Beyond #MeToo
Power and sexploitation at work.
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The Remarkable Rise of Jeremy Corbyn
Taking back the British Labour Party.
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Going on Offense During Challenging Times
How collective bargaining becomes a revolutionary act.
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White Working-Class Voters and the Future of Progressive Politics
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, there have been hundreds of reflections written on the behavior, attitudes, needs, and prospects of the “white working class,” a segment of the population that will prove vital to any progressive coalition that stands for both social and economic justice. But what do we mean by “white working class”?
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Organizing in a Brave New World
Austerity, growing inequality, and the economic and political domination of billionaires, bankers, hedge funds, and giant corporations make the current moment ripe for birthing a movement that can radically transform the country and the world. This is a time of great peril, but also of extraordinary opportunity and—yes—reasons for hope. The last four decades have been characterized by unrelenting attacks on the working class, the weakening of unions and the financialization of capitalism.
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Contingent Faculty of the World Unite! Organizing to Resist the Corporatization of Higher Education
The once hallowed and secure work life of American university faculty has for the past quarter century been in turmoil. Being a professor was once a respected, stable profession, but is now increasingly characterized by low pay, minimal benefits, and no job security.
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Careful What You Wish For: A Critical Appraisal of Proposals to Rebuild the Labor Movement
Alarmed at declining union density and frustrated with the National Labor Relations Act, many worker advocates want to ditch the NLRA, forsake traditional unions, and start the labor movement afresh. But they should not let novelty overwhelm judgment. Many of these new ideas are clever in theory, but in practice…
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Black Lives Matter: Toward a Modern Practice of Mass Struggle
Born as a Twitter hashtag, Black Lives Matter has evolved into a potent alternative to the political paralysis and isolation that racial justice proponents have faced since the election of Obama. In just over two years, the young movement has reinvigorated confrontation politics, giving voice to a popular and righteous rage, establishing a new touchstone of grassroots resistance…
Read moreTrade Unions and Climate Change: A Conversation with Naomi Klein and Jeremy Corby (Video)
Sean Sweeney was in Paris during COP21 where Unions are fighting for a reference in the final agreement to “a just
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The Greek Inquisition: International Finance, Syriza, and the Greek Labor Movement
Why has the new Greek government failed to accomplish so much of what it had promised? And where does that leave the Greek labor movement? The government’s and the labor movement’s problems stem from the same fact, which has endured since the February 2012 signing of the second bailout agreement: Greece is no longer a sovereign nation state.
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