
The Turkey Lobby Helped Block Child Labor Regulations The Turkey Lobby Helped Block Child Labor Regulations
Turkey producers lobbied to help block regulations that would have prevented dangerous child labor.
Nov 28, 2013 / Lee Fang

Tough Thanksgiving for Food Stamp Families Tough Thanksgiving for Food Stamp Families
Most benefits will run out before the end of the month--and some have already been cut.
Nov 27, 2013 / George Zornick
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[INFOGRAPHIC] Would You Want to Work on Thanksgiving? [INFOGRAPHIC] Would You Want to Work on Thanksgiving?
Check out the twelve big-box retailers who are staying open for longer hours this holiday.
Nov 27, 2013 / Francis Reynolds

Activists Plan Nationwide Walmart Protests for Black Friday Activists Plan Nationwide Walmart Protests for Black Friday
Protesters will demand more working hours, higher wages and an end to punitive actions against Walmart workers.
Nov 27, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

The Workers Who Bring You Black Friday The Workers Who Bring You Black Friday
My life as a temp in California’s Inland Empire, the belly of the online shopping beast.
Nov 26, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson

Former Walmart Exec Leads Shadowy Smear Campaign Against Black Friday Activists Former Walmart Exec Leads Shadowy Smear Campaign Against Black Friday Activists
A former chief lobbyist for Walmart is helping to lead a smear campaign against labor and community activists.
Nov 26, 2013 / Lee Fang

The Impoverished Republican Poverty Agenda The Impoverished Republican Poverty Agenda
The Republican “war on poverty” looks a lot like a war on the poor.
Nov 26, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why Women Workers Are Risk-Averse—and That’s Okay Why Women Workers Are Risk-Averse—and That’s Okay
Society gives women little room to make mistakes, but their aversion to risk taking may pay off for companies’ bottom lines.
Nov 26, 2013 / Bryce Covert

How Wall Street Has Turned Housing Into a Dangerous Get-Rich-Quick Scheme—Again How Wall Street Has Turned Housing Into a Dangerous Get-Rich-Quick Scheme—Again
This time it’s securities bundled from rentals, rather than mortgages.
Nov 26, 2013 / Laura Gottesdiener

New York Airport Workers Organize to End Two-Tier Wage System New York Airport Workers Organize to End Two-Tier Wage System
Passenger service workers earn significantly lower wages than the largely unionized airline employees with whom they work. Now they’re organizing to change that.
Nov 26, 2013 / Allegra Kirkland