“The historic significance of President Biden’s decision to join striking workers on the picket line cannot be understated. Instead of taking on the role of mediator—and falling victim to both-sides-ism in the process—Biden is standing unequivocally with workers.”

If employees had the power that capitalism confers exclusively on employers, they would choose to use AI in an altogether different way — fire no one, but cut all employees’ working hours while keeping their wages the same. The use of AI can ensure much more leisure for the working class, but capitalism instead subordinates AI to profiteering.

“We cannot stress enough how these censorious efforts will not end with book bans. It’s only a matter of time before regressive, suppressive ideologues will shift their focus toward other forms of art and entertainment…”  PEN America

“This map sheds light on the heavy repression suffered by protesters around the world—and it is terrifying.”

The COVID emergency funds are expiring this month and one-in-three American children’s families will lose the money to cover childcare costs, causing an estimated 3.2 million kids to lose care and lead to the shut-down of an estimated 70,000 child-care programs.

15 years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Wall Street is as predatory as ever. But a more democratic economy could be rising all around us.

“September 15-17, 2023. Everywhere.” Those are the dates and location of the international mobilization against fossil fuels.

The result of the expiration of the expanded Child Tax Credit, as predicted, was a devastating surge in child poverty.