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Economy and Inequality

UPS and the Logistics Revolution

by Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

A UPS strike could shake the world economy. Historian Joe Allen explains how the rise of modern logistics owes everything to workers.

(L-R) Olive Jane Lorraine, Daniel Goldhaber, Jayme Lawson, Forrest Goodluck, Lukas Gage, Ariela Barer and Marcus Scribner of "How to Blow Up a Pipeline" September 11, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ director Daniel Goldhaber explains the film’s vision

by Anders Lee May 11, 2023May 12, 2023

Several writers stand on a picket line with signs bearing the WGA label and handwritten, personal messages. The messages read: "It's giving corporate greed," "WGA vs. Succession characters," "On strike!" "Pay us what we're worth," "Say NO to A.I."

Economy and Inequality

Hollywood writers are striking to save the industry from corporate destruction

by Maximillian Alvarez May 10, 2023May 10, 2023

A group of Palestinians gathered against the construction of Jewish settlements in the region Beit Dajan village, on May 05, 2023 in Nablus, West Bank. Israeli forces intervened the demonstrators. Photo by Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: International

The ‘Two-State Solution’ masks a One-State Reality in Israel/Palestine

by Marc Steiner May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to the media at the US Capitol on April 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. The US House voted and passed a bill raising the nation's debt ceiling. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Economy and Inequality

The GOP is holding the US economy hostage in the debt ceiling fight

by Marc Steiner May 2, 2023May 2, 2023

Striking graduate student-workers and members of the Graduate Employees' Organization pose for a group photo outside of the Rackham Graduate School building at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 19, 2023. Photo courtesy of the Graduate Employees' Organization

Politics and Movements: US

UMich docks pay, calls cops on striking grad students

by Maximillian Alvarez April 26, 2023April 28, 2023

Kayla Denker speaks out against death threats, transphobic backlash

by Maximillian Alvarez April 25, 2023April 26, 2023

I’ve been a train conductor for 17 years—corporate greed has ruined the railroads

by Maximillian Alvarez April 19, 2023April 21, 2023

Photo of a Teamsters union member wearing his union jacket taken from behind. The jacket reads "Teamsters: Proud to be a Team" and features an American flag. In the background members of an audience can be seen sitting in folding chairs outside in front of a brick building. The audience members are wearing winter wear. A stage has been set up in front of the building, where men in suits are seated, addressing the crowd.

350,000 Teamsters are about to take on UPS

by Maximillian Alvarez April 12, 2023April 12, 2023

Ron DeSantis gestures at a podium that features a sign that reads, "The Florida Blueprint."

‘You’re going to see more books get banned’: Teachers describe Florida’s war on public schools

by Maximillian Alvarez April 5, 2023April 14, 2023