by Jeremy Brecher | Oct 21, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director Tweet This Commentary >> Donald Trump, desperately behind in the polls, appears to be laying the groundwork for illegally attempting to remain in office if he loses the election. A previous commentary, “Social...
by Jeremy Brecher | Oct 4, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director Listen to the audio version >> President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power no matter who wins the election. What is to be done if Trump loses the election but refuses to...
by Jeremy Brecher | Sep 17, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director Listen to the audio version >> The COVID-19 era has confronted workers with unique threats and problems – and they have turned to unique strategies to counter them. The previous commentary, “Striking in the...
by Jeremy Brecher | Sep 2, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director In response to COVID-19 and the COVID-19 Depression, workers have developed unique strategies and forms of organization to protect their lives and livelihoods. We saw in “Fighting the Great Depression — from...
by Jeremy Brecher | Aug 11, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director In the early years of the Great Depression of the 1930s, unemployed and impoverished workers turned to dramatic forms of self-help to survive. Anti-eviction “riots” led by organizations of the unemployed made it...
