Labor

What Would It Take for Rail Workers to Win?

Jonah Furman / Labor Notes Dec 5, 2022 Railroads are not being operated to move freight, they are being operated as a bank to extract wealth. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Coronavirus Could Wreak Havoc on the Working Class

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Mar 9, 2020 For service workers, there’s no such thing as paid sick leave or working from home, two measures that could slow the spread of the disease. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Political Revolution Is Long Overdue

Alan Minsky / Truthdig Jan 29, 2020 The entire Democratic field has vowed to defeat Donald Trump, but only the Vermont senator is offering a renewal of American democracy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

What Separates Sanders From Warren (and Everybody Else)

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 16, 2020 When it comes to class consciousness, most Americans are clueless, Democrats included. Sanders has made it the centerpiece of his campaign. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Trump Has One Glaring Weakness

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 24, 2019 The president plans to run again as a populist, but his failure to improve the lives of working Americans grows clearer by the day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Death by Oligarchy

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 11, 2019 Once oligarchs seize power, they dismantle outside controls to create a corrupt economy and finally a corrupt state. Tyranny follows. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America Faces a Crisis of Democracy

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 10, 2019 Oligarchs have pitted working people against each other. Only by uniting across racial and class lines can we hope to reclaim our country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warren and Sanders Understand the Power of ‘The Bad Guy’

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig May 21, 2019 Misery needs a responsible party. In the absence of Democrats providing one, racist demagogues like Trump will make one up. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig May 1, 2019 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

French Working-Class Protesters Demand Higher Standard of Living

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Dec 9, 2018 The “Gilets Jaunes” are angry about President Emmanuel Macron’s policies, which they say favor the wealthy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truck Hits ‘Fight for 15’ Protesters in Flint

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Oct 2, 2018 Workers in Michigan fighting for a living wage and the right to strike walked off their jobs Tuesday morning. Nine people were injured in the incident, which police say appears accidental. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

4 Ways to Build a Powerful Progressive Movement

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 19, 2018 To defeat Donald Trump and all that he stands for, the left must construct a multiracial, middle- and working-class coalition. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )