Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It? Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It?
Giving prisoners access to financial aid for college tuition is the first step towards “de-carceration.”
Aug 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Many Ways You Can Be Screwed Out of Unemployment Benefits The Many Ways You Can Be Screwed Out of Unemployment Benefits
If you have a bad job to begin with, chances are you’re going to get bad unemployment relief.
Aug 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Are Graduate Students ‘Workers’? Are Graduate Students ‘Workers’?
Not according to a new ruling against students at the New School.
Aug 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Are Bank Tellers the Fast Food Workers of Wall Street? Are Bank Tellers the Fast Food Workers of Wall Street?
Retail bank workers bear the brunt of Wall Street’s greed and exploitation.
Aug 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen
This Honduran Mother Fled Death Threats—Only to Be Locked Up in the US This Honduran Mother Fled Death Threats—Only to Be Locked Up in the US
Migrant families are being held for months in inhumane detention centers, just for fleeing violence at home.
Aug 10, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors? Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors?
Federal contract workers are pushing Congress for living wages and a union on Capitol Hill—but the fight is not over yet.
Aug 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Could Obama’s Clean Energy Plan Be Good For Coal Country? Could Obama’s Clean Energy Plan Be Good For Coal Country?
Coalitions between labor and environmentalists are pointing the way to a future beyond coal for Appalachia.
Aug 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color
The Right’s war on federal funding to health clinics is putting public health at risk.
Aug 3, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America
If the people who prepare your lunch deserve a living wage, the people preparing our toddlers for school do too.
Jul 31, 2015 / Michelle Chen
New Trade Deal Could Undermine Migrant Labor Rights New Trade Deal Could Undermine Migrant Labor Rights
And it could deregulate “white collar” jobs.
Jul 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen