Finally, a Trump Opposition?
Up against a far worse assault on government and the basic components of democracy than in 2017, an opposition force to Donald Trump and Elon Musk may be cohering.
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Federal Workers Can Defeat Elon Musk’s Coup. Here’s How.
Elon Musk would like you to think he is invincible right now. But the world’s richest man is actually extremely vulnerable to public pressure at the moment — public pressure that federal workers and their unions can take advantage of.
Democratic Party Leaders Are Asleep at the Wheel
Despite the organizing of thousands of federal workers and a growing grassroots opposition to Donald Trump, the Democratic Party leadership refuses to offer any serious opposition to a billionaire coup.
Black Workers Need Public Employment, Not Black Capitalism
Public unionized employment is the backbone of the black middle class. Racial justice advocates should direct resources to fighting Elon Musk’s attacks on good union jobs — not toward protecting DEI initiatives focused on black entrepreneurship.
Wells Fargo Is Plotting to Privatize the Post Office
A newly released memo from the banking giant Wells Fargo outlines a predatory scheme to dismantle the USPS: sell off profitable parts, slash union jobs, and raise prices by up to 140 percent.
This Is America
Donald Trump’s authoritarian second term has led critics to describe him as a fascist in the mold of Adolf Hitler. But Trump’s reactionary politics are all-American — and the path to defeating him runs through reform of America’s antidemocratic institutions.
Welfare State Modernism’s Lost Future
Central European designers and architects who fled fascism brought modernist ideals to Britain, reshaping its urban fabric. Today their work is being demolished, abandoned, or privatized.
The Global Reach of Colombia’s Private Security Firms
In response to violent drug gangs, Colombians have taken to employing private security who are trained to kill and outnumber the police and the army. But their close ties to the far right and the cartels means they often only make Colombians more unsafe.
Art After Occupy
"The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or slavery."
Trump Just Ripped Up Federal Workers’ Union Contracts
Yesterday the Trump administration ordered 18 government agencies to terminate their collective bargaining agreements and cease union negotiations. The move could strip hundreds of thousands of federal workers of their union protections.
Lincoln and Marx
The transatlantic convergence of two revolutionaries.
Heading Off the New Jerusalem
Imagining radical change in Palestine.
Which Working Families Party?
With next week’s gubernatorial endorsement, we may finally reach the limits of the Working Families Party’s “inside-outside” strategy.
On Our Own or All Together?
The troublesome question of aging.
The Last Lost Cause
Was the mid-century dominance of southern Democrats essential to the defeat of Hitler and the triumph of American democracy?
Guardians of Property
Throughout history, the Right has cared more about preserving private property than about promoting democracy.
Occupy After Occupy
Its critics may disagree, but Occupy Wall Street’s legacy has been an enduring one.
Against Tipping
So long as the karmic tip jar clouds our perceptions, the insane injustice of an underpaid labor force reimbursed through only the guilty feelings of their coworkers will persist.
People Who Kill Children
Palestinian children face violence at all turns, yet their hardship is not deemed worthy of attention.
Mentoring for Mobilization
A continued lack of engagement with new members will quicken the death of teachers’ union locals across the country.