Whatever Happened to the Eight-Hour Day? Whatever Happened to the Eight-Hour Day?
Americans spend more time on the job than workers in any other country. Isn't it time presumably labor-friendly Democrats did something about it?
Oct 23, 2007 / Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
Father of History Father of History
Bettina Aptheker's recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.
Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Phelps
Toxic Toys Toxic Toys
As safety scandals dampen the public's appetite for cheap imports, the European Union is raising doubts about standards and oversight in the US toy industry.
Oct 18, 2007 / Feature / Mark Schapiro
UAW R.I.P.? UAW R.I.P.?
To save the domestic auto industry, the UAW may end up killing itself.
Oct 18, 2007 / Max Fraser
The China Syndrome The China Syndrome
Worried about toxic toys from China? Worry, too, about Chinese workers exposed to the poisons.
Oct 11, 2007 / Andrew Ross
Corporations Versus Democracy Corporations Versus Democracy
How can we curtail corporate power?
Oct 8, 2007 / Feature / Ned Resnikoff
The Reality of Poverty The Reality of Poverty
Poverty in America is a moral issue.
Oct 8, 2007 / Feature / Alyssa Katharine Ritz Battistoni
South Africa’s Winter of Discontent South Africa’s Winter of Discontent
As the gap widens between rich and poor, millions of black workers are challenging African National Congress rule. How did a victory against apartheid turn into class war?
Oct 4, 2007 / Feature / William Johnson
How to Fix Our Broken Economy How to Fix Our Broken Economy
The political mainstream is beholden to sclerotic economic policies that serve only a fraction of the public's interests.
Oct 4, 2007 / Feature / Jeff Madrick
Chávez: ‘Galbraithiano’ Chávez: ‘Galbraithiano’
As Venezuela and the rest of Latin America repair the damage of two decades of free-market orthodoxy, John Kenneth Galbraith is a major inspiration.
Sep 27, 2007 / Greg Grandin