Getting the Point of Collective Bargaining Getting the Point of Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining got the real refs back on the football field. It’s a useful tool that should be defended, not attacked.
Sep 28, 2012 / John Nichols
Another Victory for Resistance: Restaurant Workers Win Settlement From Star Chef Another Victory for Resistance: Restaurant Workers Win Settlement From Star Chef
Score another victory for resistance. After thirty-one workers sued his acclaimed restaurant Del Posto, celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to a $1.15 million settlement.
Sep 27, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Dave Zirin: The NFL Ref Lockout Highlights Class Problem in the US Dave Zirin: The NFL Ref Lockout Highlights Class Problem in the US
Commissioner Roger Goodell echoes the anti-labor rhetoric of Mitt Romney and Scott Walker.
Sep 26, 2012 / Press Room
Romney on Teachers and Their Unions: Silence Them! Romney on Teachers and Their Unions: Silence Them!
The man who owes his GOP nomination to billionaires and Super PACs wants to prevent teachers from pooling small donations to have a voice in politics.
Sep 26, 2012 / John Nichols
Greg Kaufmann: ‘Some See Poverty as a Character Flaw, I See an Absence of Money’ Greg Kaufmann: ‘Some See Poverty as a Character Flaw, I See an Absence of Money’
Forty-six million Americans remain in poverty, but our presidential candidates only want to talk about the middle class.
Sep 25, 2012 / Press Room
The Better Bargain: Transaction Tax, Not Austerity The Better Bargain: Transaction Tax, Not Austerity
The Inclusive Prosperity Tax would increase revenue for social services Americans need the most.
Sep 25, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’ Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’
In anticipation of another major protest against the government's looming plans for more austerity measures, police seal off the Spanish Parliament.
Sep 25, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’ Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’
In anticipation of another major protest against the government’s looming plans for more austerity measures, police seal off the Spanish Parliament.
Sep 25, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec’s Students Prove That Resistance Works Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec’s Students Prove That Resistance Works
Teachers in Chicago, Verizon workers and Quebec's students recently proved that strikes and resistance work.
Sep 24, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
#TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney #TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney
Antipoverty activists are asking both candidates to speak up about growing poverty in the United States.
Sep 21, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann