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How to Win the Nation’s Highest Minimum Wage

June 8, 2025 By Independent Media Institute Leave a Comment

How to Win the Nation’s Highest Minimum Wage

It took more than two years of hard work and relentless campaigning for LA’s tourism workers to win $30 an hour. Here’s how they did it.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: economy, Labor, news, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Social Benefits, social justice, Time-Sensitive

How the Rights of Nature Movement Is Reshaping Law and Culture

May 31, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

From the sacred peaks of Aotearoa to the rivers of Colombia and the contested waters of Lake Erie, a global movement is emerging to grant the natural world legal personhood, driven by Indigenous worldviews and a growing call for environmental justice.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Animal Rights, book, Climate Change, economy, environment, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Science

Alongside China’s, Which Social Credit Systems Are Developing?

May 31, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

China’s state-run social credit system has drawn global attention for years, but other versions are actively spreading. These systems increasingly shape the behavior and outcomes of citizens’ lives, often without their knowledge.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia, Asia/China, Asia/Japan, Asia/South Korea, economy, europe, Europe/Italy, Europe/United Kingdom, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Oceania/Australia, Oceania/New Zealand, Opinion, Politics, social justice, Tech

Trump is Trying to Reverse the New Deal

May 24, 2025 By Richard Wolff

After the end of World War II, the U.S. employer class—the capitalists—faced overlapping threats, both domestic and foreign. On the domestic side, a coalition of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), two socialist parties, and a communist party had grown large and powerful during the 1930s Great Depression.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia/China, Asia/Japan, economy, Europe/France, Europe/Germany, Europe/Italy, Europe/Russia, Europe/United Kingdom, History, Labor, North America/Canada, North America/Mexico, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, Time-Sensitive, Trump

Why the Right Really Hates the Postal Service

May 24, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: economy, Health care, news, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, Time-Sensitive, Trump, voting rights

United Steelworkers Lead Mobilization Drive as American Unions Face Growing Vulnerability

May 10, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

The USW must navigate factionalism while championing labor rights amid rising anti-union pressures and global trade fragmentation.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia/China, Asia/Japan, Democratic Party, economy, Europe/United Kingdom, Labor, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Time-Sensitive

Imagine You Are a Poor Nation, Trapped by Debt and Strangled by Climate Change—What Are Your Options?

May 10, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Climate change, debt, and development have a caustic relationship, hindering economic justice and national advancement, but solutions exist.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Africa, Africa/Nigeria, Asia/China, Asia/Indonesia, Asia/South Korea, Climate Change, economy, environment, europe, Europe/France, Europe/Germany, Europe/United Kingdom, North America/Barbados, North America/United States of America, Opinion, social justice, South America/Argentina, South America/Chile, South America/Ecuador, United Nations

Trump’s Global Tariffs Are Meant for China

April 26, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

The latest tariff blitz has China in the crosshairs. Building on earlier efforts by previous administrations, Trump’s abrasiveness risks weakening Washington’s hand.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia/China, Asia/Japan, economy, europe, Europe/Germany, news, North America/Canada, North America/Mexico, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Time-Sensitive, Trade, Trump

The People’s Network for Land and Liberation Is Building Alternatives to the Current ‘War-and-Empire Global Economy’

April 26, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

This consortium of community-based organizations is working toward decolonization and economic democracy.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Community, Democratic Party, economy, North America/United States of America, Opinion, social justice, Trump

How Lab-Grown Meat Could Bring an End to Needless Animal Cruelty

April 26, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Lab-grown meat is a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat. It offers the same taste and texture while reducing animal suffering, environmental impact, and health risks.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Agriculture, Animal Rights, economy, environment, food, Science

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