Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy
The White House’s “2014 Trade Policy Agenda” rehashes failed ideas that harm rather than help economic renewal.
Mar 5, 2014 / John Nichols
Can Germany Reform American Labor Relations? Can Germany Reform American Labor Relations?
German corporations are far more respectful of worker rights—and may have more influence on future US developments than our politicians realize.
Mar 5, 2014 / Feature / William Greider
Men of the World, Lean Out! Men of the World, Lean Out!
We can’t change the workplace by asking women to lean out. We have to start with men.
Feb 27, 2014 / Bryce Covert
Brain Drain and the Politics of Immigration Brain Drain and the Politics of Immigration
The migration of highly skilled workers can pay dividends for immigrants and their employers, but it produces losers as well.
Feb 26, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
Why Are So Many Workers Dying in Oil Fields? Why Are So Many Workers Dying in Oil Fields?
Lax safety standards prevent OSHA from investigating the majority of oil-field accidents.
Feb 25, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
UAW’s Challenge To Republican Political Interference Is About More than VW Vote UAW’s Challenge To Republican Political Interference Is About More than VW Vote
It is time to call out politicians who use the authority of government to weaken existing unions and to thrwart the right to organize.
Feb 22, 2014 / John Nichols
John Nichols: Will Auto Workers Unionize in the South? John Nichols: Will Auto Workers Unionize in the South?
John Nichols appeared on All In With Chris Hayes to discuss the upcoming vote to unionize a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Feb 14, 2014 / Press Room
UAW and VW Seek Economic High Road, Anti-Union Pols Seek to Block It UAW and VW Seek Economic High Road, Anti-Union Pols Seek to Block It
A Tennessee union vote could reshape American manufacturing.
Feb 13, 2014 / John Nichols
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[PHOTOS] How One Fashion Designer Is Keeping Jobs in New York [PHOTOS] How One Fashion Designer Is Keeping Jobs in New York
At Nanette Lepore’s studio, that Fashion Week magic starts with the actual work of patternmaking, cutting and sewing.
Feb 12, 2014 / Elizabeth Cline
Cuomo’s Bogus Logic vs. de Blasio’s Call for a Higher Wage Cuomo’s Bogus Logic vs. de Blasio’s Call for a Higher Wage
The governor says a higher minimum wage in New York City could cause chaos.
Feb 12, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy