Erdogan’s War on Workers Erdogan’s War on Workers
Turkey’s crackdown on dissent extends to the country’s fractured labor movement.
Dec 28, 2018 / Cole Stangler
Is This the Turning Point in the Fight Against Amazon? Is This the Turning Point in the Fight Against Amazon?
New fronts against the mega-retailers brutal business practices are opening up all the time.
Dec 21, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests
New legislation allows businesses to impose a massive amount of overtime on workers—and citizens are furious.
Dec 21, 2018 / Jordan Stancil
What’s It Like to Work at Amazon? What’s It Like to Work at Amazon?
Heike Geissler’s Seasonal Associate offers an unsparing portrait of a German Amazon warehouse.
Dec 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Alex Press
Trump’s Housekeeper Airs His Dirty Laundry Trump’s Housekeeper Airs His Dirty Laundry
In public, politicians demonize immigrants. In private, they exploit them for personal gain.
Dec 13, 2018 / Column / Laila Lalami
Letters From the December 31, 2018, Issue Letters From the December 31, 2018, Issue
The perils of make-work… Government workers, unite!… The edible is political (web-only)…
Dec 6, 2018 / Our Readers and Jon Wiener
The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice
America’s 2 million domestic workers have minimal protections on the job. The bill announced today would fundamentally change their industry.
Nov 29, 2018 / Bryce Covert
Le’Veon Bell and the Politics of Anti-Solidarity Le’Veon Bell and the Politics of Anti-Solidarity
Pittsburgh Steelers players ransacked their teammate’s locker, and NFL owners were assuredly licking their chops as the scene unfolded.
Nov 16, 2018 / Dave Zirin
More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail? More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail?
Massachusetts rejected mandatory patient-to-staff ratios that advocates say could save lives.
Nov 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen
How Brown University Students and Dining Workers Got Better Working Conditions—Together How Brown University Students and Dining Workers Got Better Working Conditions—Together
They started by demanding air conditioning in the main campus dining hall—and now they’re asking for more.
Nov 14, 2018 / Lucas Smolcic Larson