8 Lessons From the Midterm Elections
Progressive and leftist voters are always told we’re too extreme. The midterm results should quash that narrative.
29 Articles by: Rebecca Burns
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Rebecca Burns is a reporter at the Lever.
In Ron DeSantis’s Florida, Insurers Are Making Millions While Policyholders Languish
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has received major campaign support from the insurance industry. No wonder — under his watch, legislation has made it harder for policyholders to sue exploitative insurance companies in the climate change–ravaged state.
Big Banks Are Buying Up the Midterms
Through front groups like “Friends of Traditional Banking,” banks are playing a key role in the midterms, funding candidates who will slash regulations and preserve predatory banking practices.
North Carolina GOP Senate Candidate Ted Budd Has Been a Steadfast Friend to Banks
Republican Senate nominee Ted Budd helped clear the way for a controversial 2019 bank merger — then took big campaign cash and loans from the resulting financial behemoth.
The Chicago Teachers Union Is Transforming Chicago
Chicago teachers didn’t get everything they wanted after their two-week strike. But they won significant gains that will improve students’ education — and they electrified the city with their solidarity.
What’s at Stake in Chicago’s Two Public Education Strikes
The Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 are poised to strike in Chicago. This is no ordinary educators’ strike: the two unions are fighting together for an end to poverty wages in schools; forcing the district to hire more social workers, nurses, and librarians; and winning housing relief for both teachers and homeless students.
Five Signs That Worker Power Is on the Rise
We may come to see this year’s Labor Day as the first of a new era of progress for the labor struggle. Here are five reasons to be hopeful about the state of the workers’ movement.
They’re Still Redlining
Wall Street has developed new forms of housing discrimination to profit off communities of color.
Farewell to the Working Class
Debtors of the world, unite?