A New Route for Auto Workers: An Interview with the UAW’s Jonah Furman
Things tend to move slowly in the American labor movement—big ships don’t change course quickly. An exception has been in
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green economy
The Dark Doldrums: Has Germany’s Energy Transition Reached a Dead End?
In recent years, the term dunkelflaute (“dark doldrums”) has entered the political discourse in Germany. It refers to a period
Read MoreA Bridge to Somewhere? Progressive Democrats’ “Climate Ambition” Must Confront Energy Realities
Volume 27, Issue 1, Winter 2018 When a group of hurricanes got together in the late summer 2017, a crazy
Read MoreWhy Clinton’s Embrace of the U.S. as an Energy Superpower Should Matter to Those Seeking to Reform the Democratic Party
Volume 26, Issue 2, Spring 2017 Following the election of President Trump, several labor commentators urged the labor movement to
Read MoreContested Futures: Labor after Keystone XL
Volume 25, Issue 2, Spring 2016 The extraordinary story of the political battle over the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline that
Read MoreThe Energy Revolution Will Not Be Subsidized
If asked the question, “Do you think governments should support renewable energy with subsidies?” most progressive trade unionists would probably
Read MoreInvisible Hope: What China’s Climate Policy Can Bring to the World
By Sean Sweeney Which country burns more than half of the world’s coal on an annual basis but is lauded
Read MoreGlobal South Unions Search for a “Public Pathway” Approach to Energy Transition
Several decades ago, unions in the Global South were on the cutting edge of societal struggles for democracy, new forms
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110 Degrees in the Truck: Sanitation Workers Deserve Better
Terrill Haigler Photo credit: Hibbard Nash Editor’s Note For this article, New Labor Forum’s “Working-Class Voices” columnist Kressent Pottenger interviewed
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Covid, Climate Change: Is the World Ready for “Global Public Goods”?
Covid-19 has provided a stark reminder that today’s world is both scarred by grotesque levels of inequality and populated by
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