How Workers Win and Lose
In 2018, workers started getting restless. Some unions took advantage of that restlessness — and won big. Others rolled over to management without a fight.
68 Article(s) by: Ben Beckett
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Ben Beckett is an American writer in Vienna.
Run, Bernie, Run
You could listen to the pundits, or you could listen to your heart. Bernie Sanders should run for president.
Transit Workers Against Amazon?
New York’s transit workers have enormous leverage over Amazon. But to use it, they will have to break with Andrew Cuomo.
Streaming Class Struggle
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders’s social media videos are putting class struggle front and center.
Coming From Inside the House
The Left has raised questions about how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will conduct herself in office. By attending a protest in Nancy Pelosi’s office and coming out strong against Amazon in New York City, she’s off to a strong start.
We’re On a Winning Streak
Julia Salazar won her New York State Senate race last night. Her campaign, and those that lost, show what the Democratic Party will throw at left candidates — and how we can beat them.
Cuomo’s Class-Warrior Act
Andrew Cuomo is battling a major corporation in a bid to get reelected. In the process, he's accidentally showing the Left how to use the state to battle capital.
Public Sector Workers Should Have the Right to Strike
Cynthia Nixon has come out in support of right-to-strike laws for public sector workers in New York. Backing such laws nationally should be a litmus test for all political candidates.