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AI companies want to monetize what makes us human. Organized labor may be the only force strong enough to stop them.

The Monopolized Economy

The Workers Who Defy Gravity

by Alvaro M. Bedoya May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

The Capitalists Trying to Fix Capitalism

by Anne Kim May 17, 2026May 16, 2026

Childcare and Human Development

How to Fix Childcare for Families and Workers

by Benazir Rowe May 13, 2026May 14, 2026

Get Ready for the AI Crash

by Anne Kim May 6, 2026May 5, 2026

Employers Are Moving Beyond Educational Pedigree. It’s Time We All Do

by Ryan Stowers April 10, 2026April 6, 2026

Opportunity Onramps: Youth apprenticeship programs are crucial to expanding career opportunities in America. Here, a third-year apprentice from Hamill Manufacturing Company, works with a milling machine in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, February, 2022.

Making Apprenticeships Part of Civic Infrastructure

by Bruno V. Manno April 6, 2026April 5, 2026

Geothermal Moment: A drill rig stands at a geothermal site near Milford, Utah.

Geothermal: Clean Energy for People Who Like to Drill

by Markos Kounalakis and Theo Jan Snoey March 12, 2026March 11, 2026

War Windfalls: Following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, a barrel of oil passed the $100 mark for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Here, the price per gallon of gas is shown at a gas station in New York, NY on March 9, 2026.

The Monopolized Economy

Another War, Another Excuse for Profiteering

by Hal Singer March 10, 2026March 11, 2026

Trump Tariffs: President Donald Trump arrives to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington.

Trump’s Dangerous Tariff Addiction

by Robert J. Shapiro February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

What Is Affordability?

by Dylan Gyauch-Lewis February 11, 2026February 11, 2026

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