Belabored Podcast #147: Retailpocalypse Again? With Carrie Gleason
As Toys “R” Us shuts down, we talk with Carrie Gleason of the Fair Workweek Initiative about the future of retail—an industry that employs ten percent of working Americans.
Fall 2024
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From Identity Politics to Emancipation
Movements that put forth the rights of the marginalized as a universal cause are the only way to move beyond a superficial politics of representation.
A response to Leo Casey.
The Limits of Class
Marxist critiques of identity politics place an inordinate weight on the working class as agent of change—and elide its often contradictory history.
A reply to Shuja Haider.
Belabored Podcast #146: West Virginia Teachers Win
We talk to three West Virginia teachers about why they went on strike, how they won, and how the labor movement can carry their momentum forward.
The Italian Elections Were a Victory for Trumpism
After Sunday’s vote, it’s official: far-right and anti-establishment parties dominate Italy’s political landscape.
Belabored Podcast #145: Rights and Rebellions, with Shaun Richman
Facing a legislative onslaught, the labor movement must rediscover its fighting spirit—and find ways to turn the GOP attack to its own advantage.
Listen to the Teens
The high-school students organizing against gun violence in the wake of the Parkland shooting could spark a much larger movement.
Belabored Podcast #144: Thinking Outside the Box
Two labor groups are waging creative challenges against corporate America—and for the rights of immigrant workers.
Belabored Podcast #143: Planning for a Post-Trump Future, with Rachel Cohen
If the Democrats reclaim power in 2020, what should labor do?
Before Standing Rock, There Was Alcatraz
In 1969, a group of Native activists occupied Alcatraz island. Their actions set off a wave of direct action that continues to the present day.
The Mind of Paul Booth, 1943–2018
First in SDS, then in the labor movement, Paul Booth embodied that remarkable, and rare, combination of ideals and strategy. A left that hopes to win has much to learn from his example.
Reply: Fault Lines
Words gain political traction when they resonate with immediate experience. “Neoliberalism” does not.
Jargon or Clickbait?
Once an academic conceit, the term “neoliberalism” has long since gone viral, helping to faciliate a generational shift in popular discourse.
A White Story
In the standard narrative of neoliberalism’s rise, the demise of the white social contract gets cast as universal.
How Ideology Works
Any successful political project binds together ideas, actors, and power. “Neoliberalism” helps us understand how these fit together.
