Book Review

Acid Rhythms

William Harris / n+1 Jun 28, 2024 How the post-riot cultural turn in Detroit seeded a musical lineage that responds in ever-new ways to the world-altering mood of deindustrialization. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )

Labor

The Big Three Back Down

Dan DiMaggio / Labor Notes Nov 1, 2023 Shawn Fain's "Stand-Up Strike" strategy worked, resulting in massive gains for 146,000 UAW workers who will vote on the new contracts in the coming weeks. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Big Three’s CEOs Are Ripping Off Their Companies

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Oct 3, 2023 Bloated CEO pay in the in the U.S. is indicative of a corrupt corporate governance structure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Media

Media Scolds Striking Auto Workers in Advance for Wrecking Economy

Paige Oamek / FAIR Sep 27, 2023 Mainstream outlets like the New York Times have platformed anti-union talking points while covering the UAW strike. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

UAW Union demands

Dave Granlund Sep 18, 2023 Dig deeper

Labor

UAW Goes on Strike Against the Big Three

Luis Feliz Leon, Jane Slaughter / Labor Notes Sep 15, 2023 Shawn Fain's escalating "stand-up strike" strategy began at midnight on Friday with workers walking out of assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Companies Trim Outlooks, Travel and Staff as Virus Spreads

The Associated Press Mar 4, 2020 The coronavirus is changing the way companies do business — in the U.S. and across the globe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. Adds 145,000 Jobs; Unemployment Holds at 3.5%

JOSH BOAK / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2020 The job market remains strong, although hiring and wage gains have slowed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Corporate Social Responsibility Is a Scam

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 1, 2020 If companies like General Motors and AT&T cared about the public, they would empower workers and back laws that raise their own taxes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Michael Moore: ‘I’m the Mainstream Now of the Democratic Party’

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 21, 2019 In a post-debate roundtable on MSNBC, the documentarian defends Medicare for All and puts the American political establishment on notice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The GM Strikes Set the Stage for a Nationwide Workers’ Revolt

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 4, 2019 October’s Truthdiggers didn’t just obtain better conditions with their historic 41-day walkout; they set an example for all U.S. workers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

GM Workers Ratify Contract, 40-Day Strike to End

TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Oct 25, 2019 The United Auto Workers union now will turn its attention to bargaining with crosstown rival Ford Motor Co. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )