Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Great, Unless You Want Actually Functioning Infrastructure Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Great, Unless You Want Actually Functioning Infrastructure
The plan’s private partnership model will pour public funds into corporate coffers.
Feb 16, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Family Medical Leave Act Is a Quarter-Century Old This Year—and in Desperate Need of an Update The Family Medical Leave Act Is a Quarter-Century Old This Year—and in Desperate Need of an Update
A national paid-leave program could bring immeasurable benefits to working parents.
Feb 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050 The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050
What would it take to make the fashion industry truly sustainable?
Feb 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Labor Board Is Making it Even More Difficult to Unionize Fast-Food Workers Trump’s Labor Board Is Making it Even More Difficult to Unionize Fast-Food Workers
Upending Obama-era precedent, the NLRB is threatening the ability of workers at franchise restaurants to organize.
Feb 9, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Millennials Are Keeping Unions Alive Millennials Are Keeping Unions Alive
Jobs are precarious, health-care costs are skyrocketing, and wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living—no wonder young people are organizing.
Feb 5, 2018 / Michelle Chen
It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before
As globalization has pushed more women into the labor market, it has also made them more susceptible to criminalization.
Feb 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Destroy Our Nation’s Water Systems Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Destroy Our Nation’s Water Systems
Privatization and deregulation could damage city water supplies and lead to pollution of our natural environment.
Jan 30, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Obsession With Crimes Committed by Immigrants The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Obsession With Crimes Committed by Immigrants
The report put out this month by the Justice Department and Homeland Security paints a misleading picture of immigrants and crime.
Jan 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Trump Administration Just Gutted Payday-Lending Regulations The Trump Administration Just Gutted Payday-Lending Regulations
Under Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney, the CFPB is making it easier for predatory lenders to take advantage of the most vulnerable consumers.
Jan 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Home-Care Workers Clocking 24-Hour Shifts Are Being Paid for Only 13 Hours Home-Care Workers Clocking 24-Hour Shifts Are Being Paid for Only 13 Hours
A New York State rule is standing in the way of home-care workers’ earning their rightful pay, and care recipients’ getting the attention they deserve.
Jan 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen