Labor

UAW John Deere Strike

On the John Deere Picket Line in Iowa With UAW Local 281 On the John Deere Picket Line in Iowa With UAW Local 281

With $1.6 billion in profits just in the third quarter of this year, the company has ample time and money to squeeze striking workers—unless national unions step up their support.

Oct 20, 2021 / Column / Dave Leshtz

A Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of the Story 

A Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of the Story  A Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of the Story 

How did Ray Suarez end up jobless and worrying about how he was going to pay his dental bills?

Oct 18, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Ignore the Naysayers. A Full-Employment Recovery Is Possible.

Ignore the Naysayers. A Full-Employment Recovery Is Possible. Ignore the Naysayers. A Full-Employment Recovery Is Possible.

Critics of the American Rescue Plan made two dire predictions. Both proved wrong.

Oct 15, 2021 / Mike Konczal

Texas Abortion Providers Are “Hitting Their Limits”

Texas Abortion Providers Are “Hitting Their Limits” Texas Abortion Providers Are “Hitting Their Limits”

Clinic staff are “very worried” about the stability of their jobs, explained one provider. And turning away patient after patient is taking its toll.

Oct 14, 2021 / Mary Tuma

How America Learned to Outsource Its Dirtiest Work to the Least Powerful

How America Learned to Outsource Its Dirtiest Work to the Least Powerful How America Learned to Outsource Its Dirtiest Work to the Least Powerful

A conversation with author Eyal Press about the men and women who do this country’s most maligned jobs and the psychic toll it takes on them.

Oct 14, 2021 / Q&A / Jasmine Liu

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

I Lived Through the US Military’s Culture of Surveillance I Lived Through the US Military’s Culture of Surveillance

As a military spouse, I’ve been threatened, silenced, monitored, and shamed by the very people my husband fought alongside.

Oct 13, 2021 / Andrea Mazzarino

The Long Shadow of Anita Hill’s Testimony

The Long Shadow of Anita Hill’s Testimony The Long Shadow of Anita Hill’s Testimony

Three decades after Anita Hill brought sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, Black women are still waiting for justice.

Oct 11, 2021 / Michele Goodwin

Tenant organizers in Los Angeles

Pandemic Solidarity Transformed Our Society. Now We Need It Again. Pandemic Solidarity Transformed Our Society. Now We Need It Again.

In attempt to stem the tide of death, cities, states, and the federal government passed unprecedented reforms. Fighting to keep them is an important way to counter pandemic depress...

Oct 11, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar

Mercy Hospital Workers Striking

The Buffalo Hospital Strike Is the Latest in a New Wave of Labor Unrest The Buffalo Hospital Strike Is the Latest in a New Wave of Labor Unrest

A stressed health care system pushed to the breaking point by the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked renewed action by labor unions across the country.

Oct 7, 2021 / Column / C.M. Lewis

Elsa Mejia

A Candidate for Mixtecos in California’s Republican Heartland A Candidate for Mixtecos in California’s Republican Heartland

In the city of Madera, Elsa Mejia is running for a seat on the city council as the first Indigenous Mexican migrant candidate.

Oct 7, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

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