
Labor, politics, and power.
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Is it better to have good politics, or bad politics? Good politics. And do we just want ourselves to have good politics, or do we want everyone to share those good politics? We want everyone to have them. Yes. So if som...
It’s always been like this. (Image: Getty)
Imagine that you have a nation that is one thousand square miles in size. Ninety percent of the nation is taken up by a city of ten million people. The other ten percent is empty desert and wilder...
How do people earn a living on Substack? What does it mean to be a worker when you’re an independent “creator?” What could organizing look like in this weird, disparate media paradigm? I got a chance to talk about labor in the creator econo...
A rude man. (Photo: Getty)
If corporations become more powerful than national governments, we are all in trouble. The reason for this is straightforward: Corporations are not real objects. They do not exist in nature. They are legal fictio...
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This will go down as the year that the Democratic Socialists of America introduced themselves to national politics in earnest. Following a string of victories by DSA-aligned candidates in Congressional races from New York to...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
A journalist who writes about labor and politics.
recovering anchoress
Author of the national bestseller Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Our Financial Futures. I write about money, culture, and class.
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