A ‘New Era’ of Labor Creativity and Defiance? A ‘New Era’ of Labor Creativity and Defiance?
The name of one Chicago business-turned-cooperative reflects burgeoning possibilities for the American labor movement.
May 16, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Let’s Call Racist School Closings What They Are: Racist Let’s Call Racist School Closings What They Are: Racist
Avoiding calling racism for what it is only prolongs the problem.
May 16, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh
For fashion brands, participation in the Bangladesh fire and safety plan is voluntarily. It shouldn’t be.
May 16, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline
Don’t Get Sucked Into Obama Scandal–mania Don’t Get Sucked Into Obama Scandal–mania
Seven Days in May: Each scandal on its own might have fizzled; together, their fumes are intoxicating liberals, too.
May 16, 2013 / Leslie Savan
84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft in a New Survey 84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft in a New Survey
New York's Attorney General has issued subpoenas to a fast food company and is investigating several franchisees for what employees say is a rampant issue.
May 16, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Washington Misses the Point on the Tea Party and the IRS Washington Misses the Point on the Tea Party and the IRS
How do you travel from a tax-exempt “non-political” Tea Party rally to a political one? You walk across a park.
May 16, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief
It’s time we update our definition of “home” so that co-ops aren’t just “small businesses.”
May 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders
The ‘Henry David T.’ Blocks a Coal Tanker at Brayton Point The ‘Henry David T.’ Blocks a Coal Tanker at Brayton Point
In a lobster boat, two climate activists put themselves in the path of a Massachusetts coal tanker, demanding the immediate closure of the largest coal plant in the Northeast.
May 15, 2013 / Wen Stephenson
Progress on US-Russia Peace Talks on Syria? Progress on US-Russia Peace Talks on Syria?
McCain seems worried by the idea of peace, and the State Department refuses to rule out a role for Iran.
May 15, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Fast Food Strikes Hitting Fifth City: Milwaukee Fast Food Strikes Hitting Fifth City: Milwaukee
Hundreds of fast food and retail workers are expected to join the work stoppage, making Milwaukee the fifth city in the strike wave.
May 15, 2013 / Josh Eidelson