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After Relative’s Death in Recent Crash, Ralph Nader Is Urging Boycott of Boeing
Calls are growing to ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes in the wake of Sunday's devastating plane crash in Ethiopia.
Will New Mexico’s Historic Labor Win Spark Change in Other States?
The exclusion of domestic and care workers from labor laws is racist and sexist and must end, say advocates.
Trump Budget Would Cut Spending for Nearly Every Agency Except Pentagon
Trump is requesting an unprecedented level of military spending.
With Trillions in Safety Net Cuts, Trump Budget Is a New Level of Cruelty
Trump’s proposal displays his commitment to enriching the wealthy at the expense of ordinary Americans.
#MeToo Whistleblowing Upends Precedent of Demanding Loyalty to Bosses
Workers feeling like they owe their employers a duty of loyalty is deeply ingrained in U.S. work culture and laws.
Donald Trump Deserves an “F” on Trade
It might be easy to win a trade war, as Trump claimed, but evidently not for him.
A Green New Deal Must Not Be Tied to Economic Growth
We must not reproduce the ideology of capitalist growth, which created the climate crisis in the first place.
Senate Democrats Enabled the Biggest Bank Merger Since the 2008 Crash
The proposed purchase of SunTrust by BB&T would create the sixth-largest bank in the U.S.
Beware the Soft Hand of Capital
Capitalism reforms its way out of crisis by putting forward more tolerable forms of exploitation.
In Current Wave of Strikes, Women Workers Are Leading the Way
Struggles past and present show the left how we can connect the fight for women’s rights and economic equality.