News and Analysis: U.S. Working Class

Strawberry pickers fired for fleeing wildfire

The inhumanity of capitalism and the value of struggle and solidarity

May 16, 2013

Fifteen farm workers at Crisalida Farms, in Oxnard, Calif., left work early because a nearby wildfire had caused ash to fall from the sky and produced dangerous levels of smoke making it hard to see and breathe.

US ranks low in child well-being

UNICEF pegs US at number 26 of 29 developed countries

April 15, 2013

The 2013 report from UNICEF “Child well-being in rich countries” ranks the United States number 26 of 29 developed countries, just below Estonia, Slovakia and Greece.

Food loaded into dumpsters while hundreds turned away

'People stare in disbelief'

April 3, 2013

Hundreds of working-class people waited outside of a closed grocery store for the possibility of getting food.

Postal workers and community members demand six-day service

'A people's fight with profound implications'

March 24, 2013

Letter carriers, postal workers, mail handlers and community members held rallies in every state on March 24 to protest plans to eliminate Saturday mail delivery.

Fifty schools on the chopping block in Chicago

The war on public education must be defeated

March 21, 2013

Chicago Public School officials announced March 21 the shuttering of 50 schools and 61 school buildings in the city. This is the largest number of school closings in one year in Chicago by far, beating the previous record of 12, and the largest mass school shutdown in U.S. history.

What it costs to gain a seat in Congress

Democracy of, by and for the wealthy

March 13, 2013

A study recently conducted by Maplight.org, a group devoted to campaign finance reform, revealed that in the 2012 election, the average cost of a successful Senate campaign was a staggering $10,476,451.

'Sequester': Fabricated crisis, real suffering

What does it mean for working people?

March 4, 2013

Wall Street and its loyal servants in Washington took their perpetual crisis racket to new heights on March 1 with the beginning of 'sequestration'—across-the-board budget cuts to almost every area of government activity.

Police terrorism: a daily occurrence

Eyewitness account from Los Angeles

February 14, 2013

he fact is that these officers’ main objective, like all others across the country, is not to serve and protect but to harass and terrorize, especially targeting people of color and working-class communities.

Immigrant workers' struggle spurs move towards legalization

Current proposals for 'comprehensive immigration reform' fall short

February 12, 2013

The most important factor turning the tide from anti-amnesty to legalization has been the brave mobilization of immigrant workers and their families in the face of escalating enforcement of the current unjust laws.

Los poderes detrás del aburguesamiento

Las fuerzas de bienes raíces impulsan los desalojos

February 1, 2013

La ola de desplazamiento de los barrios pobres y de clase trabajadora con los relativamente más ricos ha pasado bajo el nombre de "renovación urbana" o "gentrificación".

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