Labor

What Next for Amazon Workers?

What Next for Amazon Workers? What Next for Amazon Workers?

How labor can leverage the current antitrust revival to advance unionization at Amazon and other giant corporations.

Apr 27, 2021 / Nelson Lichtenstein

¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil.

¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil. ¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil.

Quiero imaginar un futuro mejor, al igual que lo hicieron mis padres. Pero no debería venir con ataduras abrumadoras.

Apr 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Sabrina Calazans

Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt.

Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt. Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt.

I want to imagine a better future, just as my parents did. But it shouldn’t come with overwhelming strings attached.

Apr 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Sabrina Calazans

A young student sits in front of a laptop, attending an online class.

Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data

Many universities have yet to reckon with the data justice implications of learning technologies—now, with online learning the norm, these practices deserve more scrutiny.

Apr 22, 2021 / StudentNation / Britt Paris, Rebecca Reynolds, and Catherine McGowan

Americans Got a Taste of Paid Leave. Will They Get It for Real?

Americans Got a Taste of Paid Leave. Will They Get It for Real? Americans Got a Taste of Paid Leave. Will They Get It for Real?

During the Covid pandemic, American workers had access to guaranteed paid leave for the first time in history. Advocates say now is the time for paid leave for all.

Apr 20, 2021 / Bryce Covert

Got Vaccinated?

Got Vaccinated? Got Vaccinated?

Passport to greater freedom… carefully.

Apr 20, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Ron Hauge

Representative Mark Pocan

Representative Mark Pocan on Amazon and ‘the Arrogance of Corporations That Get Too Big’ Representative Mark Pocan on Amazon and ‘the Arrogance of Corporations That Get Too Big’

The Wisconsin representative whom Amazon attacked talks about the company’s self-serving apology, the Bessemer union vote, and the PRO Act.

Apr 19, 2021 / Q&A / John Nichols

Say Her Name

Say Her Name Say Her Name

Justice for Breonna Taylor?

Apr 15, 2021 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

How to Get 4 Million Women Back in the Workforce

How to Get 4 Million Women Back in the Workforce How to Get 4 Million Women Back in the Workforce

Wendy Chun-Hoon, the new head of the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor, talks about how the Biden administration should seize this moment to prevent women from being locked...

Apr 15, 2021 / Bryce Covert

How to Lose a Union Drive

How to Lose a Union Drive How to Lose a Union Drive

The failed campaign to organize Amazon workers in Bessemer, Ala., holds key lessons. Whether organizers learn them is another matter.

Apr 14, 2021 / Mike Gecan

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