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Belabored Podcast #169: Shutting it Down, with Sara Nelson

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ February 15, 2019

We’re joined by AFA President Sara Nelson, whose leadership of flight attendants and calls for a general strike helped end the government shutdown.

State of the Unions

Colin Gordon ▪ February 13, 2019

The latest numbers on union membership in the public and private sectors are not pretty.

[EVENT | February 16] Dead Right? Conservatism After Trump

Editors ▪ February 11, 2019

American conservatives have entered a crisis decades in the making, and they’re taking the rest of us down with them. What’s happening to the right? Timothy Shenk, Corey Robin, and Julia Ott will discuss, this Saturday in New York.

Belabored Podcast #168: Victory in L.A., with Arlene Inouye

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ February 5, 2019

What did the L.A. teachers win? UTLA bargaining committee chair Arlene Inouye joins us to talk about the contract.

The Strike is Over but the Fight Continues

Kelly Goodman ▪ January 25, 2019

Los Angeles teachers showed bargaining for the common good could win. Their next challenge: changing California’s regressive tax policies.

Remembering Erik Olin Wright

Adam Szetela ▪ January 23, 2019

Wright will be remembered as an iconic thinker who embodied the socialist vision that he worked so hard to bring forth.

Belabored Podcast #167: L.A. Teachers Shut It Down, with Alex Caputo-Pearl

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ January 14, 2019

A report from the picket line.

L.A. Teachers Prepare to Strike

Nelson Lichtenstein ▪ January 7, 2019

Here’s what’s at stake.

France’s Yellow Vests: A Test for the Populist Left

Jacob Hamburger ▪ January 3, 2019

With the threat of the far-right looming, transforming the “gilets jaunes” into a viable political force that can defeat Macron, let alone neoliberalism, will be no simple task.

Joy Amid the Ruins in 2018

Editors ▪ December 23, 2018

A look back on the year at Dissent.

Healthy Signs

Colin Gordon ▪ December 19, 2018

The Affordable Care Act is deeply flawed, but it has nonetheless made healthcare cheaper and more accessible for millions.

Belabored Podcast #166: Raises for Uber and Lyft Drivers, with Bhairavi Desai

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ December 15, 2018

Last week, New York established an important new pay floor for app-based drivers. Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance joins us to talk about the victory.