Mike Elk

Mike Elk is a labor journalist and third-generation union organizer based in Washington, D.C. He writes frequently for In These Times, AlterNet, and the American Prospect. You can follow him on Twitter at @MikeElk.

Articles

Bobby Valentine's Last Stint as Manager (Sports)

There is a reason the former Mets skipper hasn't worked a Major League dugout in a decade.

Dave Zirin and Mike Elk

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The Hidden History of ALEC and Prison Labor (Labor, Conservatives and the American Right, Politics)

Years after ALEC's Truth In Sentencing bills became the law of the land, its Prison Industries Act has quietly expanded prison labor across the country.

Mike Elk and Bob Sloan

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Big Brothers: Thought Control at Koch (Corporate Lobbying, Conservatives and the American Right)

Thanks to Citizens United, thousands of Koch Industries employees were told whom to vote for.

Mark Ames and Mike Elk

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Big Brothers: Thought Control at Koch (Corporate Lobbying, Conservatives and the American Right)

Enabled by the Citizens United decision, Koch Industries told thousands of employees last October how to vote—and even how to think.

Mark Ames and Mike Elk

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Walker's Big Bank Donors Take a Hit (US Politics, Labor Organizing and Activism, Unions)

Union protesters in Wisconsin are shrewdly targeting M&I Bank, a top Walker campaign contributor.