Thousands of the jobs in the nation’s biggest unionized work force are at stake under Louis Dejoy’s modernization plan, which would slow down service for much of the country, writes Alexandra Bradbury.
Consolidation Threatens US Postal Service
Category: Labor
Chris Hedges: The Cost of Resistance
“No act of rebellion, however futile it appears in the moment, is wasted” — a talk by Hedges with an audio introduction by Just Stop Oil’s imprisoned Roger Hallam.
WATCH: A Rebellious Town in England
The historic English town of Jarrow has been a seat of working class rebellion for almost 200 years — and they’re not done yet.
Labor & the Southern ‘Battery Belt’
Ben Carroll reports on an EV manufacturing boom that is bringing heavy investment into the South and, in the process, creating a new battleground for union organizing.
Nationalizing US Rail
There is little hope for any improvement of the U.S. rail system so long as it remains in the hands of the irresponsible and unaccountable Class I robber barons, writes Adam Barrington.
US Inequality Is About Class, Not Generations
Baby boomers had the good fortune to come along at one of those rare moments in history when the richest among us were not doing so well in the clash of classes, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Pillaging by the Super-Rich
WATCH: When the Police Cracked Miners’ Heads at Orgreave
The Battle of Orgreave during the 1984 British miners strike took place exactly 40 years ago today, when police attacked pickets at a coking plant outside Sheffield.
US Economic Pundits & Their Wall Street ‘Vibes’
The biggest problem, writes Les Leopold, is how to take the government back from the wealthy who dominate it.
Argentine Student Movement Erupts Against Milei’s Adjustment
Thousands mobilize in Buenos Aires against budget cuts to higher education and to preserve the public university system, reports Peoples Dispatch.