September/October 2017

Trump’s Fraudulent Forced Labor Tariffs

The Trump administration says its new tariffs are aimed at combating forced labor. But the countries with the highest rates of modern slavery are largely exempt, while countries with the lowest rates are being hit with tariffs. So what are the tariffs really targeting?

The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis

Driven by speculative finance, stagnant wages, and AI hype, today’s tech-heavy economy mirrors the fragile plutonomy that collapsed into the Great Crash of 1929.

Migration, Labor, and U.S. Policy

David Bacon | Oct 25

We all have to work, at least if you’re part of the working class. But working has become a crime for millions of people. Read more »
The Living New Deal

Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg | Oct 22

Events to celebrate New Deal achievements and advocate a “New New Deal” based on Depression-era job-creation programs. Read more »
Labor for Our Revolution

Rand Wilson and Peter Olney

The unions that supported Bernie Sanders unite in a new network. Read more »
Labor’s Southern Strategy

A Conversation Between Chris Brooks
and Gene Bruskin

Why does labor keep coming up short south of the Mason-Dixon Line? What strategies might work moving forward? Read more »