While Republicans have used legislative majorities at the state level to undermine their opposition, the Democratic Party has too often failed to fight back.
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Labor
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The thousands of low-wage, hourly, and gig-work employees who are getting sent home amid the crisis need an income guarantee that goes beyond traditional unemployment insurance.
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Twenty years ago, demonstrations against the World Trade Organization opened the space for today's critics of neoliberal capitalism.
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Organizers in labor, immigrant rights, and climate movements seeking to spark far-reaching work stoppages in the United States can invoke a powerful fact: It has happened before.
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A Q&A with author Sam Pizzigati.
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Jeremy Brecher, author of the labor-history classic Strike!, considers the recent wave of teacher walkouts, how we can overcome America's "strike drought," and the future role of mass disobedience in democratic politics.
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Company founder Jeff Bezos did not become the world’s richest man by letting employees enjoy free-range lifestyles.
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From fare strikes to sick outs, movements are deploying a variety of creative tactics to disrupt business as usual.
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Talk to Ai-jen Poo about her work and it won't be long before you hear language you don’t often hear in the midst of intense social movement campaigning.
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Doesn’t supply and demand dictate that new immigrants will steal jobs and drive down wages for U.S. citizens? A leading immigration economist explains why not.