Working Conditions

A skeleton worker with a tie on lays its head on the computer, exhausted.

The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death

Investments in better jobs today mean better retirements tomorrow.

Sep 5, 2022 / Beth C. Truesdale and Lisa F. Berkman

Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement”

Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement” Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement”

In an exclusive interview with The Nation’s John Nichols, the vice president recalls her youth on picket lines and explains why it’s so vital to eliminate barriers to organizing.

Sep 5, 2022 / Q&A / John Nichols

What’s Life Like for the Content Moderator?

What’s Life Like for the Content Moderator? What’s Life Like for the Content Moderator?

Hanna Bervoets’s novella We Had to Remove This Post attempts to get inside the mind of one the Internet’s frontline workers.

Aug 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Joanne McNeil

Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem

Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem

The US territory gives pharmaceutical companies big tax breaks that could otherwise be invested in its communities, where the revenue is deeply needed.

Aug 19, 2022 / Julio López Varona

pregnant woman with a laptop

Democrats Are Holding Up a Bill to Protect Pregnant Workers Democrats Are Holding Up a Bill to Protect Pregnant Workers

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has enough votes to pass if brought to the floor and would bring meaningful relief for thousands of pregnant workers.

Aug 16, 2022 / Bryce Covert

Serena Williams carries a trophy and waves to the crowd after winning the Women's Singles Final at the 2017 Australian Open.

Why Serena Williams Has the Greatest Career in Sports History Why Serena Williams Has the Greatest Career in Sports History

The 37-time Grand Slam champion’s accomplishments dwarf those of Tom Brady and LeBron James because of what she had to overcome.

Aug 15, 2022 / Dave Zirin

A 3D generated image of a DNA spiral being attacked by the monkeypox virus.

Monkeypox Makes It 3 Strikes, and Now We’re Out Monkeypox Makes It 3 Strikes, and Now We’re Out

We know what to do. We have the tools. We simply don’t want to do it.

Aug 4, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

A headshot In These Times editor David Moberg.

David Moberg, 1943–2022 David Moberg, 1943–2022

For over half a century his reports on the labor movement, in The Nation and elsewhere, were a model of activist journalism.

Jul 29, 2022 / Obituary / Peter Dreier

Protesters hold up their fists at a Black Lives Matter march in St Paul, Minnesota.

As the World Burns, Organizers Are Burning Out As the World Burns, Organizers Are Burning Out

A new poll is a devastating critique of the state of organizing.

Jul 28, 2022 / Eoin Higgins

The Best Economists Uber Could Buy

The Best Economists Uber Could Buy The Best Economists Uber Could Buy

Why would some of the world’s leading economists overstate driver incomes?

Jul 22, 2022 / Doug Henwood

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