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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

Because of inflation, fighting for a $15 an hour minimum wage is no longer enough, Sanders said.

Open sliding glass doors at the entrance to a hospital. The word "Emergency" is written on a sign over the door.

Economy and Inequality

Debt, crowdfunding, or death: America’s very broken healthcare system

by Michael Sainato January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

Economy and Inequality

From Tesla to Twitter, wherever Elon Musk goes, lawsuits and alleged worker abuses follow

by Michael Sainato January 13, 2023January 13, 2023

Michelle Valentin Nieves speaks into the microphone as Harry Marino and Maximillian Alvarez listen. All three speakers are seated around a coffee table onstage at Busboys and Poets. There is a bookcase behind them on the left, and a piano behind them on the right.

Organizing workers from Amazon to Minor League Baseball

by Maximillian Alvarez January 10, 2023January 10, 2023

Workers of the World

Belgian trade unions march against energy costs and inflation

by Brandon Jourdan January 6, 2023January 11, 2023

man in camouflage with a raised fist

Politics and Movements: International

A call to the people: If capitalism is to be fought, it has to be fought in the DRC

by Tanupriya Singh December 29, 2022December 29, 2022

two airplanes on a tarmac.

Southwest Airlines’ Christmas meltdown shows how corporations deliberately pit consumers against low-wage workers

by Adam Johnson December 28, 2022January 5, 2023

man standing on the roof of a house watching a wildfire.

Is ‘degrowth’ the answer to the capitalist climate crisis?

by Maximillian Alvarez December 21, 2022December 22, 2022

Economy and Inequality

48,000 University of California staff strike in the largest higher education strike in US history

by Maximillian Alvarez November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

Portrait of Odila Diaz, domestic worker and Arise Chicago member.

Economy and Inequality

Chicago mandated contracts for domestic workers—and the results have been life changing

by Jason Kerzinski July 27, 2022August 12, 2022