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Economy & Labor
Donald Trump Has Launched a War Against the Working Class
The next four years will be filled with battles as resistance springs up amid the administration’s assault on workers.
Group Says Some Airbnb Hosts Illegally Spiked Rental Prices Amid LA Fires
Many wildfire evacuees looked to short-term rentals as a stop-gap measure while they looked for new housing.
Reproductive Labor Has Always Been Fundamental to Social Movements’ Resistance
Reproductive labor — like cooking, child care and distributing mutual aid — serves as the lifeblood of social movements.
GOP Proposes $4.5T Tax Giveaway to Rich While Slashing Food Stamps, Medicaid
House Republicans’ draft budget calls for $2 trillion in cuts to federal nutrition assistance and other programs.
Agency Tasked With Regulating Commercial Space Flight Braces for Musk’s DOGE
The Office of Commercial Space Transportation has proposed fines and grounded Elon Musk's SpaceX for numerous incidents.
Workers Resist Amazon’s Attempts to Divide Them by Race Ahead of NC Union Vote
Four thousand workers are voting this week for what would be the second unionized Amazon warehouse in the US.
On Super Bowl Sunday, Remember Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Subsidize the NFL
NFL owners opened up 20 new stadiums with the help of $4.7 billion in taxpayer funds between 1997 and 2015.
As Trump Attacks Federal Labor Protections, How Can States Protect Workers?
From limits on heat exposure to overtime rules, states can fill in some gaps as Trump dismantles federal protections.
What Do Trump’s Tariffs Really Mean for the US Working Class?
Trump’s challenge to the neoliberal order is aimed at increasing capitalists’ profits, not helping workers.
LA Fires Didn’t Discriminate in Their Destruction — But Recovery Efforts Could
Amid rent gouging, land speculators and insurance woes, the cost of rebuilding may exceed working people’s means.