Archive:Articles
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Could Sisyphus Have Tried Harder? Reflections on the Sweeney Administration’s Efforts at Mass Organizing, Thirty Years Later| Lane Windham in New Labor Forum
On December 19, 2024, Amazon delivery driver Jogernsyn Cardenas stopped his van to join the strike in Queens, New York and was arrested. Photo: Luis Feliz Leon Read the full Article in New Lab
Categories: Articles, In the News
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Re-Animating Economics: The Economy of Francesco and the Pursuit of the Common Good
After hours of waiting, I wiped my jet-lagged eyes to experience the culmination of one of the most transformative experiences of my life. Pope Francis began to address us, a crowd of young econ
Categories: Articles, Solidarity Economy Workshop
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Tax Uber and Lift the Veil
For Game 6 of the Capitals’ conference finals, Uber provided funding for late-night Metro service. It may have been a coincidence that Uber’s gesture came just as the D.C. Council weighs a proposal th
Categories: Articles, In the News, Practitioner Fellows, Visiting Scholars
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SCOTT: Equalize Employment Process
Amanda L. Scott is an Alabama native, D.C. transplant, civil rights paralegal in the Georgetown University Class of 2019. I almost missed out on my dream job because of $400 in medical debt. After
Categories: Articles, Student Leaders
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Public Sector Unionism Under Assault: How to Combat the Scapegoating of Organized Labor
The most recent issue of the New Labor Forum features an article entitled "Public Sector Unionism Under Assault: How to Combat the Scapegoating of Organized Labor" written by Professor Joseph McCartin
Categories: Articles, Bargaining for the Common Good