The Face of an American Lost Generation The Face of an American Lost Generation
Unemployed and stranded on the sidelines of a job crisis.
Oct 5, 2010 / Andy Kroll
Hands Off Social Security Hands Off Social Security
A White House deficit commission is reportedly considering deep benefit cuts for Social Security. We can and must address our deficit without punishing America’s workers, se...
Sep 30, 2010 / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Europe Marches; Brussels Stands Still Europe Marches; Brussels Stands Still
Europe's workers march against austerity, but no government will challenge the new neoliberal orthodoxy.
Sep 30, 2010 / Maria Margaronis
Nation Conversations: Richard Trumka on Labor’s Challenges Nation Conversations: Richard Trumka on Labor’s Challenges
A talk with AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka on the state of the labor movement and plans for the future.
Sep 27, 2010 / The Nation
Why DC Doesn’t Think Stephen Colbert Is Funny Why DC Doesn’t Think Stephen Colbert Is Funny
As Colbert showed at the House immigration hearing, when he’s in character, he’s really about Washington’s character.
Sep 25, 2010 / Leslie Savan
For Jobs, Justice and Education For Jobs, Justice and Education
For nearly two years, the loudest and most insistent voices in American politics have been on the extreme right. At the One Nation, Working Together march, this is going to ch...
Sep 24, 2010 / Benjamin Todd Jealous and Deepak Bhargava
A Necessary Luxury A Necessary Luxury
A father councils his son to find work he's passionate about, after losing his own job as a in a bank buyout.
Sep 20, 2010 / Adam Zobel
Neocons, AFL-CIO Both Blast China: Want Obama to Act Neocons, AFL-CIO Both Blast China: Want Obama to Act
In different ways, both the neocons and the unions are demanding that the Obama administration take strong action to punish, isolate and sanction China.
Sep 16, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist
When the lens is turned on Southerners, it's often the ignorant ones, like Pastor Terry Jones, that we see. That makes it doubly important to remember the brave radicals, like 1920...
Sep 14, 2010 / Ashley Sayeau
Sorry, Kids, No Jobs Here Sorry, Kids, No Jobs Here
A million and a half teenagers were unemployed this summer and didn't want to be. What does that mean besides less spending money for teens? Plenty.
Sep 2, 2010 / Liz Shuler