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Amazon Workers Across Europe Walk Out on Black Friday
CEO “Jeff Bezos is the richest bloke on the planet; he can afford to sort this out,” says a UK union leader.
Silicon Valley Is Undermining Democracy With Its Dangerous Ideology
Despite its slick PR, the tech industry is not inherently different from any other exploitative enterprise.
Black Friday Isn’t the Only Time Workers Face Unfair Schedules
The income volatility that comes with an unpredictable work schedule can lead to all sorts of adverse outcomes.
#BlackFridays Walkouts Turn Rage Into Action and Community
Since October, groups across the country have taken weekly actions on Fridays to raise awareness on important issues.
Louisiana Teachers Mobilize Against ExxonMobil Tax Exemption
Educators linked corporate giveaways to the deteriorating conditions in their schools.
Poverty Isn’t Neglect, But the State Took My Children Anyway
The investigator made it clear that my daughters showed no signs of abuse or neglect. I lost anyway.
A Socialist Response to Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers’ Report
The report's incoherence about socialism reveals the ignorance of its conservative, bourgeois authors.
In the Pacific Northwest, Paraeducators Lead Their First Strike in Recent Wave
Teachers have refused to cross their picket lines, shutting down the district’s schools last Thursday and Friday.
Green New Deal? Bring It! But Don’t Forget Your Union Card.
To be truly transformational, any bold green jobs proposal must be rooted in the right to organize.
Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would “Kneecap the Progressive Agenda”
Critics say the rule would make single-payer and other progressive priorities impossible to enact.