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Warehouse Diaries: The Automated Ghost of Christmas Peak

Joseph L. Flatley / Truthdig Dec 22, 2025 A new generation of Amazon sorting centers is eliminating the need for human beings — and tens of thousands of seasonal holiday jobs. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Activism

10 Inequality Victories in 2025

Sarah Anderson, Chris Mills Rodrigo / Inequality.org Dec 17, 2025 Our annual year-end review highlights state and local efforts to build worker power and tax the rich. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Ralph Nader’s Open Letter to Zohran Mamdani

Ralph Nader / Nader.org Dec 10, 2025 If the mayor-elect wants a legacy to the left of Michael Bloomberg, he should support a 0.1% tax on all financial transactions to address wealth inequality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

What It’s Like to Work for the Billionaire ‘Nickel King’

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Dec 9, 2025 Labor activists are exposing deadly conditions for Indonesian workers who process battery nickel for Teslas and other electric cars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Labor

Red Cups Raised in Rebellion: Starbucks Strike Spreads

Jenny Brown / Labor Notes Dec 8, 2025 After four years of organizing, Starbucks workers are still trying to get a contract. The current strike is the longest in the history of the coffee giant and has spread to 145 stores in 100-plus cities. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

The Open Veins of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Merveille Assani / Truthdig Dec 4, 2025 Big Tech and foreign countries scramble for the DRC’s critical minerals, fueling conflict and trapping locals in poverty. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Labor

Donald Trump: Union Buster

Lawrence S. Wittner / Z Network Dec 3, 2025 Trump's second term in office has seen an all-out assault on organized labor. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

Starbucks Agrees to Pay Workers $38 Million to Settle Probe of Scheduling Practices

Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Katie Honan / THE CITY Dec 2, 2025 Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders joined striking employees in Brooklyn after the coffee chain agreed to the city’s largest-ever worker protection settlement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

Why Starbucks Sucks Now

Luke Savage / Truthdig Nov 28, 2025 Consumed by corporate greed, the company faces boycotts, strikes, and a sinking reputation. But its own workers can save it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

The Hidden Cost of the American Turkey

Grey Moran / Sentient Nov 26, 2025 Charts show 351 injuries suffered by turkey industry workers in 2024 included severed fingers, injured corneas and musculoskeletal disorders. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

Zohran Mamdani, Eugene V. Debs and the Dawn

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now! Nov 7, 2025 The mayor-elect chose his words carefully on election night—signaling his Democratic socialist beliefs and issuing a call to action. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

New York’s Working Class Elects a Movement Mayor

Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes Nov 5, 2025 How Zohran Mamdani beat the odds with a vision of municipal governance that serves the needs of working-class people in the style of Fiorello La Guardia. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )