These Guestworkers Just Won $20 Million Back From the Company That Trafficked Them These Guestworkers Just Won $20 Million Back From the Company That Trafficked Them
An unprecedented win highlights just how exploitative this country’s guestworker program really is.
Oct 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Is it Time for a New New Deal? Is it Time for a New New Deal?
Our economy is broken. Could a universal basic income, child allowances, and worker-owned cooperatives fix it?
Sep 30, 2015 / James M. Larkin and Zach Goldhammer
In America, the Poorer You Are, the Poorer Your Children Will Be In America, the Poorer You Are, the Poorer Your Children Will Be
This country’s terrible social safety net is making it impossible for working-class parents to keep up with their wealthier peers.
Sep 28, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Warehouse Workers of Los Angeles, Unite! Warehouse Workers of Los Angeles, Unite!
Following in the footsteps of their fellow port truckers, California Cartage warehouse workers are demanding their fair share of the global economic pie.
Sep 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen
In America, You Can Work Hard, Play By the Rules, and Still Get Screwed In America, You Can Work Hard, Play By the Rules, and Still Get Screwed
According to Barbara Ehrenreich, being steadily employed ain’t what it used to be.
Sep 23, 2015 / Pat Tomaino, James M. Larkin, and Zach Goldhammer
Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run
The failed candidate’s core message did not resonate, and he had nothing else to offer.
Sep 22, 2015 / John Nichols
Yes, Your T-Shirt Was ‘Made in LA’—and the Worker Got 4 Cents For It Yes, Your T-Shirt Was ‘Made in LA’—and the Worker Got 4 Cents For It
Why the sorry state of Los Angeles garment manufacturing should put serious attention on sweatshops—here in the US and across the world.
Sep 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap
Statewide austerity measures leave campus workers doing more work for less pay.
Sep 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen
September 7, 1979: Chrysler Asks the US Government for a Bailout September 7, 1979: Chrysler Asks the US Government for a Bailout
“The lesson is that the failure of U.S. industry derives from the failure of corporate-government policies that equate the interests of the American citizen with political and econ...
Sep 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Memo to Fed: Don’t Raise Interest Rates Memo to Fed: Don’t Raise Interest Rates
The Fed needs to stop worrying about stemming inflation that doesn’t exist and keep the focus on the jobs we need.
Sep 1, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel