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Co-published with TIMEA remembrance of writer and moral force Barbara Ehrenreich.

Co-published with palabra. In the United States, we now have one pandemic for all Americans, and a custom-made disaster for Brown and Black people.

Co-published with The New Yorker. The President has staged rallies across the Rust Belt, promising a manufacturing revival, but jobs lost to offshoring have increased during his time in office.

Co-published with The Daily Beast. These voters were made—not born. The way to change that may be a contemporary New Deal to support “laboratories” to restore American greatness and a fair deal for workers.

Co-published with In These Times. Courtenay Brown knows she could be on the streets if she loses her job at an Amazon Fresh unit. She’s speaking out about scant Covid-19 safety measures anyway.

Co-published with In These TimesInspired by his father and grandfather, Sean Carlisle is organizing to win stronger safety measures for his fellow workers.

Co-published with In These Times. Hibaq Mohamed organized her community in a fight against Amazon, protesting working conditions at a fulfillment center with one of the highest rates of injury.

Co-published with The Guardian and SoutherlyHundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up America’s largest industrial disaster without proper gear. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for help.

Co-published with AllureGetting your talons done should be soothing, but for me, it also comes with a bolt of initial dread.

Co-published with The Nation. The challenge of making ends meet was difficult before Covid-19. Now it’s even worse.

Co-published with WIRED. The adrenaline of the first days of the Covid response has drained away, leaving sore muscles, heavy hearts, and a creeping awareness that the grind is here to stay.

Co-published with the Arkansas Times and the Arkansas Nonprofit News Network. Poultry workers in Arkansas describe appalling and unsanitary working conditions at processing plants amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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