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On Trial in a Language You Don’t Speak
A shortage of court interpreters means vulnerable, non-English-speakers may not be getting adequate legal support more
By Kimberly Jin
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Toledo Passed a “Lake Erie Bill of Rights” To Protect Its Water. The State Is Trying to Stop It.
A local effort to protect environmental rights—of both people and nature—faces pushback from the state and industry. more
By Mari Margil and Ryan Dickinson
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Democratic Candidates Flake on Detroit Environmental Justice Forum
Most candidates tout a just transition for “frontline communities” like Detroit, but only Jay Inslee showed up to meet with residents. Four candidates backed out, and 15 others snubbed the event entirely. more
By Christine MacDonald
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Socialists of Color to the Front
LeftRoots, a socialist group with majorities of women and people of color, is strategizing to win. more
By Eli Day
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The Fight for a Green New Deal Can Start with Your Union Contract
News coverage of the Green New Deal portrays organized labor as a major obstacle to its enactment. But our new report for ... more
By Jared Odessky
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Debate Protesters Push Candidates To “Make Detroit the Engine of a Green New Deal”
Activists outside the Detroit debate say that climate policy should put polluted and disinvested communities first. more
By Christine MacDonald
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100 Years Ago, Farmers and Socialists Established the Country’s First Modern Public Bank
North Dakota's radical history carries valuable lessons for today's public banking movement. more
By Thomas M. Hanna and Adam Simpson
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The Just Transition for Coal Workers Can Start Now. Colorado Is Showing How.
This past May, Colorado’s Democratic governor Jared Polis signed a series of new environmental bills into law, with the enthusiastic backing of the... more
By Rachel M. Cohen
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In 2008, Democratic Socialists Endorsed Him. Now, a DSA Member Is Primarying Him.
Backed by Brand New Congress, Anthony Clark is challenging Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), in a sign of how far left politics have moved. more
By Salim Muwakkil
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Here’s Where the 2020 Candidates Stand on Labor
Democrats have a history of empty promises when it comes to bolstering unions and workers' rights. Who can be trusted in 2020? more
By Jeremy Gantz
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Jewish Youth Say “Never Again” As They Protest Trump’s Concentration Camps
Activists are risking arrest during two weeks of actions in Boston, Chicago, Newark and other major cities. more
By Stephanie Russell-Kraft
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Workers Who Waged the Biggest Trump-Era Manufacturing Strike Just Struck a Deal—Here’s What It Says
This article first appeared in Labor Notes. Three months after the largest manufacturing strike of the Trump presidency so far, locomotive plant workers in Erie,... more
By Saurav Sarkar
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Why We Still Need a Movement to Keep Youth From Joining the Military
A scrappy counter-recruitment movement is trying to starve the military of labor. more
By Elizabeth King
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Life, Liberty and a Stable Climate: These Kids Are Arguing for a New Constitutional Right
After a June hearing, the youth suing the government await news on whether their case will proceed to trial. more
By Arun Gupta
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Meet the Woman Who’s Fought Racism in the Mississippi Delta for 54 Years
The days of racist policymaking are far from over. But where the state has refused to invest in Black communities, We2gether Creating Change is filling the gap. more
By Eli Day
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The Climate Crisis Is Mind-Boggling. That’s Why We Need Science Fiction.
Only 29% of Americans report being “very worried” about the climate crisis. Climate fiction writers can help change that. more
By Amy Brady
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How Border Patrol Occupied the Tohono O’odham Nation
Under ever-expanding high-tech surveillance, the reservation has become “the most militarized community in America.” more
By Todd Miller
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What Makes Illinois’ Marijuana Legalization Bill So Progressive
The legislation, expected to be signed into law by the governor, takes steps towards rectifying the harms of the drug war. more
By Ramenda Cyrus
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Lori Lightfoot Campaign Staffers Disappointed by Her Stance on Cop Academy
Sources close to Lightfoot’s campaign say some former staffers were disappointed by her apparent support for investment in further police training facilities. more
By Sabrina Gunter
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