Labor and the Struggle for Iranian Democracy
For Iranian people who imagine a democratic future, 2026 began with thrilling promise: the largest uprising in a series of
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democracy
“You’re Terminated”: Under Siege at the DOE
Editor’s Note On May 9, 2025, New Labor Forum’s “Working-Class Voices” columnist Kressent Pottenger interviewed Alyssa Picard. At the time,
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Central American Democracy in Crisis
Left photo: Nayib Bukele during the 2019 presidential elections in El Salvador, February 3, 2019. Credit: Presidential House, El Salvador
Read MoreUnion and Community at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Editor’s Note For this article, New Labor Forum’s Working-Class Voices columnist Kressent Pottenger interviewed two workers at the Philadelphia Museum
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The Crisis Dividing Israel: Palestinian Workers in the Balance
By Assaf Adiv Caption: Palestinian workers on a one-day strike in the Meitar Checkpoint south of Hebron on August 21,
Read MoreAdjuncts Have a Hard Time: Unions at Rutgers Just Made It a Little Easier
By Kressent Pottenger Editor’s Note For this article, New Labor Forum’s “Working-Class Voices” columnist Kressent Pottenger interviewed Hank Kalet, a
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Open for Business: The Supreme Court Curbs Federal Regulatory Power
The current U.S. Supreme Court has been making a habit of pushing itself into the center of American politics, issuing
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Europe’s New Authoritarianism
The Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco came of age in the 1930s and 1940s, during the fascist regime of
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U.S. Labor and the Struggle for Democracy
Credit: Communication Workers of America From its inception, the U.S. labor movement’s fate has been intimately bound up with the
Read MoreNo More “Trolly Dollies”: Flight Attendants Are Safety Professionals
Editor’s Note For this article, New Labor Forum’s “Working-Class Voices” columnist Kressent Pottenger interviewed Susannah Carr, a flight attendant at
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