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October 8, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
The Truth About Those “Auto Workers for Trump” at Michigan Event
J.D. Vance recently held a campaign rally in Michigan, but not everyone who showed up really was who they claimed to be.
August 6, 2024
Paige Oamek
Kamala’s V.P. Pick Sparks Major Endorsements That Should Scare Trump
Kamala Harris choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate has triggered an outpouring of support from labor unions.
May 20, 2024
Timothy Noah
There’s Good News About the Labor Movement in the South
Yes, the United Auto Workers lost last week in Tuscaloosa. But you probably haven’t heard about the recent union victories in the region.
April 23, 2024
Timothy Noah
Republicans Are Rattled by the UAW’s Big VW Victory in Chattanooga
The first successful union drive at a foreign-owned Southern auto plant is a huge fricking deal for organized labor and the Democrats.
March 18, 2024
Michael Tomasky
“Bloodbath”-Gate: Yes, Trump Meant the Auto Industry. At First, Anyway
The media may have taken the former president out of context this weekend, but adding it back does him no favors.
October 5, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Big Auto Screwed Itself on the E.V. Transition
Don’t buy the narrative that the UAW strike will harm the switch to electric vehicles. Carmakers did this to themselves.
September 15, 2023
Edith Olmsted
GM CEO Twists Herself Into Pretzel Trying to Defend Outlandish Salary
As a historic UAW strike begins, the General Motors CEO is doubling down on why she deserves this much money.
July 19, 2023
Amy Westervelt
Is Big Oil Turning on Big Auto?
Exxon released an ad earlier this month that could signal a public rift between two industries that have spent a century working side by side.
September 18, 2019
Nick Martin
GM Workers Strike to Get Back What the Recession Stole
Eleven years ago, the UAW threw General Motors a lifeline. Now, workers wonder if they can trust the union and the company to honor their sacrifice.
March 31, 2016
Adam Peck
The self-driving cars of the future are no match for our horrible infrastructure.
July 24, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Three Charts That Show Obama Isn't to Blame for Detroit's Bankruptcy
July 19, 2013
Alec MacGillis
The Four Dumb Things People Are Saying About Detroit
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