Working Conditions

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Just Got Two of His Biggest Endorsements Yet Bernie Sanders Just Got Two of His Biggest Endorsements Yet

A major progressive activist group and a major union issue endorsements of the insurgent Democratic contender.

Dec 17, 2015 / John Nichols

Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections?

Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections? Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections?

While the new-left hope Podemos has seen its support drop in recent months, the center-right Ciudadanos has risen meteorically.

Dec 14, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

A couple wades through floodwaters in Jakarta, Indonesia.

How Climate Change Will Transform Work How Climate Change Will Transform Work

Workers in the Global South need more than wind turbines and high-brow organic farms—they need livelihoods that can mitigate ecological crisis.

Dec 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Dollar General Takes Its Case Against Indigenous Sovereignty to the Supreme Court

Dollar General Takes Its Case Against Indigenous Sovereignty to the Supreme Court Dollar General Takes Its Case Against Indigenous Sovereignty to the Supreme Court

Will Indian nations lose one of the remaining paths for bringing justice to those who commit wrongs on their land?  

Dec 7, 2015 / Andrew Bard Epstein

Pre-K Student

Day-Care Costs Can Drive a Family Into Poverty Before a Child Reaches Kindergarten Day-Care Costs Can Drive a Family Into Poverty Before a Child Reaches Kindergarten

But they'll probably impoverish her teacher first.

Dec 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House.

Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage

In his first major speech as speaker of the House, Ryan inadvertently made one of the strongest arguments for lifting the wage floor.

Dec 4, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas and Melissa Boteach

Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers

Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers

Asked for his response to the verdict, the former Massey Energy CEO just winked. 

Dec 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

What Happened to the White Working Class?

What Happened to the White Working Class? What Happened to the White Working Class?

Downward mobility plus racial resentment is a potent combination with disastrous consequences.

Dec 1, 2015 / Barbara Ehrenreich

In South Korea, a Dictator’s Daughter Cracks Down on Labor

In South Korea, a Dictator’s Daughter Cracks Down on Labor In South Korea, a Dictator’s Daughter Cracks Down on Labor

The government has banned a massive rally scheduled for this weekend, but activists are vowing to defy the order.

Dec 1, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

A man carries a sack of oranges while walking past a mural depicting a fight between farmers and private landlords in Tegucigalpa, Honduras's capital.

More Than 30 Trade Unionists Have Been Killed in Honduras Since 2009 More Than 30 Trade Unionists Have Been Killed in Honduras Since 2009

Chiquita keeps bananas cheap—and union organizers scared for their lives.

Nov 30, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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