Research institutes from around the world have come together to start an international discussion responding to the broad crises of our times, writes Vijay Prashad.
A Future Society
Category: Labor
Chris Hedges: America’s New Class War
Organized workers, often defying their timid union leadership, are on the march across the United States.
COVID-19: As Omicron Rages, US Teachers Fight for Safety
The chaos in the Chicago Public Schools has been mirrored in districts across the U.S., Barbara Madeloni reports.
Yes, 10 Good Things About 2021
If gains can be made in a year as disastrous as this one, just think what might be accomplished in 2022, writes Medea Benjamin.
Supply Chain Disruption Arrives ‘Just in Time’
Kim Moody says cost-cutting methods introduced to the Western auto industry in the 1980s have spread to every type of goods and service production, transport and retail.
Neoliberal Capitalism, Supply Chains & Inflation
Ending U.S. child care subsidies won’t restock store shelves, writes Sonali Kolhatkar. A fairer, more sustainable global economy might.
Sweden’s Social Democrats Turn Back to the Left
Before next year’s general election, the Social Democrats may have time to present an alternative to the most conservative opposition ever seen in Sweden, writes Maria Oskarson.
Mental Health Workers in US Won a Safety Strike
The labor action against a for-profit facility in Tukwila, Washington, followed a patient’s attack on staff in August, Sarah Hughes reports.
A Chorus of Misinformation About US Employment
Bruce T. Boccardy says the economic model is gradually shredding the lives of working people.
Teamsters United Takes the Wheel
The new leadership rode a wave of fury over concessions and weak contracts, especially at UPS, the union’s biggest bargaining unit, Alexandra Bradbury reports.