Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions? Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?
For May Day, we talked to young workers—in tech, retail, food service, and more—about what brought them to the labor movement.
May 1, 2023 / StudentNation / Paige Oamek
This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement
Union organizers and student journalists in Michigan, Oregon, North Carolina, and Arizona document the ongoing labor campaigns at their universities.
May 1, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Exploitation, Abuse, and Death: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry Exploitation, Abuse, and Death: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry
The cannabis industry is booming, but workers say they face low wages, rapacious bosses, and life-threatening conditions.
May 1, 2023 / Feature / Dusty Christensen
California’s Hypocritical Failure to Confront Poverty California’s Hypocritical Failure to Confront Poverty
An interview with Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America, on the state's betrayal of its progressive values.
Apr 28, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
Do Charitable Write-Offs Pay Off? Do Charitable Write-Offs Pay Off?
The nonprofit-industrial complex would have you believe they do.
Apr 28, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson
Contra some of his leftist stans, the ousted Fox News host was not actually anti-war or an economic populist.
Apr 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Pick ’Em: Making Sense of the Free-for-All Primary for Mayor of Philadelphia Pick ’Em: Making Sense of the Free-for-All Primary for Mayor of Philadelphia
For a job the current incumbent seems eager to leave, the contest has drawn a remarkably diverse field of candidates—and no obvious front-runner.
Apr 26, 2023 / Gene Seymour
Private Equity Is Killing Your Pets Private Equity Is Killing Your Pets
Private equity firms have gobbled veterinary companies around the country—and the results have been disastrous.
Apr 25, 2023 / Brendan Ballou
There Is No Future for a Labor Movement That Fails to Organize at Amazon There Is No Future for a Labor Movement That Fails to Organize at Amazon
In the 20th century, organizing basic industries like coal, steel, and manufacturing automobiles was key to reviving the labor movement. Today, Amazon workers occupy the same strat...
Apr 24, 2023 / Jonathan Rosenblum
The Zombie Populism of Today’s GOP The Zombie Populism of Today’s GOP
The right’s crass appropriation of anti-elitist rhetoric makes less sense than ever. That doesn’t mean it’s going away.
Apr 24, 2023 / Chris Lehmann