Working Conditions

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

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

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

How Does the Next Generation of Women Workers Feel About the Workforce? How Does the Next Generation of Women Workers Feel About the Workforce?

One step forward, one step back: a mix of optimism and struggle.

Mar 16, 2012 / Bryce Covert

Faced With Unequal Pay, Some Women Opt Out Faced With Unequal Pay, Some Women Opt Out

Here’s another sign that higher education may not be a panacea for women in the workforce.

Mar 13, 2012 / Bryce Covert

Remembering Lucy Gonzales Parsons This International Women’s Day Remembering Lucy Gonzales Parsons This International Women’s Day

Workers shouldn’t “strike and go out and starve, but strike and remain in and take possession of the necessary property of production.” So believed Lucy Gonzales ...

Mar 8, 2012 / Laura Flanders

2012: Year of the Co-Op! VIDEO 2012: Year of the Co-Op! VIDEO

Around the world, a billion people belong to co-ops. The top 300 have combined sales in excess of $1 trillion. That’s according to the United Nations. That’s right, it'...

Mar 2, 2012 / Laura Flanders

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