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Mexican Gig Workers Are Fighting to Close a Loophole in Their Worker Status Win
The National App Workers Union is using creative tactics to build worker power and confront their employers.
Mamdani’s Rent Board Votes to Freeze Rent for About 1 Million NYC Apartments
With the vote, tenants of rent-stabilized apartments won’t see a hike on their lease renewals starting October 1.
Will AI Replace High-Waged Workers With Substandard Algorithms?
Author and activist Cory Doctorow discusses Big Tech, understanding AI, labor automation, and more.
Record-Breaking Heat Wave Across Europe Signals Harsh Future of Climate Change
Scientists have stated that climate change is making record-breaking heat waves more frequent and intense.
The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is the Newest Frontier of Global Class Warfare
AI is deepening worldwide webs of accumulation, ushering in new class and power relations.
United Auto Workers Vote to Divest From Israel in Historic Victory
The divestment vote makes the UAW the first major national union to vote to divest from Israel.
Emergency Loans Are Costing US Schools Millions — and Lining Wall Street Pockets
States’ political failures are causing a massive transfer of wealth from classrooms to the richest banks in the nation.
A Wall Street Consensus Was on Display at the G7 Summit
Leaders failed to address income inequality or climate change but entertained wealthy AI and fossil fuel executives.
Minnesota Trade Unionists Are Among the Federally Indicted ICE Observers
These federal arrests are part of a broader attack on Trump’s political enemies that he has ramped up in recent months.
New Cafés in Gaza Can’t Conceal Tent Cities and Mountains of Rubble
Gaza desperately needs reconstruction. Instead, Israel’s blockade has given rise to an unjust economy.
New York’s Iconic Queer Beach Faces Looming Privatization Scheme
Queer New Yorkers are fighting for Riis Beach as a developer with Israeli government ties plans a private beach club.
NY Amazon Driver Fired for Posting Pro-Union Content on Social Media
When Esly Paredes started speaking up in favor of a city council bill that Amazon opposes, the company cracked down.
Anti-Austerity Protests Rock World Cup Kick-Off in Mexico
The mothers of disappeared people have also been protesting, trying to reach the stadium, says José Luis Granados Ceja.