Economy

Tumblr Is Worth $1.1 Billion to Yahoo for One Reason: You

Tumblr Is Worth $1.1 Billion to Yahoo for One Reason: You Tumblr Is Worth $1.1 Billion to Yahoo for One Reason: You

Yahoo isn’t buying the blogging service for its profitability. It’s buying it for the advertising possibilities.

May 21, 2013 / Robert Scheer

How America Became a Third World Country

How America Became a Third World Country How America Became a Third World Country

By 2023, what will we make of 2013?

May 21, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford

Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today

Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today

A new study says nearly 2 million workers with taxpayer-supported jobs make $12 per hour or less.

May 21, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement

Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement

 A series of strikes by workers in the service industry has shifted the focus of the union movement towards more precarious workers.

May 20, 2013 / Press Room

Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus

Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus

CORE’s victory is a boost to social movement unionism—and a model for other unions around the country.

May 20, 2013 / Micah Uetricht

The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How

The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How

Obama and the fashion icon first lady should pick up where the presidential task force on the apparel industry left off fifteen years ago.

May 20, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline

This Week in Poverty: Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability

This Week in Poverty: Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability This Week in Poverty: Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability

Are big banks the next frontier in the anti-poverty crusade?

May 17, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness

Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness

In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s well-intentioned exhortation for “every woman” to explore their risk of breast cancer, one company stands to make a staggering profit.

May 16, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

A ‘New Era’ of Labor Creativity and Defiance?

A ‘New Era’ of Labor Creativity and Defiance? A ‘New Era’ of Labor Creativity and Defiance?

The name of one Chicago business-turned-cooperative reflects burgeoning possibilities for the American labor movement.

May 16, 2013 / Laura Flanders

It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh

It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh

For fashion brands, participation in the Bangladesh fire and safety plan is voluntarily. It shouldn’t be.

May 16, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline

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