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Supporters of Amazon workers attempting to win a second union election at the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center join a rally in support of the union on April 24, 2022, in Staten Island, New York.

Economy and Inequality

The NLRB ruled in favor of Amazon union organizers. What’s next?

by Maximillian Alvarez February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Amazon’s attempts to contest an election from last April where workers at the Staten Island JFK8 warehouse voted to unionize have failed.

Members of the communist trade union PAME protest against high prices during a 24-hour general strike in Athens, Greece, on Nov. 9, 2022.

Politics and Movements: International

Greek workers resist soaring energy prices from EU-imposed privatization and Ukraine War

by Christos Avramidis and Alex Litsardakis February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

Employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) go on a general strike in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to protest the planned downsizing of the agency in Gaza City, Gaza, on January 23, 2023.

Politics and Movements: International

Palestinian worker says UN refugee agency is retaliating against him for leading strike

by Sarah Lazare February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

Two activists from Deutsche Wohnen Enteignen wave flags on top of a bus emblazoned with the slogan 'Damit Berlin unser Zuhause bleibt! which translates to 'So that Berlin remains our home!'

Politics and Movements: International

Berlin’s pledge to socialize a quarter million apartments in danger of being nullified

by Molly Shah February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

A vehicle sits submerged in water along I-75 Aug. 12, 2014 in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Utility companies’ consistent failures and shady practices show why we need energy democracy

by Lauren Schandevel February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

A community mural stands near where a young man was murdered on July 28, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland.

State senator calls for probe of Baltimore’s sprawling tax break system

by Stephen Janis February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

Transport workers hold a banner that reads 'Workshop TGV Paris South East on Strike' during a protest called by French trade unions in outside the Gare de Lyon, in Paris on Jan. 19, 2023.

Workers of the World

France strikes against Macron’s neoliberal pension reform plans

by TRNN and Brandon Jourdan January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

Senator Sanders speaks in front of the white columns of the White House's West Wing. He is wearing a dark suit and has one finger raised in the air.

Economy and Inequality

Sanders calls for minimum wage to be raised to at least $17 an hour

by Sharon Zhang January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

The American Red Cross brought a bloodmobile to Adams Rite Aerospace in Fullerton, California, on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.

Economy and Inequality

FDA will now allow blood donations from gay, bisexual men and transgender women

by Chris Walker January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Urban Alchemys Rodney Wrice patrols a homeless tent village a block away from San Francisco's City Hall in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.

Economy and Inequality

Advocating internment camps for homeless people is increasingly mainstream. This should frighten us.

by Adam Johnson January 27, 2023January 27, 2023