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Andrew Schwartz
Andrew Schwartz reports on labor and political movements. He also co-edits
Mangoprism.com
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February 23, 2022
Andrew Schwartz
Animal Rights Activists Rescued Two Piglets From Slaughter. They Wanted to Get Caught.
Liberating the pigs from a Smithfield facility was just the first step in Wayne Hsiung and Paul Darwin Picklesimer’s grand plan. Now they want their legal case to start a sea change in animal rights.
December 3, 2021
Andrew Schwartz
Can Seattle’s Minimum Wage Crusader Survive Her Recall Election?
Kshama Sawant brought an uncommon passion to a successful stint on the City Council. It may now be her undoing.
May 7, 2020
Andrew Schwartz
The Fraught Realities of Financial Relief During a Pandemic
For many Americans receiving unemployment insurance right now, finally coming out ahead shows how badly they’ve been left behind.
April 8, 2020
Andrew Schwartz
Gig-Working Through the Apocalypse
The app-based economy was already a race to the bottom. The pandemic raises the question of how much lower things can go.
February 17, 2020
Andrew Schwartz
A Wildcat Strike Grows out of a Housing Crisis
In Santa Cruz, an unauthorized graduate student strike threatens to spill into its second week, with no clear resolution in sight.
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