
After LA’s Strike, “Nothing Will Be the Same”
The Los Angeles teachers' strike was big, it was united, and now it's victorious. We interview UTLA chief negotiator Arlene Inouye about how the strike turned the tables on the billionaire privatizers.

The Los Angeles teachers' strike was big, it was united, and now it's victorious. We interview UTLA chief negotiator Arlene Inouye about how the strike turned the tables on the billionaire privatizers.

By calling for a ban on for-profit charter schools, Bernie Sanders has gone further than any other candidate to confront the privatization of our schools. But we can’t fully defend public schools if we let nonprofit charters off the hook.

In 2018, the “Red for Ed” teachers' strike wave exploded, first in West Virginia, then in Oklahoma, Arizona, and beyond. It shook the foundations of public education and teacher unionism in America — and may play a key role in fighting COVID-19–induced education austerity in the near future.

The US working class has a long tradition of standing up against immigrant repression. This history is a reservoir of inspiration and strategic thinking — and it can help immigrant workers and communities confront Donald Trump’s promised wave of repression.

The Los Angeles teachers strike is part of a growing movement of teachers that have made gains by striking. It's an example for the entire labor movement to follow.

The Los Angeles fires threw schools into chaos, revealing their unpreparedness for the escalating challenges of the climate crisis. Schools need comprehensive disaster preparedness systems — not last-minute plans that put students and staff at risk.

There’s a new commissioner, but professional basketball is just as exploitative as ever.

Nothing is more crucial to the success of BDS than the movement’s relationship with organized labor.

Malcolm X died fifty-one years ago today, just as he was moving toward revolutionary ideas that challenged oppression in all its forms.
The neoliberal “empowerment zones” that Hillary Clinton touts have done little to alleviate urban poverty.

Mayors of large US cities are looking to Houston for inspiration in solving their homelessness problems. But Houston’s “Housing First” policy is designed to clear the streets and buoy landlords rather than provide stable housing for all.

Malcolm X died 53 years ago today, just as he was moving toward revolutionary ideas that challenged oppression in all its forms.

Communist bookstores were one of the most important public spaces for radicals in twentieth century America.

Children are being killed by the thousands in Gaza. Both our role as educators and the Jewish values we were raised with demand that we support a cease-fire.

The long-running Netflix reality show Selling Sunset often veers into the territory of Real Housewives–style drama. But it also provides a close-up look at the investor-fueled irrationalities of the luxury real estate market.

Former Lakers star Derek Fisher is now the most parasitic of capitalists, working to rob fellow athletes of cash.

Tens of thousands of University of California workers are on strike today. Their message is clear: austerity and privatization are destroying education.

When it comes to K-12 public education, Elizabeth Warren’s progressive credentials are weak. Educators and students deserve better.

Olympic Games host cities experience increased gentrification, police surveillance, and environmental destruction. Anti-Olympics activists hosted their second transnational summit in Paris last weekend to put an end to the games’ destruction.

Chicago’s 2012 walkout inspired a national educators’ upsurge across the country. This week, the movement is set to strike again where it all began.