Social Justice

Josh Eidelson: Will Justice Be Served for McDonald’s Guest Workers?

Josh Eidelson: Will Justice Be Served for McDonald’s Guest Workers? Josh Eidelson: Will Justice Be Served for McDonald’s Guest Workers?

The US’s guest worker program is riddled with holes—and abuse. Just ask McDonald’s workers on “cultural exchange.”

Mar 18, 2013 / Press Room

American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring

American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring

The numbers on job creation and unemployment are not as positive as they first appear—just watch American Winter.

Mar 18, 2013 / Laura Flanders

This Week in Poverty: SEIU Hospital Workers Strike for Affordable Healthcare

This Week in Poverty: SEIU Hospital Workers Strike for Affordable Healthcare This Week in Poverty: SEIU Hospital Workers Strike for Affordable Healthcare

A nonprofit, Catholic healthcare giant makes hundreds of millions in profits, raises the salaries of corporate executives and asks workers earning $31,000 a year to pay a $3,100 de...

Mar 18, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

A Day in Immigration Court

A Day in Immigration Court A Day in Immigration Court

Undocumented immigrant activists have protested on the street and infiltrated detention centers. Their next stop? Courtrooms.

Mar 15, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 15

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 15 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 15

Across the country, universities are breaking their promises—on affordability, diversity and protection against rape. What do students have to say about it?

Mar 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO]

Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO] Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO]

March 15 marks the start of Hungary’s 1848 revolution—and protesters are once again hitting the streets for basic rights.

Mar 14, 2013 / Laura Flanders

Striking McDonald’s Guest Workers Headed to CEO’s Chicago Home

Striking McDonald’s Guest Workers Headed to CEO’s Chicago Home Striking McDonald’s Guest Workers Headed to CEO’s Chicago Home

Organizers say management retaliated against strikers by locking them out of their homes.

Mar 13, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/8/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/8/13)

This week witnessed widespread school closings in Philadelphia, the threat of war with Iran, the death of Hugo Chávez and the exploits of the Russian (and American) secret p...

Mar 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

What Next for Venezuela, After Chávez?

What Next for Venezuela, After Chávez? What Next for Venezuela, After Chávez?

He may have been a dominant, charismatic leader, but Chavismo is an internally diverse, deeply rooted movement that will not disappear anytime soon.

Mar 8, 2013 / Gabriel Hetland

McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike

McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike

Alleging unpaid wages and repeated retaliation, workers are coming out about immigrant injustice. 

Mar 6, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

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