UAW’s Shawn Fain On Trump’s Tariff-pocalypse
The leader of one of America’s largest unions says that inflation concerns are legitimate but argues that it’s time to end the era of free trade.
Labor
Timely coverage of the resurgent labor movement and efforts to protect workers’ rights from corporate wrongdoing.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Elon Goes Home Empty-Handed
A state court seat is not for sale, lawmakers tackle surveillance pricing, journalists won’t be silenced, and states ban political deepfakes.
Florida Republicans Seek To Gut Wildly Popular Minimum Wage Law
Sunshine State voters overwhelmingly voted to approve a new $15 minimum wage, but Republican lawmakers are now trying to carve out exceptions.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Fighting The Oligarchs
Thousands fight the oligarchy, states give credit where credit’s due, a free-press challenge gets crushed, and state death penalties meet their fate.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: You’re Rehired!
Federal workers are rehired, red states go green, a judge stops a different steal, and states repair consumer protections.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Big Oil’s SCOTUS Connection Sees Himself Out
An oil-backed justice bows out, location tracking gets turned off, Elon Musk loses a few bucks, Wisconsin public workers win big, and a controversial anesthesia policy is out cold.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Freeing Captive Audiences
Employers have to free their captives, the Feds curb a health care giant’s shopping spree, Google’s big breakup levels up, scam call crackdowns are showing results, and Facebook’s anti-shareholder effort gets blocked.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Fighting The Lunchroom Bully
The Feds crack down on school lunch fees, ghost networks get summoned, a big mine gets slapped with a big fine, and America gets its ethics chief.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Downballot Victories Enshrine Worker, Voter, And Reproductive Rights
Voters protected abortion rights, struck back at oligarchs, delivered public school funding, and ensured workers get their payday.
LEVER TIME: Why The Working Class Could Deliver A Trump Victory
Unpacking the reasons why working-class Democratic stalwarts are shifting their alliance to Trump.