The Indomitable Rev. Addie L. Wyatt The Indomitable Rev. Addie L. Wyatt
The trailblazing Black labor leader and civil rights activist took her fight for equality from the packinghouse to the pulpit.
Jan 11, 2022 / Kim Kelly
There Is Something Very Wrong With a Society That Scapegoats Its Teachers There Is Something Very Wrong With a Society That Scapegoats Its Teachers
It’s no accident that teachers are being attacked for everything from teaching about racism to asking for adequate Covid protections.
Jan 11, 2022 / StudentNation / Liat Olenick
Why Doesn’t the Supreme Court Want Workers to Be As Safe From Covid as They Are? Why Doesn’t the Supreme Court Want Workers to Be As Safe From Covid as They Are?
The court’s conservative justices are opposed to vaccine “mandates” not because they’re anti-vax but because they’re anti-labor.
Jan 10, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Japanese Women Are Fighting Back Against Pervasive Sexism Japanese Women Are Fighting Back Against Pervasive Sexism
The pay gap between men and women in Japan is nearly 25 percent.
Jan 10, 2022 / Christine Levy
The Front Lines of Omicron The Front Lines of Omicron
With the pandemic returning to a state of emergency, we need to finally fix what was already broken in our society.
Jan 10, 2022 / Adam Gaffney
The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work
Workers used the additional resources of the past year to demand better pay and conditions.
Jan 7, 2022 / Mike Konczal
Why Alabama Coal Miners Are Still on Strike Why Alabama Coal Miners Are Still on Strike
Greg Pilkerton has been fighting for better pay and working conditions for 10 months. He explains why he and his union comrades aren’t giving up.
Jan 7, 2022 / Kim Kelly
When Big Brother Is Your Boss: The Rise of Surveillance Wages When Big Brother Is Your Boss: The Rise of Surveillance Wages
Everything the Internet knows about you may end up being used against you by your employer.
Jan 5, 2022 / Zephyr Teachout
Antonio Brown Is a Damning Reflection of the NFL Antonio Brown Is a Damning Reflection of the NFL
The fact that the former Tampa Bay wide receiver was even on the field is an indictment of the entire league.
Jan 4, 2022 / Dave Zirin
What We Can Learn From Portland’s “Queen of the Bolsheviks” What We Can Learn From Portland’s “Queen of the Bolsheviks”
More than a century ago, the US government tried to silence Marie Equi, a radical queer abortionist.
Jan 4, 2022 / Kim Kelly