Today’s Sports News Would Boggle the Mind of a 1965 Sportswriter Today’s Sports News Would Boggle the Mind of a 1965 Sportswriter
If a sportswriter from 50 years ago traveled to 2015, they would think the world had been turned on its head.
Aug 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union
The National Labor Relations Board may have ruled against the Northwestern football players’ efforts to organize, but this fight is far from over.
Aug 17, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Are Graduate Students ‘Workers’? Are Graduate Students ‘Workers’?
Not according to a new ruling against students at the New School.
Aug 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Amnesty International Is Finally on the Right Side of the Sex Work Struggle Amnesty International Is Finally on the Right Side of the Sex Work Struggle
The international organization's bold move is lauded as a strong first step by those it affects the most—individuals within the sex industry.
Aug 12, 2015 / Melissa Gira Grant
August 11, 1994: Baseball Players Walk Out On Strike August 11, 1994: Baseball Players Walk Out On Strike
“What ought to be evident by now is that a large part of the fans' hostility toward the players is the result of good old-fashioned anti-unionism.”
Aug 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders
This is the first major endorsement for Senator Sanders, as unions divide their support between the candidates.
Aug 10, 2015 / John Nichols
Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors? Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors?
Federal contract workers are pushing Congress for living wages and a union on Capitol Hill—but the fight is not over yet.
Aug 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Why Tom Brady Is Worth Defending Why Tom Brady Is Worth Defending
A conversation about Tom Brady and union power with the NFLPA’s George Atallah.
Jul 31, 2015 / Dave Zirin
How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America
If the people who prepare your lunch deserve a living wage, the people preparing our toddlers for school do too.
Jul 31, 2015 / Michelle Chen
With Bernie’s People in Vermont With Bernie’s People in Vermont
There’s a strong sense here that with Sanders, what you see is what you get—and that’s resonating with voters elsewhere, too.
Jul 30, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan