Reporting After the Trumpocalypse
On describing reality in unreal times
The Indypendent
Sarah Jaffe
Why the Verizon Worker’s Victory is A Big Deal
Friday, May 27, the six-and-a-half-week Verizon strike came to an end with a tentative contract agreement. The Communications Workers…
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For Fast-Food Strikers in New York, It’s About ‘Moral Values’
When the 40-odd workers and supporters arrived at the McDonald's on Court Street in downtown Brooklyn, a barricade was…
Seattle Teachers Deliver a Powerful Lesson
On Jan. 10 the staff of Garfield High School voted unanimously to refuse to administer the Measures of Academic…
A Department that Fights for Labor
Sarah Jaffe Secretary Department of Labor The very first thing I would do upon taking office as secretary of…
Occupy and the Police Needn’t be Enemies – as Sandy Showed
Ninety-nine people arrested during Occupy Wall Street's 17 September anniversary actions had their court dates last week. They trooped…
Dumping On Low-wage Workers is Lousy Direct Action
The picket line outside the Secaucus, N.J., Walmart at 1 p.m. on Black Friday was joyous, festive and celebratory.…
For those of us who’ve spent the last few years covering the struggles of everyday people against the financial…