Gutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
You know things have gotten bad for the banking industry when even the bankers themselves are beating up on their
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Pandering to the Predator: Labor and Energy Under Trump
Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20th 2017 saw unions and activist groups from numerous social movements take to the streets and declare an all-out war of resistance to both his presidency and his agenda.
As is now clear, some union officials have not only dodged the draft but have actually joined the
The Future of Urban Populism: Will Cities Turn the Political Tides?
Demographic trends will cause clashes at every step; rural America and traditionally white suburbs are heading down a dangerous and destructive path of xenophobia and conservative nationalism (economic and political)—currently led by Donald Trump.
Read MoreRising Inequality and its Discontents in China
In the United States, rising inequality has been associated with the ascent of neoliberalism, the breakdown of post-War social contract and the decline of the country’s labor movement, indicated by the low-level of union density and strike activity.
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Labor Under Putin: The State of the Russian Working Class
Since 1991, Russia has seen massive changes in the structure of the economy, control over property, the reconfiguring of employment by sector, the provision of social benefits, and the nature of the labor market. The impact of these shifts on work…
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We Believe that We Can Win!
“On the Contrary” Did the Sanders Campaign Represent a Missed Opportunity for the U.S. Labor Movement?: A Debate
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Why Hillary Clinton Deserved Labor’s Support
“On the Contrary” Did the Sanders Campaign Represent a Missed Opportunity for the U.S. Labor Movement?: A Debate
Read MoreHow Racial Disparity Does Not Help Make Sense of Patterns of Police Violence
Article originally published at nonsite.org. Some readers will know that I’ve contended that, despite its proponents’ assertions, antiracism is not a
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Labor Wars: Shaun Richman Responds
Article 5 of 5 Link to previous article in series – http://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2016/10/04/labor-wars-put-workers-back-at-the-center-of-organizing/ The respondents have expanded the discussion far beyond the
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Labor Wars: Time to Set New Priorities?
Article 3 of 5 Link to previous article in series – http://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2016/10/04/labor-wars-labor-needs-a-bold-vision-to-inspire-workers-in-the-new-economy/ I strongly disagree with Brother Richman’s assertion that the
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