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The Democrats in the House just passed a new stimulus bill, but what are its odds of passing the Senate? Rebecca Dixon of the National Employment Law Project breaks it down. The post Belabored: The Senate Fiddles While America Burns, with Rebecca Dixon appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Three education workers talk about school reopening, and their struggle to protect their health and that of their students. The post Belabored: Is it Safe to Go Back to School? appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The athletic strikes may have been short-lived, but they made a huge impact, disrupting the pretense of normalcy that sports entertainment normally helps viewers create. The post Belabored Podcast #205: Wildcat Sports Strike Wave, with Dave Zirin appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

As public fear rises over potential disruptions to mail-in voting in the lead-up to the election, we talk with three postal workers about what’s happening to our mail and the people who handle it. The post Belabored Podcast #204: Protect the Post Office appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The beginning of the pandemic saw governments around the world experimenting with ways to pay people to stay home. What have we learned? The post Belabored Podcast #203: What the Pandemic Taught Us About Basic Income, with Barb Jacobson appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

This week workers across the country walked off the job and rallied in the streets as part of a labor mobilization to support Black Lives Matter. The post Belabored Podcast #202: The Strike for Black Lives appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Trump's recent proclamation temporarily bans guestworkers from coming to the United States, but what does it actually do? Daniel Costa of the Economic Policy Institute explains. The post Belabored Podcast #201: Trump’s Latest Migration Outrage appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

For the 200th episode of Belabored, Sarah and Michelle speak to Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates about what it’s like to be an educator and an organizer during a pandemic and an uprising against police brutality. The post Belabored Podcast #200: Back to the Streets of Chicago appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

For a short time in 1919, the working class ran the city of Seattle. Radicals experienced intense police violence, and those deemed "outside agitators" faced deportation. The story of a general strike. The post Belabored Podcast #199: Radical Seattle, with Cal Winslow appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

What should you do if your boss is pressuring you to return to an unsafe workplace? The post Belabored Podcast #198: Not Safe to Work appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The illness in the food chain should remind us that we are all only as healthy as the sickest person in society. The post Belabored Podcast #197: Food Workers and the Virus appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Veteran labor activist Bill Fletcher, Jr. on how the labor movement can cope with the crisis and salvage itself. The post Belabored Podcast #196: How the Pandemic Will Change Labor, with Bill Fletcher, Jr. appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The director of Athena joins us to talk about why Amazon workers have been walking off the job. The post Belabored Podcast #195: Delivering Us from Coronavirus, with Dania Rajendra appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the economy. Mike Konczal of the Roosevelt Institute joins us to discuss the disappointing relief bill that was signed into law today. The post Belabored Podcast #194: The Coronavirus Bailout, with Mike Konczal appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

As the coronavirus spreads across the world, we discuss what it means for workers in healthcare, the gig economy, and other frontline industries. The post Belabored Podcast #193: Work in the Time of Coronavirus appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Why is the labor movement in Minnesota thriving? SEIU Local 26 joins us to talk about the Twin Cities' robust network of grassroots worker centers and unions. The post Belabored Podcast #192: Unions for All, with SEIU Local 26 appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Workers across France have been on strike over pension reforms for six weeks. Dissent editor at large Colin Kinniburgh joins us from Paris. The post Belabored Podcast #191: A Mass Strike Against Macron, with Colin Kinniburgh appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Sarah and Michelle talk about this year's biggest labor stories. The post Belabored Podcast #190: The Year in Labor appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

How do we reach across borders to build a truly international labor movement? The post Belabored Podcast #189: International Solidarity appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

After eleven days rallying in the streets, the Chicago Teachers Union ended their strike and inked a tentative agreement with many hard-fought gains. The post Belabored Podcast #188: What the Chicago Teachers Won appeared first on Dissent Magazine.