Opinion
Opinion
Labor
Southern Workers Demand Relief from Record Heat
Jul 3, 2024 Biden and OSHA announce proposal for the first national heat standard as workers speak out against sweltering work conditions.
Book Review
Acid Rhythms
Jun 28, 2024 How the post-riot cultural turn in Detroit seeded a musical lineage that responds in ever-new ways to the world-altering mood of deindustrialization.
Labor
Child Labor Protections Are Not a ‘Parental Rights’ Issue
Jun 17, 2024 After pushing 12 states to roll back protections for minors, the media must call the Foundation for Government Accountability what it is: a broad deregulatory think tank.
Americas
Shining a Light on Chiquita’s Use of Colombian Death Squads
Jun 14, 2024 A Miami federal court rendered a $38 million verdict against the banana producer for funding paramilitary violence against workers in Colombia.
Business & Economy
Getting Lost in Fast Fashion’s Everything Store
Jun 7, 2024 The Chinese retail marketplace SHEIN is a microcosm of the internet and Amazon’s weird and clunky sibling.
Labor
Unions Support Student Protestors Against Administrators and Police
May 16, 2024 The assaults on protestors and attacks on free speech have become issues of contract violations and workplace safety.
Business & Economy
Biden Administration to Hike Tariffs on Chinese-Made Products
May 14, 2024 Among the changes, import duties on lithium-ion EV batteries will triple by the end of this year in a move to bolster American manufacturing.
Labor
UAW Wins Big in Tennessee
Apr 22, 2024 The first-of-its-kind victory at the Chattanooga Volkswagen factory proves autoworkers in the South are beginning to see the value in unionizing their place of work.
Africa
Severe Drought in Southern Africa Leaves Millions on the Brink of Starvation
Apr 5, 2024 Millions across the region are facing severe hunger and livelihood losses, with smallholder farmers striving to cope with the climate crisis and colonial monoculture patterns of farming.
Americas
Labor Refuses to Back Down in Argentina
Mar 27, 2024 Recent experience shows that organized labor offers a counterbalance to democratic backsliding in Javier Milei's Argentina.
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