The GOP Has Become the Pro–Child Labor Party The GOP Has Become the Pro–Child Labor Party
How a new economy of exploitation is rolling back protections—for profit.
Mar 14, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
“Work Until You Die” Is Not a Retirement Plan “Work Until You Die” Is Not a Retirement Plan
For Judith Heumann, and countless people with disabilities, “work until you die” was the only option. It’s past time to change that.
Mar 10, 2023 / Rebecca Cokley
The Horrifying and Shameful Return of Child Labor The Horrifying and Shameful Return of Child Labor
Bipartisan buck-passing and a ramshackle immigration system have revived Victorian degradation.
Mar 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Exploiting Prison Workers for Cheap Sheets Exploiting Prison Workers for Cheap Sheets
Research by advocates documents harsh conditions and unfair practices for incarcerated workers throughout the US prison system.
Mar 10, 2023 / Michelle Chen
Jenny Odell Wants You to Reclaim Your Time Jenny Odell Wants You to Reclaim Your Time
A conversation with the How to Do Nothing author, Jenny Odell, about her new book, Saving Time: Discovering Life Beyond the Clock.
Mar 6, 2023 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union
The players who make America’s pastime possible have had enough of dismal working conditions, and they’re organizing to change them.
Mar 6, 2023 / Feature / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier
The Case Against Privatizing Social Security The Case Against Privatizing Social Security
For the New Deal’s 90th birthday, let’s deliver a cake, not a hand grenade.
Mar 4, 2023 / Henry Scott Wallace, June Hopkins, Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall, Harold M. Ickes, and James Roosevelt Jr.
Getting to Contract: Negotiating and Winning Against the Odds Getting to Contract: Negotiating and Winning Against the Odds
Workers learn governing power through high-participation negotiations. That’s also how they can get employers to the table.
Mar 4, 2023 / Column / Jane McAlevey
Should the Labor Movement Prioritize the Push for Sectoral Bargaining? Should the Labor Movement Prioritize the Push for Sectoral Bargaining?
Larry Cohen argues that the labor movement should seek power not solely in individual workplaces but in entire industries, while Eric Blanc writes that the priority should be union...
Mar 3, 2023 / The Debate / Larry Cohen and Eric Blanc
“This Is Our Referendum on Abortion”: Wisconsin’s Critical Race “This Is Our Referendum on Abortion”: Wisconsin’s Critical Race
The race for Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice has quickly become the most important election of the year.
Mar 3, 2023 / John Nichols for The Nation