Part of the work is going back to go forward, writes Vijay Prashad. Returning to the sources of tradition advances present struggles.
Only Freedom Can Quench the Thirst
Category: Labor
Time to Rein in Amazon’s Empire
Christy Hoffman says the company’s rise to the top of the winner-take-all economy is a call to action.
‘Pandemic Profits’ of Billionaires Could Fully Fund $3,000 Stimulus Checks for US Workers
“America’s billionaires could pay for a major Covid relief bill and still not lose a dime of their pre-virus riches.”
Biden’s Young Hawk: The Case Against Jake Sullivan
Either the national security adviser-designate and other “exceptionalists” are true believers, or rank cynics driven by ambition and enough intelligence or charisma to say what’s needed to justify U.S. aggression, says Danny Sjursen.
India’s One-Day General Strike Largest in History
If those who struck on Nov. 26 formed a country, it would be the fifth largest in the world after China, India, the United States and Indonesia, writes Vijay Prashad.
John Pilger: Britain’s Class War on Children
In this abridged article published by the London Daily Mirror & based on his 1975 film, Smashing Kids, John Pilger describes class as Britain’s most virulent disease, causing record levels of child poverty.
COVID-19: Tyson Managers Accused of Betting on How Many Workers Would Get Virus
A lawsuit alleges that a boss at one facility “organized a cash-buy-in, winner-take-all, betting pool for supervisors and managers to wager how many plant employees would test positive.”
ELECTION 2020: Uber & Lyft Notch Another Victory in Global Exploitation of Gig Workers
Bama Athreya says this showdown was about who defines employment, and it has worldwide implications for the future of work.
ELECTION 2020: ‘Sleepy Joe’s’ Task Is to Put Liberal America Back to Sleep
After four years of Trump and in the midst of a pandemic, the idea of sleeping through the next presidential term probably sounded pretty appealing to liberals, writes Jonathan Cook.
The Argument for a Maximum Wage
Could British levels of support for an income cap ever take root in the U.S.? Sam Pizzigati says the idea isn’t as un-American as it may seem.