Why We Must Raise the Minimum Wage Why We Must Raise the Minimum Wage
Instead of making vague promises to create high-paying jobs, the government should increase wages for the jobs that actually exist.
Apr 3, 2012 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Truth and Consequences: On Mike Daisey Truth and Consequences: On Mike Daisey
Chris Hayes's take on the Mike Daisey controversy.
Mar 27, 2012 / Chris Hayes
Red States See Massive Public Sector Job Losses Red States See Massive Public Sector Job Losses
Twelve red states account for 70 percent of all state and local public sector jobs lost since 2010.
Mar 27, 2012 / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert
Worker Ownership For the 21st Century? Worker Ownership For the 21st Century?
The country's largest industrial labor union is teaming up with the world’s largest worker-cooperative to put people to work in enterprises that build worker power.
Mar 27, 2012 / Laura Flanders
The Not Yet Richer, Still Struggling for Economic Equality, Sex The Not Yet Richer, Still Struggling for Economic Equality, Sex
A new book takes exciting and historic trends a step too far.
Mar 23, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bryce Covert
Gar Alperovitz: Can Cooperative Workplaces Save America’s Economy? Gar Alperovitz: Can Cooperative Workplaces Save America’s Economy?
Are cooperatives the answer to our economic woes?
Mar 22, 2012 / The Nation
Winging It: The Battle Between Reagan and PATCO Winging It: The Battle Between Reagan and PATCO
The true economic legacy of the Reagan years is not tax cuts but union busting.
Mar 21, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
The High Cost of Being a Woman The High Cost of Being a Woman
We pay more for the same products and services while making less money.
Mar 21, 2012 / Bryce Covert
An Economy We Want to Occupy An Economy We Want to Occupy
At a time when so many are so clear that the current system is not working—what might? Is it already happening?
Mar 21, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Big Changes in the Impact of Childcare on Working Women Big Changes in the Impact of Childcare on Working Women
Many women are staying in their jobs when children are first born but cutting back later on.
Mar 19, 2012 / Bryce Covert