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Economy & Labor
Workers at Whittier Street Health Center in Boston Win the Union
Despite management’s all-out attempt to intimidate employees, workers were successful in organizing.
Goodbye Regulations, Hello Impending Global Financial Crisis
Wall Street is again free to pursue speculative profits at the cost of workers, communities and social programs.
Renters Get One Step Closer to Homeownership With This Innovative Program
A Cincinnati nonprofit works to give renters a reason to stay and invest in their homes.
Low Wages Are Driving a Shortage of Care Providers
Providers are leaning more heavily on fundraising to pay caregivers and meet their costs.
Response to “Janus”: Take Their Intellectual “Property”
Reversing the rigged market is the only way forward.
Failed Economic Policies Drive Families to Seek Asylum at the Border
Many families detained at the border have lost their livelihoods as the result of reforms that benefit elites.
Puerto Ricans Battle Disaster Capitalism to Achieve Self-Determination
Naomi Klein's “Battle for Paradise” details Puerto Ricans' fight for ownership of their water, land and energy.
Planned Parenthood’s Union Busting Could Have a Chilling Effect for Workers Everywhere
Pitting labor rights against reproductive rights is not a winning strategy for movements.
Unions Have Been Down Before, History Shows How They Can Come Back
UAW’s success in building an interracial union in the 1930s offers much hope for movement-builders today.
EU’s Debt Deal Is “Kiss of Death” for Greece
The deal is structured to turn Greece into a permanent debt colony of the European Union.