Labor

Seattle, Washington, 2022.

Organized Labor at a Crossroads Organized Labor at a Crossroads

How can unions adapt to a new landscape of work?

Dec 17, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Nelson Lichtenstein

The Golden State Valkyries playing the Minnesota Lynx in Game 2 of the WNBA first round playoffs in September 2025.

The WNBA Makes More Money Than Ever. What About the Players? The WNBA Makes More Money Than Ever. What About the Players?

WNBA players receive around 10 percent of league revenue, while the NBA gives 51 percent. With their bargaining agreement expiring in January, players want to share in the growth....

Dec 17, 2025 / StudentNation / Amara McEvoy

The COL4 AI-ready data center, located on a seven-acre campus in Columbus, Ohio, on July 24, 2025.

Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere

It should guide the Democrats.

Dec 16, 2025 / Ron Knox

Amazon delivery driver Leah Cross has alleged that Amazon’s delivery quota amounts to workplace discrimination. Here, a Lakewood, Colorado, driver makes deliveries in 2023.

The EEOC Is Now Letting Workplace Discrimination Stand The EEOC Is Now Letting Workplace Discrimination Stand

The agency is unlawfully giving up on fighting disparate impact discrimination—meaning it’s “open season” on employees.

Dec 16, 2025 / Bryce Covert

A still from the doomed McDonald's AI-generated holiday ad.

The Slop of Things to Come The Slop of Things to Come

This past week boasted many overhyped AI breakthroughs, but the healthiest one was the fierce repudiation of a contemptuous McDonald’s ad.

Dec 12, 2025 / Matt Alston

New York City council member Chi Ossé speaks at rally in support of the Fired Four in front of the Condé Nast offices in New York City on November 12, 2025.

If Condé Nast Can Illegally Fire Me, No Union Worker Is Safe If Condé Nast Can Illegally Fire Me, No Union Worker Is Safe

The Trump administration is making employers think they can ignore their legal obligations and trample on the rights of workers.

Nov 20, 2025 / Alma Avalle

The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce

The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce

Systems built up over the last 120 years are being either eliminated or corroded at warp speed, with the implicit blessing of the US Supreme Court.

Nov 18, 2025 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy

Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy

AI has has invaded the real estate industry, dissolving the boundaries between image enhancement and false advertising.

Nov 6, 2025 / Kate Wagner

Jesse Jackson speaking into a microphone in 1989.

How Jesse Jackson Transformed American Politics How Jesse Jackson Transformed American Politics

In the face of Reagan’s right-wing presidency, he offered a vision, strategy, and agenda that would have led Democrats and the country in a very different direction.

Nov 5, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

Members of the Federal Unionists Network and other unions and activist groups rally and hold a food drive in front of the US Department of Agriculture on the National Mall during the 30th day of the federal government shutdown, October 30, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Federal Whistleblowers Sound an Alarm Over Civil Rights at HUD Federal Whistleblowers Sound an Alarm Over Civil Rights at HUD

Two of the federal workers who filed an emergency complaint about the Department of Housing and Urban Development speak out about the Trump administration’s actions.

Oct 31, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

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