Activists Around the US Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage Activists Around the US Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage
At a time when 4.5 million Americans make at or below the minimum wage, a broad coalition unites to demand better pay.
Aug 10, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook
Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO) Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO)
The world’s best president could roll back every last anti-organizing law and set organizers on a mission to sign up every last employed American. Still, the standing pool ...
Jul 30, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Large, Profitable Companies Employ Most Minimum-Wage Earners Large, Profitable Companies Employ Most Minimum-Wage Earners
Corporations with plenty of money to spare could afford to pay workers more—they just won’t.
Jul 19, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Greg Kaufmann: Why Can’t Jamie Dimon Pay His Employees a Living Wage? Greg Kaufmann: Why Can’t Jamie Dimon Pay His Employees a Living Wage?
The too-big-to-fail bank’s CEO pays wages that are too-small-to-live-on.
Jun 27, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Queer Issues Are Class Issues: Where Next for the LGBTQ Movement? Queer Issues Are Class Issues: Where Next for the LGBTQ Movement?
From marriage to the military, LGBTQ people have won acceptance. Now can we tackle the unacceptable levels of fear, poverty and shame that pervade our society?
Jun 26, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
The Price of the Baby Bump The Price of the Baby Bump
The real problem with the Hollywood obsession with the celebrity baby bump is not what it shows but rather what it hides.
May 9, 2012 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave
A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.
Apr 20, 2012 / David Bacon
Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose
A group of thirty San Jose State students recently put their studies into practice and launched a campaign that has gained the support of young labor activists, community group...
Apr 17, 2012 / StudentNation / Amy B. Dean
Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012 Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012
Paid sick leave fights could benefit from Occupy Wall Street's support, and help shape its direction.
Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Pain of FauxFeminist Populism The Pain of FauxFeminist Populism
Are monied women now running for office going to put their tight-fist fiscal conservativism or their faux feminism first?
Jun 10, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders