Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement
A series of strikes by workers in the service industry has shifted the focus of the union movement towards more precarious workers.
May 20, 2013 / Press Room
Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus
CORE’s victory is a boost to social movement unionism—and a model for other unions around the country.
May 20, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How
Obama and the fashion icon first lady should pick up where the presidential task force on the apparel industry left off fifteen years ago.
May 20, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline
This Week in Poverty: Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability This Week in Poverty: Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability
Are big banks the next frontier in the anti-poverty crusade?
May 17, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness
In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s well-intentioned exhortation for “every woman” to explore their risk of breast cancer, one company stands to make a staggering profit.
May 16, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy
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
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
The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American ‘Democracy’ The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American ‘Democracy’
In this banana republic, billionaires don't need to go to the Cayman Islands to park their savings.
May 16, 2013 / Andy Kroll
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
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