Illegally Fired Workers Fight Back
The Unemployed Workers United wants to raise the financial and political costs of illegally firing workers for union activity.
Economy
Centering People in a New Economy
Fed up with capitalism鈥檚 destruction and inequality, there is a growing movement to build a new model based on 鈥減eople鈥檚 prosperity.鈥�
Urban Planning for the People
The planning profession is rooted in principles that puts business ahead of people. Some people are beginning to push back.
What Makes the UAW Strike Historic?
As contract negotiations broke down, the United Auto Workers authorized a historic strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis factories.
If Rent Is Out of Control, Time to Control Rent
Tara Raghuveer of People鈥檚 Action outlines detailed rent control regulations that have been proven to work in cities around the U.S.
Can Workplaces Work Better for Gender-Expansive Employees?
A new study finds that anti-LGBTQ and transphobic policies and rhetoric negatively impact trans and gender-expansive workers. What can workplaces do to improve this environment?
Auto Workers Fight for Basic Fairness
Labor expert Cedric de Leon explains why the UAW鈥檚 demands aren鈥檛 audacious, as a potential auto workers鈥� strike looms.
Redefining Prosperity
This four-part reported series explores the ways that individuals, movements, and communities are shifting to a more holistic approach to prosperity.
Making Medicare Drugs Affordable
Medicare can finally use its purchasing power to negotiate lower drug prices鈥攂ut Big Pharma is pushing back.
Labor Day鈥檚 Origins Remain Mostly Forgotten
Many people think they know the history of Labor Day in the U.S., but the story is more complicated than they realize.
A People鈥檚 Prosperity
Capitalism鈥檚 endless economic growth prioritizes the individual over community and creates extreme inequality. But it doesn鈥檛 have to be that way.
Terra Affirma: Life Finds A Way鈥擨f We Let It
Wolves helped make many beloved places in the West lush.
Landless Workers Fight for Fair Food
Brazil鈥檚 MST has organized the largest social movement in Latin America.
Free Your Mind(set)
To reject the growth mindset, we must divorce ourselves from careerism.
The Risky Rise of AI
Who controls the reins of artificial intelligence will determine whether it serves us all or the wealthy few.
How to Realize Dr. King鈥檚 Dream, 60 Years Later
From baby bonds to reparations, the government can undertake specific economic policies to help close the racial wealth gap.
Art in the Aftermath of Disasters
As compounding crises have plunged Puerto Rico into darkness, local artists bring light back to the island.
5 Lessons from UPS Workers鈥� Successful Bargaining
The UPS Teamsters flexed their collective muscle to win most of their demands from the world鈥檚 largest delivery company.
From Picket Lines to Plot Lines
Will Hollywood鈥檚 striking writers and actors translate their experiences into pro-labor, anti-capitalist on-screen stories?
The Young People Reshaping Wildfire Policy
FireGeneration advocates for Indigenous-led, youth-powered approaches to the wildfire crisis
Community-Powered Solar in Puerto Rico
With climate-fueled hurricanes in their past and future, Puerto Ricans are taking back their power.
The Not-So-Rebellious Youth Revolution Coming to Your County
Data from rural Placer County, California, mirrors a larger national trend that shows fewer teen pregnancies, reduced youth crime rates, and higher educational attainment.
Strippers Join Servers and Baristas in New Labor Movement
The LA-based Star Garden Topless Dive Bar just voted in favor of joining the Actors鈥� Equity Association, making it the first unionized strip club since the now-defunct Lusty Lady in San Francisco and Seattle.
Hollywood Finally Starts Skewering White Wealth
The caucasity of television shows about the casual cruelty of excess is critically important. Succession didn鈥檛 shy away from that, and neither should other shows profiling the rich.
A Way Out of the Debt Ceiling Crisis
Unionized government employees are stepping in.
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