Class Struggle at the Comedy Club
Canadian comedians figured out how to engage in collective action — and just won a major victory.
Search Result(s) for: “working class”
The Lie at the Heart of Politicians’ “Job Creation” Rhetoric
When they want to wage war or destroy the planet, American political elites are obsessed with “job creation.” When workers start accruing a modest amount of power, elites demand increased unemployment.
No One Should Be Able to Steal or Erode Workers’ Pensions
Workers' pensions have been under attack for decades in the United States, so the passage of pension relief for over a million workers as part of the latest COVID-19 relief bill is a welcome development. Now we need to fight to defend and expand pensions for all workers.
Overturning a World
France's Nuit Debout movement has the potential to not just defeat a single law, but to move beyond defensive struggles.
The Labor Abuses Behind Your Chicken Nuggets
In the late 20th century, the Chicken McNugget became an icon of fast-food cost efficiency. The peculiar cuisine’s history is one of fascinating technological innovation as well as brutal labor exploitation.
Umberto Bossi, a Founding Father of Postmodern Italy
The late Umberto Bossi dreamed of breaking Italy’s north away from the rest of the country. Instead he helped refound Italy itself, as he forged an alliance with former fascists and the billionaire Silvio Berlusconi.
Bernie Sanders: The Boss’s Worst Nightmare
Since 2018, Bernie has publicly taken on the CEOs of Amazon, Walmart, Delta, McDonald’s, and more — and he shows no sign of relenting. His willingness to pick fights with ultrarich executives paying poverty wages sets him apart from other Democratic candidates.
Leo Panitch Was a Sober Optimist and an Anti-Utopian Utopian
Leo Panitch saw no other option than to act as if socialism and a world free of exploitation could be won in the here and now, his longtime collaborator Sam Gindin writes. Despite knowing that socialism was unlikely to emerge in his lifetime, Panitch devoted himself fully to a project that could liberate generations of people to come.
West Virginia’s Militant Minority
Without the bold initiative of a core of deeply rooted, radical teachers, there would be no strike in West Virginia right now.
A War Without End
The late Ursula Le Guin on oppression, resistance, and why “the exercise of imagination is dangerous.”
The Left in Purgatory
Socialists in the United States are stuck. How do we become masters of our own fate?
Tomorrow, Students Across the Country Will Strike for Abortion
Students at over 50 schools across 30 states are walking out of class this week for abortion rights.
Denver Teachers Win Steps Forward
Striking Denver teachers reached a tentative contract agreement this morning. Though they did not achieve all of their demands, Denver’s educators have wrested important gains from school privatizers — and shown once again the power of teachers withholding their labor.
Ron DeSantis Is a Corporate America–Approved Fake Populist
Attempting to reanimate his unappealing presidential campaign, Florida governor Ron DeSantis last week presented a new faux-populist economic agenda, which frames corporate-friendly policies as a means to improve workers’ economic conditions.
In France, the Far Right Is Beating a Divided Left
Two years ago, a left-wing alliance denied Emmanuel Macron his majority in parliament. But today the forces of the Left are deeply divided — making Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National almost the sole contender for power.
Casualties of the Crisis
The dozens who perished in an Oakland warehouse fire were victims of the affordable housing crisis.
The Uprising Wastes a Good Class-Struggle Story
Instead of inspiring an awakening as filmmakers hope, The Uprising repeats tired liberal calls for “healing” and, when those disappoint, turns to fantasies of individual violence. The real 1381 English Peasants’ Revolt, however, still inspires us centuries later.
Year of the Zombie
George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead showed a new society devouring the old.
Socialists and Organized Labor Are Uniting to Change Pro-Boss Labor Laws
To fight for historic worker rights legislation, the PRO Act, major unions and the Democratic Socialists of America are joining forces like never before.
Just Flip the Switch
The trailers for Elysium promised a class-struggle masterpiece, but for all its triumphs the film's politics don't quite measure up.