Economy

Marina Sitrin: Imagining a New General Strike

Marina Sitrin: Imagining a New General Strike Marina Sitrin: Imagining a New General Strike

What are some alternative tactics to create a different, more powerful general strike?

Apr 24, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

CFPB to Take on Shadow Corporate Justice System CFPB to Take on Shadow Corporate Justice System

Wronged consumers often find themselves forced into arbitration proceedings where a corporation has picked the judge. 

Apr 24, 2012 / George Zornick

Protesters Arrested at Iowa Wells Fargo Protesters Arrested at Iowa Wells Fargo

In Des Moines, home to Wells Fargo’s mortgage division, protesters took a stand against the bank’s abusive lending practices.

Apr 23, 2012 / Laura Flanders

John Nichols: The Power of the General Strike

John Nichols: The Power of the General Strike John Nichols: The Power of the General Strike

What can a general strike do for workers and their rights?

Apr 23, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Koch Brothers Exposed Koch Brothers Exposed

A sharp new film investigates how the Kochs’ efforts to sell off our democracy are impacting public policies.

Apr 23, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave

A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.

Apr 20, 2012 / David Bacon

This Week in Poverty: Georgia Tries to Get to Zero Welfare Recipients This Week in Poverty: Georgia Tries to Get to Zero Welfare Recipients

Georgia does its damndest to get to zero welfare recipients, and California decides whether poor pregnant women should receive aid before their third trimester.

Apr 20, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Jane McAlevey: Building a Real Blue-Green Alliance

Jane McAlevey: Building a Real Blue-Green Alliance Jane McAlevey: Building a Real Blue-Green Alliance

Why labor unions and environmental activists need to revive a crucial alliance.

Apr 19, 2012 / The Nation

The Future of Vocational Education The Future of Vocational Education

Would the European high school apprenticeship model work in the United States?

Apr 19, 2012 / Dana Goldstein

Locking Down an American Workforce Locking Down an American Workforce

Prison labor as the past—and future—of American “free-market” capitalism.

Apr 19, 2012 / Steve Fraser and Joshua Freeman

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