a total of $29 trillion to richer nations. Fifteen countries spend more on interest payments than they do on education, and forty-six spend more on interest than they do on health. It’s time for a global debt reckoning.
British railworkers’ leader Mick Lynch came to prominence as part of the 2022 strike wave. Lynch’s popularity shows the appetite for unapologetic class politics, although trade unions still face major obstacles to converting that mood into power.