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“Salting” Built the Labor Movement—It Can Help Rebuild It, Too
This post was originally featured at Jacobin. By Erik Forman The Left has a long tradition of asking ourselves, “What is to be done?” Ever since Lenin posed this rhetorical question, it has served as the hook for an ever-expanding genre of think pieces and calls to action on every imaginable social-movement dilemma. “What is…
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Black Communities Leading the Movement for Economic Democracy
By Rebecca Lurie Black History Month is here — and we must declare Black Lives Matter well beyond any one month. Dr. Phil Thompson shares some important facts and insights in a recent article in the New Labor Forum, “The Future of Urban Populism: Will Cities Turn the Political Tide?“ He clearly lays out that the…
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596Acres Seeks Researcher for NYCommons.org
This Spring, join the 596 Acres team to add key details to a new tool for NYC community land access. Created in collaboration with Common Cause/NY and the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center, NYCommons.org will bring New Yorkers accurate information about our key public places: post office buildings, libraries, New York City…
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After “Vigorous” Resistance Campaign, Andrew Puzder Withdraws
Yesterday afternoon, fast-food executive Andrew Puzder announced that he would be withdrawing his nomination to be the next US labor secretary. This came on the heels of last week’s announcement that Puzder was being sued via class-action lawsuit for an illegal wage-fixing scheme at his Carl’s Jr. restaurants. Of course, as David Dayen reported in…
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