Josh Eidelson and Dorian Warren: Strikers Are Challenging Walmart’s Low-Price, Low-Wage Model Josh Eidelson and Dorian Warren: Strikers Are Challenging Walmart’s Low-Price, Low-Wage Model
Walmart strikers took huge risks by walking off the job on Black Friday.
Dec 5, 2012 / Press Room
Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’ Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’
Mainstream media’s silence on gun control and mental health is the true outrage in the wake of Jovan Belcher's tragic murder-suicide.
Dec 5, 2012 / Press Room
John Nichols: The Filibuster Must Change John Nichols: The Filibuster Must Change
Lawmakers shouldn’t be able to block legislation behind closed doors.
Dec 3, 2012 / Press Room
James North: Congo Is One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises Since WWII James North: Congo Is One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises Since WWII
Five million people have died since 1998. Why is the media so silent on the long-standing conflict in Congo?
Nov 30, 2012 / Press Room
John Nichols: Why Papa John’s and Denny’s Can’t Fight Obamacare John Nichols: Why Papa John’s and Denny’s Can’t Fight Obamacare
Heads of Denny’s and Papa John’s restaurants backed down on threats to retaliate against the Affordable Care Act.
Nov 26, 2012 / Press Room
Josh Eidelson: Why Walmart Failed to Suppress Black Friday Strikes Josh Eidelson: Why Walmart Failed to Suppress Black Friday Strikes
Despite “captive meetings” and the threat of arrest, hundreds of Walmart employees took a stand against the infamously anti-labor superstore.
Nov 26, 2012 / Press Room
Josh Eidelson: Walmart Is a Pioneer in Unionbusting Josh Eidelson: Walmart Is a Pioneer in Unionbusting
If the Walmart workers can win, it will send a message to low-wage, anti-labor corporations everywhere.
Nov 21, 2012 / Press Room
Josh Eidelson: The True Power of Walmart Workers Josh Eidelson: The True Power of Walmart Workers
A historic, nation-wide strike on the megastore’s most profitable day could have a “permanent impact” on the Walmart brand.
Nov 20, 2012 / Press Room
Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Must Curb Conservatives’ Deficit Obsession Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Must Curb Conservatives’ Deficit Obsession
In a time of recession, why should the most vulnerable Americans—and not the richest 2 percent—pay the price of US debt?
Nov 19, 2012 / Press Room
John Nichols: On Healthcare Exchanges, GOP Governors Are Harming Their Own States John Nichols: On Healthcare Exchanges, GOP Governors Are Harming Their Own States
Several Republican governors are leaving it to the feds to set up “one-size-fits-all” healthcare exchanges in their states.
Nov 19, 2012 / Press Room