African Artistry and Anger at the Women’s World Cup African Artistry and Anger at the Women’s World Cup
In a fashion both powerful and heartbreaking, the three African teams have left an indelible impression on the 2015 Women’s World Cup
Jul 1, 2015 / Shireen Ahmed and Dave Zirin
How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise
Economists are exploring ways the Federal Reserve might help close the gap on inequality.
Jun 30, 2015 / William Greider
There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave
Grassroots pressure turned what some considered a fringe issue into a political juggernaut.
Jun 30, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage? Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage?
Massachusetts’s disability and senior care workers just got a major pay raise.
Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Could This Be the Biggest Blow Yet to Uber’s Business Model? Could This Be the Biggest Blow Yet to Uber’s Business Model?
Taxi drivers in the sharing economy are fighting to make inroads against labor exploitation.
Jun 26, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Someone Has to Sort Your Recycling and It’s a Disgusting and Dangerous Job Someone Has to Sort Your Recycling and It’s a Disgusting and Dangerous Job
When the green hype overpowers industrial safety, workers pay the price.
Jun 24, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Fast-Track Fight Is Effectively Over: It’s Happening The Fast-Track Fight Is Effectively Over: It’s Happening
Liberals lost the fast-track battle, but don’t assume this means TPP will pass.
Jun 23, 2015 / George Zornick
June 23, 1947: Congress Overrides Truman’s Veto of the Taft-Hartley Labor Management Relations Act June 23, 1947: Congress Overrides Truman’s Veto of the Taft-Hartley Labor Management Relations Act
“A bad bill has become bad law.”
Jun 23, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize
Major wins for economic and racial justice, from campus to the workplace.
Jun 22, 2015 / StudentNation
China Is Building a Massive Railway Across South America—at a Huge Human and Environmental Cost China Is Building a Massive Railway Across South America—at a Huge Human and Environmental Cost
How the “Twin Ocean Railroad” pits people against profit.
Jun 19, 2015 / Michelle Chen