Jul 15, 2026
In so-called “red states” and “blue states” around the US,
from rural areas to urban centers, the explosion of new data center
projects is impacting residents in poor, working-class, and
middle-class communities alike. In this episode of Working
People, we speak with a diverse panel of residents fighting
new and...
Jul 6, 2026
10 years before the catastrophic train derailment and chemical
disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, one of the deadliest rail
disasters in North American history took place in the Canadian town
of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
On July 6, 2013, an unattended freight train that had been parked on the tracks overnight began to roll...
On July 6, 2013, an unattended freight train that had been parked on the tracks overnight began to roll...
Jul 1, 2026
From the explosion of AI data centers to the increasing number
of toxic spills, explosions, and industrial disasters happening
across the country, corporations and the government are turning the
USA into one giant “sacrifice zone.” In “red” states and “blue”
states, in rural areas and urban areas, poor and...
Jun 26, 2026
At the 39th Constitutional Convention of the United Auto
Workers (UAW) in Detroit, Michigan, union delegates debated and
affirmed the aggressive direction the UAW has taken under current
President Shawn Fain, supporting pushes to increase shop-floor
militancy, support new organizing efforts, and take stronger
stances on...
Jun 24, 2026
On June 10, early in the morning, FBI agents raided the homes of individuals involved in Palestine solidarity activism at the University of Michigan. As Yarden Katz and Stephen M. Ward report at Mondoweiss, “with help from local and state police departments, including the University of Michigan Police, the raids...