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Chris Albright (second to left) and Jessica Albright (second to right) pose for a family photo with their children in East Palestine, Ohio, in October 2021. Photo courtesy of Chris Albright.

They were just another East Palestine family—until Norfolk Southern set off a bomb in their lives

by Maximillian Alvarez December 6, 2023December 7, 2023

The Albrights were a normal East Palestine family before the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment upended their lives. Suffering dire health effects after the derailment, abandoned by Norfolk Southern and the government, what are they supposed to do?

Amazon Prime lorries are seen at the Amazon fulfilment centre on December 13, 2021, in London, England.

Economy and Inequality

Amazon fired him for union organizing—1.5 years later, he’s still fighting for accountability

by Maximillian Alvarez November 22, 2023November 24, 2023

Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters converged for the "Shame on Goldman: Ceasefire Now!" rally in Brooklyn, NY, USA, on Nov. 19, 2023.

‘This is McCarthyism all over again’: NY court blocks union from voting on pro-Palestine resolution

by Maximillian Alvarez November 21, 2023November 21, 2023

Black and white photo of Palestinian journalist Mohamed el Saife sitting on a curb in Gaza, wearing a PRESS vest, holding a camera, with his arms crossed and head hung low. Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023, courtesy of Mohamed el Safe.

Politics and Movements: International

A three-minute message from Gaza: ‘I lost my house, I lost my memories, I lost everything’

by Maximillian Alvarez November 12, 2023November 12, 2023

A group of dozens of Teamsters and local community members walk a picket line at sunset outside Amazon's BWI5 warehouse in Baltimore on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. On the corner of the intersection stands a "Fat Cat" blowup doll. Photo by Maximillian Alvarez.

The Teamsters picket Amazon in Baltimore to demand company rehire fired unionized drivers in California

by Maximillian Alvarez November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

Palestinian Issa Amro speaks is pictured in front the headquarters of Youth Against Settlements (YAS)organisation, that he is a member of, in the occupied West Bank City of Hebron, about his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his recent visit, on May 28, 2021. Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images

Tortured Palestinian activist describes military and settler carnage in the West Bank

by Maximillian Alvarez November 3, 2023November 4, 2023

A UAW picket sign is pictured outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in the early morning hours on October 12, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty Images

I worked for Ford for 30 years. This is a new day for the UAW

by Maximillian Alvarez October 30, 2023November 8, 2023

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies at a hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on protecting public health and the environment in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua via Getty Images

The US government has abandoned East Palestine

by Maximillian Alvarez October 25, 2023October 25, 2023

Speaker addresses the demonstration in Trafalgar Square as several thousand people attend a Black Lives Matter protest on June 12, 2020 in London, England. Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images

Mass protests have failed to bring about social change. It’s time for a new strategy.

by Maximillian Alvarez October 11, 2023October 11, 2023

The entrance to the House of Representatives on the East Front Plaza of the U.S. Capitol remains closed on September 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

If the government shuts down, so does the NLRB—that’ll hurt the strikes

by Maximillian Alvarez September 29, 2023October 5, 2023