Envisioning the End of Anti-Immigrant Politics
The widespread negative reactions to Trump’s crackdown show that a strong left can eliminate the ethno-nationalist threat. But if the left stays weak, that threat could still metastasize…
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Sean O’Brien Sold Labor to Trump, and Got Nothing
The Teamster boss has cozied up to the GOP, but the Republicans’ anti-labor politics are the same as ever.
- by Hank Kennedy
Minnesota Tried a General Strike. Now What?
As state violence escalates around the country through ICE, people are considering mass labor action as a way to fight back. Could general strikes make American workers an organized political force to reckon with again?
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