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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neoliberalism
Office Space: The Political Economy of Remote Work
To think of the modern office is to think almost reflexively of something sterile and static—bright fluorescent lights, stale bitter
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Who Pays for Inflation?
Caption: Fred Wright cartoon from the 1970s, updated to reflect increases in corporate profits, prices and wages over the past
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Leaping Backwards: Why is Energy Poverty Rising in Africa?
Photo credit: Budapest-Bamako, Flickr How can the world end energy poverty in the Global South and simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas
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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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A Passion for Teaching and a Vision for Change
Editor’s Note: For this article, New Labor Forum’s “Working-Class Voices” columnist Kressent Pottenger interviewed Jia Lee, a special education teacher
Read moreHealthcare Reform in a Post-Pandemic World
The industrialized world’s most unequal and inefficient healthcare system underwent a stress test this past pandemic year and failed miserably.
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The Black-Labor-Left Alliance in the Neoliberal Age
The report, A Future for Workers: A Contribution from Black Labor, brings together the perspectives and voices of significant black
Read moreBeyond Coal: Why South Africa Should Reform and Rebuild Its Public Utility
Despite 2020’s record fall in carbon dioxide emissions—largely due to extensive and repeated “lockdowns” of cities, plus dramatic decreases in
Read moreIreland’s Energy System: The Historical Case for Hope in Climate Action
For thirty years, governments have been promising climate action. They seem incapable of undertaking the necessary major shifts in their
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