It’s Time for Abortion Rights Activists to Push a Federal Abortion Rights Law
The Supreme Court is useless. Now is the perfect time for feminists to campaign to end the filibuster and pass a federal law codifying abortion rights.
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The US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarization Since 9/11
The cost of the War on Terror and its catastrophic consequences at home and abroad are staggering: $21 trillion, according to a new report. Imagine what we could do with that money if we used it for human needs rather than killing people abroad.
Congressional Dems Are Failing to Secure Abortion Rights
Democrats promised legislation to codify Roe v. Wade and preempt the Texas anti-abortion law, but they’ve chosen to leave it sitting with a congressional panel. The inaction of Democrats is unacceptable.
While COVID Immiserated Millions, Canadian Corporate Executives Got Six-Figure Raises
As workers across Canada were laid off last year, corporations scrambled to ensure their executives received a whopping 17 percent pay increase.
Canadian Postal Workers Are Showing Us What Class-Struggle Unionism Looks Like
From fighting contract concessions to making common-good demands like postal banking and public broadband, Canadian postal workers’ fighting unionism should be an inspiration to USPS workers.
Stanley Aronowitz Made Time for Anyone Who Wanted to Think Beyond Capitalism
Stanley Aronowitz, who died last month at age 88, brought people together for critical, imaginative thinking not limited to narrow topics or narrow approaches. You didn’t have to be credentialed or famous to get his attention — you just had to want a better world.
Amazon Is Getting Nervous About a California Warehouse Worker Safety Bill
A warehouse safety bill proposed in the California legislature could force Amazon to be transparent about its productivity quotas — and threaten the aura of invincibility and omnipotence the company uses to intimidate and silence workers.
America’s Housing Crisis Is About to Get Much, Much Worse
The Supreme Court has chosen to side with landlords over the millions of renters on the edge of eviction. The tidal wave of pain that will soon descend on the nation is hard to comprehend.
Chicago Is Being Amazonified
Chicago recently made headlines for turning public parks space over to Amazon package lockers. But those lockers are only one example of Amazon and public officials using public-private “partnerships” to give away public resources and harm communities.
The Mets Suck. Blame the Owner, Not the Players.
New York fans are right to boo the Mets. But they’re booing the wrong people.
The Rise of the UniverCity
As they come to resemble corporations, universities increasingly wield the kind of power and influence that were hallmarks of ruthless employers in isolated company towns. Historian Davarian Baldwin calls this ominous trend the “rise of the UniverCity.”