Recently the group AF3IRM, a well-connected transnational feminist organization, which focuses on combating sex trafficking,. has been debating the inclusion in their events of long-time SEIU…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – “Man, what a rush. Wow, we really needed this,” exclaims Matt Littrell, a union organizer who was recently fired from Amazon, when…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, as the White House began preparing for the first state visit of Brazil’s newly elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – A few weeks ago, I visited the Luiza Gama occupation in downtown Rio. More than 70 families had taken over…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – As a labor reporter, I have written over 1,700 stories from 44 states. While the struggles are different and have…
While many outlets, even on the left, have largely ignored the presidential election in Brazil — the world’s fourth-largest democracy — Payday has published in-depth,…
Lula’s 77th birthday party begins in Rio pic.twitter.com/1yq76zYcpA— Mike Elk (@MikeElk) October 27, 2022 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – It’s Lula’s 77th birthday, and the…
While many outlets, even on the left, have largely ignored the presidential election in Brazil — the world’s fourth-largest democracy — Payday has published in-depth,…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – Today, marks the 4th anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre, in which 11 Jews were targeted by white…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – In Rio de Janeiro’s Cinelândia, the main plaza of Rio’s downtown district, Brazilian Socialist Party activist and geography teacher Lourenço…
CURITIBA, BRASIL – “You never used to see flags like this,” says Renault worker Paulo Pissinini, my guide in Curitiba as he drives down one…
When the legendary reporter Bill Greider died on Christmas Day in 2019, his New York Times obituary quoted an interview he gave to the Princeton…