Against a backdrop of racial violence and social turmoil, more than 1,500 community organizers gathered in Pittsburgh to map out a grassroots progressive organizing strategy.
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Why the Democrats Need to Sink the TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, coming before the party’s platform committee on Friday, is a nightmare for Hillary Clinton.Â
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Building a National People’s Movement
Minimum-wage victories across the country are helping workers take back power.
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How Tom Perez Embodies the Democrats’ TPP Rift
When it comes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Tom Perez is stuck between a rock and a hard place-or rather, between his current boss, President Barack Obama, and his potential future boss, Hillary Clinton. In his role as the U.S. labor secretary, Perez has gone to the mat for Obama as a prominent supporter of […]
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Song for an Unsung Hero
In his revelatory biography of community organizer Fred Ross Sr., Gabriel Thompson traces the roots of today’s progressive movement.
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Democrats Fight Trump and One Another Over Trade
As Donald Trump ramps up his anti-trade rhetoric, progressives have stepped up pressure on the Democratic Party’s platform committee to decisively reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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A Conversation with Andy Stern on the Case for a Universal Basic Income
With income from work increasingly unreliable and technology displacing jobs, do we need a citizen wage?
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Supreme Court Offers Undocumented Workers No Relief from Fear and Danger
The Court’s deadlock on DAPA puts many promising organizing efforts in jeopardy.
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On Demand, and Demanding Their Rights
Gig workers in the Uber economy are organizing to win more say over their jobs—and writing a new chapter in American labor history.
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Underneath Five-Star Veneer, High-End Restaurant Employees Get Worked Over
In an industry where exploitation is business-as-usual, workers have won some important victories—but still have a long way to go.
