Employers are leveraging their power over workers to sway employees’ votes.
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The Radical Reformist
Swedish labor economist Rudolf Meidner spent his career pushing radical reforms that would shift power from business to workers.
How Did Private Property Start?
Libertarians tend to get flummoxed when confronted with this simple question.
Learning On the Job
Are graduate students workers? This month, Illinois grad students answered that question using labor’s oldest weapon: the strike.
Russia Was a Latecomer to the Cyberwar Game
The US, not Russia, pioneered the use of state-sponsored social media manipulation.
Italy’s Depressing Stalemate
Resignation, not hope, was the big winner in Italy’s general election.
The Renaissance of Germany’s Abortion Rights Movement
As Germany’s natalist far right rises, a growing progressive movement is challenging the country’s Nazi-era abortion laws.
Striking to Win
The ongoing strike at York University highlights the crucial role of militants in the labor movement.
Suddenly, the Unemployable Are Finding Jobs
With a tightening labor market, CEOs are chasing after the same workers they once derided as unemployable.
West Virginia teachers are engaged in an inspiring illegal strike. They’re also showing why we desperately need Medicare for All.
Blair Dead. Benn Alive.
Four years ago, Tony Benn’s politics were pronounced dead along with him. Now they reign.
Why the UCU Strike Matters
Workers on strike in UK universities said no to a bad deal yesterday — and they’re prepared for the long haul.
Grounding Pinochet
For more than four years, Pinochet’s air force was paralyzed by 3,000 Scottish workers who refused to service its planes.
No Capitulation
Striking UK lecturers can still win the fight for their pensions — and reclaim their union.