Author: Sonali Kolhatkar
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TV Writers Flex Their Union Power
A strike authorization by the Writers Guild of America is threatening the television industry’s corporate business model of relying on an underpaid workforce to pay for its mergers. Keep reading »
Lowest-Paid Workers in LA Schools Walkout: Teachers by Their Side
A massive three-day strike by school support staff and teachers recently shut down Los Angeles schools. They stand together to demand better wages and benefits for the school district’s most vulnerable workers. Keep reading »
Starbucks: Poster Child for Corporate Abuse
The billionaire CEO returned to Starbucks to curb union activity. His union busting has been so egregious that the company’s already poor reputation is now in tatters. Keep reading »
People Want Publicly Run Healthcare
It’s true that the number of uninsured Americans has dropped to an all-time low. But that fact obscures the failures of our patchwork, profit-driven healthcare system. Keep reading »
Cut Police Budgets: Police Violence Reached an All-Time High Last Year
The year 2022 was the deadliest year on record in the United States for fatalities at the hands of law enforcement. According to the Washington Post’s police shootings database, law … Keep reading »
Why Workers Are Up in Arms Over the Rail Strike Intervention
The rail industry can thank US Congress and the president for helping it secure $321-million in annual profits at the expense of workers. Keep reading »
University of California Comes to a Standstill as Academic Workers Strike
A militant labor strike by workers at ten UC campuses comes after the state university system failed to offer compensation commensurate to the cost of living in California. Keep reading »
Climate Devastation and Fossil Fuel Profits
As Pakistan drowns, as Puerto Rico is cast into darkness, and as Jacksonians remain thirsty, it’s past time for a climate tax on fossil fuel companies. Keep reading »
How Barbara Ehrenreich Exposed the ‘Positive Thinking’ Industry
We can thank the late economic justice warrior for her groundbreaking contribution in showing that “positive thinking” is part of a whitewashing of economic inequality. Keep reading »
UPS Risks Major Strike: Refuses to Prioritize Driver’s Safety
As UPS drivers around the country struggle to do their jobs in triple-digit temperatures – literally baking inside non-air-conditioned trucks – their wealthy employer refuses to take action. Keep reading »
Colombia: After Decades of Reaction, A Turn Left
Voters in Colombia have picked a powerful new duo, Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice president, to take the nation in a new direction, tackling economic and environmental injustice. Keep reading »
As the Planet Warms, We Are Sacrificing Lives for Profits
Climate change is the result of a deadly calculus: human lives are worth risking and even losing over the profits of global corporations. Keep reading »