Anisha Desai and Maryam Roberts

The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

May/June 2026

Who Will Work in a Warming World?

The impacts of climate change on workers, especially outdoor workers, are having global consequences.

Andrew Ahern May 1, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Lenore Palladino Apr 24, 2026

Anisha Desai is executive director of the Women of Color Resource Center, a movement-building organization, focused on the leadership development, well-being, and human rights of women of color across

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Issue 283

Youth of Color Resist Military Recruiting

BAY-Peace youth interns at a community event in Oakland, Calif. (Credit: WCRC/Laura Flynn.) In 2006, high school senior Stephanie

Anisha Desai and Maryam Roberts Jul 1, 2009