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Infrastructure Jargon Explained
Defining the terms you keep pretending to understand.
Workers in the Sky
A chat with Association of Flight Attendants president Sara Nelson.
When the Mob Tried to Whack Dennis Kucinich
In 1977, 31-year-old Cleveland mayor Dennis Kucinich took a stand against the sale of his city’s publicly owned electric utility. And he almost paid for it with his life.
Issue 45: Letters
Another failed experiment in socialist democracy.
Issue 45: The Internet Speaks
But why are we listening?
Montana’s Rivers and Streams Belong to Everyone. We Have to Protect Them From the Rich.
Montana’s beautiful, serene rivers were sites of life-changing experiences for me. The rights of all Montanans to those rivers were won through working-class struggle — a history we can draw on today as Montana’s rich aim to hoard those rivers for themselves.
The Supreme Court Has Dealt a Major Blow to the Right to Effective Legal Counsel
All people should have the right to effective legal representation when they’re facing criminal charges. But the Supreme Court has just issued a ruling that severely curtails that basic right.
LA Korean Restaurant Workers Just Won a Pathbreaking Union Contract
After a hard-fought, five-year organizing campaign, the largely immigrant workforce at Genwa, a Korean BBQ chain in Los Angeles, has won a first contract — a first-of-its-kind agreement in an almost entirely nonunion sector.
The Third-World Debt Crisis Reveals the Rot at the Heart of the Global Economy
Developing countries are undergoing an unprecedented combination of currency crises, debt, famine, and political unrest — and the US decision to raise interest rates risks adding fuel to the fire. A stable system of global economic governance is needed.
No, Post-Nazi Germany Isn’t a Model of Atoning for the Past
German public debate is often marked by self-congratulation at “coming to terms” with the country’s past. Yet comparisons between antisemitism and other racisms are increasingly being demonized — and it’s stifling discussion of Germany’s colonial crimes.
Kathy Hochul Could Help Amazon Workers Get the Contract They Deserve
New York governor Kathy Hochul has the power to crack down on Amazon and help Amazon Labor Union workers get the contract they deserve in Staten Island. But her ties to the union-busting retail giant might get in the way.