Sarah Lazare

“In my culture, Christmas Eve is our day to celebrate. ... And I’m going to work like it’s a regular day. It’s hard on the kids.”

Mainstream media coverage of the UAW strike has implied that workers’ demands stand in conflict with achieving climate goals. That’s BS.

“We heard like everyone else at 10 p.m.,” a Stellantis spokesperson says.

Pennsylvania workers represented by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America have been on strike since late June. They’re fighting for a green overhaul of the rail industry.

A 911 call, obtained through a FOIA, only cites dehydration as the possible cause of the fatal medical emergency.

“Cops are the first line of defense for business owners and employers, so I think it makes sense for labor to be opposed to Cop City.”

A worker’s arm was mangled in a machine. Before treatment, a manager requested a drug test.

In September, the U.S. created a foundation that was supposed to unfreeze Afghanistan’s foreign assets. Yet, interviews with trustees reveal that, in three months, no funds have been disbursed—or concrete plans made—to help the Afghan people.

Lawmakers and bosses are citing a supposed lack of workers as justification for a suite of reactionary policies aimed at further squeezing the working class.

Tobacco companies are bankrolling a group that is working to defeat an intellectual property waiver. And the companies have a direct interest in doing so.