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Global Voices

High Effort, No Reward: From Delhi to Seoul, Youth Have Had Enough

Safina Nabi / Truthdig Aug 5, 2026 Promised that studying hard would lead to stable jobs, Indian and Asian students instead face high suicide rates and exam leaks. In Delhi, students protested for 36 days and won — or did they? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Labor

New York City Nurses Say AI Is Replacing Them

Eddie Velazquez / Prism Aug 4, 2026 Nurses laid off in July by Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx sounded the alarm about AI in healthcare, a concern shared by nurses across the country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

Report: Labor Violations Skyrocket Under Trump

Luc Triangle, Cathy Feingold / Inequality.org Jul 28, 2026 An international coalition of unions just placed the United States on a "watchlist" for actions hostile to labor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Global Voices

El panorama político de Bolivia, sacudido tras protestas históricas

Alejandra Almaraz, Brenda Villalba Sánchez / Truthdig Jul 22, 2026 Bolivia, que atrajo la mirada internacional por su lucha y gobernanza indígena, ha quedado fracturada por las pugnas internas de sus movimientos y la represión estatal. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Bolivia’s Political Landscape Upended After Historic Protests

Alejandra Almaraz, Brenda Villalba Sánchez / Truthdig Jul 22, 2026 Once an example of Indigenous resistance and governance, Bolivia has been fractured by internal movement struggles and state repression. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

How Woody Guthrie Keeps Resonating With New Generations

Steve Appleford / Capital & Main Jul 9, 2026 A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Worker’s Death at SpaceX Factory Follows Hundreds of Injuries

Gaige Davila / Texas Observer Jun 26, 2026 A 25-year-old died last month of “blunt force trauma due to a fall,” part of an injury rate at "Starbase" that is well above an industry national average. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

We Need Class Warriors — Not Class Worriers and Wimps

Robert Reich / Substack Jun 23, 2026 Democrats must finally take on the class war that’s being waged by the nation’s oligarchy against most Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Labor

How Socialism Built the Reddest States in the West — Including Utah

Jeff Guay / High Country News Jun 12, 2026 The region’s prevailing narrative of individualism and conservatism obscures a rich labor history centered around worker solidarity, public health and progressive attitudes toward equality and class. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Mamdani to Open a Free Childcare Center for City Workers

Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th Jun 9, 2026 The first-of-its-kind center, called the Little Apple, could be a model for other cities exploring ways to make life more affordable for workers. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Technology

How AI Took Over the Global Gig Economy

Lena Simet, Anna Bacciarelli / FPIF Jun 5, 2026 In Geneva, governments are negotiating the first binding global standard that codifies protections for gig workers and regulate their AI bosses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

Which Way, Democrats?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig May 26, 2026 It is time for the party to stop coddling “good” oligarchs while punching left and to reject the validity of the entire billionaire class. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )