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Fun and Games?
Youth sports are transforming from neighborhood fun to big business.
High School Hunting Grounds
When the military wants to recruit students, it targets schools in big cities and the South, as well as schools that are poorer and less white than the national average.
A Teen Magazine for Grown-Ups
In a culture without a middle, Teen Vogue became a lodestar for aging millennials.
Workers Can Organize Outside the NLRB
When it comes to reversing labor’s decline, union elections through the National Labor Relations Board have proven woefully insufficient. We need strategies for building workplace power that aren’t dependent on the NLRB.
MAGA’s War on Teaching Goes Full Conspiracy Theory
What were once considered the ravings of tinfoil-hat conspiracy junkies are now par for the course for the Trumpian right and its analysis of the state of public education.
How Work Got So Bad
Under capitalism, technological “progress” like AI systematically deskills workers, deepens managerial control, and turns the labor process into a site of conflict rather than liberation. This is by design.
Police Tech Giant Axon Is Concealing Its Political Spending
Police body camera and weapons juggernaut Axon is reporting blockbuster earnings amid the Trump administration’s explosive spending on immigration policing. The company is resisting efforts to make it disclose its political spending strategy.
The Iran War Will Probably Increase Nuclear Weapons Globally
Donald Trump justified his war on Iran under the pretext of preventing nuclear proliferation. But as the US’s allies consider developing nuclear arsenals, he’s set a dangerous precedent for their enemies.
Die Linke’s Fight to Win Back Working-Class Germans
Last year’s elections saw a resurgence for Germany’s socialist party Die Linke. In an interview, coleader Ines Schwerdtner explains how the party is seeking to expand beyond current left-wing voters to reach broader parts of the working class.