Was the Failed Union Drive in Bessemer a Net Positive for the Labor Movement? Was the Failed Union Drive in Bessemer a Net Positive for the Labor Movement?
Will it demonstrate the need for labor law reform—or will it scare workers away from organizing?
May 19, 2021 / The Debate / Alex Han and Adam Ryan
Israeli / Palestinian Conflict Israeli / Palestinian Conflict
Israel’s imbalance of power.
May 18, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
Why Do We Eat Bad Food? Why Do We Eat Bad Food?
Mark Bittman’s new history looks at the economy and politics of junk food.
May 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben
Working Women Need the PRO Act Working Women Need the PRO Act
Passing off anti-union beliefs under the guise of feminism isn’t just cynical—it’s flat-out wrong.
May 17, 2021 / Mindy Isser
The California Prosecutors Who Want to Keep People Out of Jail The California Prosecutors Who Want to Keep People Out of Jail
In the state that once pioneered the punitive Three Strikes policy, a coalition of recently elected district attorneys is pushing back against mass incarceration.
May 17, 2021 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won
As the debate over in-person schooling roiled, teachers’ unions secured significant protections—often with parents’ support.
May 17, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Sharing the Vaccine Is Just the First Step Sharing the Vaccine Is Just the First Step
Now we need to make sure poorer countries have the resources and technical capacity to ramp up production.
May 17, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation
The Fierce Prophetic Vision of Poor Women The Fierce Prophetic Vision of Poor Women
Women like Claire McClinton, Johnnie Tillmon, and Julia Ward Howe have allowed us glimpses of what a country that served and empowered all women looks like.
May 15, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Return to the Joys of Full-Time Office Work? No, Thanks. Return to the Joys of Full-Time Office Work? No, Thanks.
CEOs are touting the benefits of office “culture” as a reason to return to our cubicles. But that culture has often meant harassment, discrimination, and painful water-cooler conve...
May 14, 2021 / Elie Mystal