Global Summit Gives Wisconsin Workers and Farmers a Platform to Demand Fair Trade
As G20 trade ministers meet in Milwaukee, labor advocates are pushing for a trade agenda that delivers for working people.
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Vance Wants to Reward Stay-at-Home Moms by Punishing Single Parents
The vice president wants to pay parents who stay home by taking funds from a program that helps single parents afford child care.
Billionaire Bankrollers: Meet the 22 California Billionaires Opposing Prop 40
A cadre of Californians opposing a ballot proposal to tax billionaires have seen their personal wealth increase by over 64 percent in the last twenty months.
American Mining Corporation Wins Partial Victory in Lawsuit Against Mexico
An international tribunal awarded only a fraction of the firm’s original claim, but Mexico’s struggle against corporate legal threats continues.
Who Grows the Plants in Our Sacred Spaces?
For the largely immigrant workers whose labor brings beauty to our sacred spaces, homes, and public places, speaking out about working conditions can come with the risk of retaliation.
The World Is Building an IPCC for Inequality. Let’s Make It Count
Governments are finally building a panel to measure the wealth gap. That's welcome, but the force closing it was never going to come from experts alone.
We Just Won the First Union Contract at a Walmart in North America
My distribution facility in Ontario secured wage increases and an improved grievance procedure. It won’t be the last Walmart to unionize.
It’s Time to Boycott Starbucks
Organizers with Starbucks Workers United have been trying to get a contract finalized for five years. Enough is enough.
15 Years on from Occupy, the Long Fight of the 99% Continues
Gen Z-led protest movements are building on a long legacy of struggle against economic inequality.
The Struggle Against Industrial Expansion in Cancer Alley
Communities in Louisiana are fighting, including against their own governments, to block new polluting projects.
We Need a Bigger, More Skilled Movement to Face What’s Coming
May Day Strong is convening solidarity schools to safeguard our voting rights.
The New Red Scare Is a Desperate Smoke Screen
The rise of the Democratic Socialists of America this year is part of a broader struggle for a fair economy.