The Anderson Files
Is this an extinction-level event for American labor?
The labor movement has been reviving in recent years but now it faces stormy weather with the presidency, the Congress and the Supreme Court...
Black lives, the pandemic and unions
The gruesome and public extra-judicial murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis cop sparked a gigantic wave of protests, which surprised everyone. This is...
Forced pregnancy & rise in fascism
Abortion is a unique issue in American politics. For many years, a majority of people have opposed overturning Roe v. Wade. However, many have...
Money talks
Denver went first. In 2020 — a year after the Colorado Legislature passed HB 19-1210, allowing municipalities to set a higher minimum wage than...
The GOP scheme for autocracy
Donald Trump may be the first mainstream presidential candidate who is openly anti-democratic. Does he want to replace July 4 with Jan. 6 as...
Lesson after Amazon union defeat: Keep fighting
The union defeat at a giant Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, was a big blow to the labor movement. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a surprise...
Beware the one-party autocracy
The Republicans control all of the elected branches of the federal government, but they play the victim. There is a good reason for that....
Biden and a progressive future
Hope just means another world is possible, not promised, not guaranteed. Hope calls for action; action is impossible without hope. — Rebecca Solnit
For many...
Is the U.S. marching toward a war with Iran?
A year ago, Trump withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and restored harsh sanctions. As a result, Iran’s economy has been severely damaged. ...
Can Biden be FDR and stop the Trumpist chaos?
Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) said of Joe Biden, “Nobody elected him to be F.D.R., they elected him to be normal and stop the chaos.”...
Self-deception and hidden agendas during the pandemic
The pandemic is challenging governments around the world. However, the Trump administration’s response stands out as monumentally incompetent and corrupt. There was plenty of...
We can’t deny the similarities
It is dismaying how much Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are alike. That was the main theme at the 10th anniversary...
