Why Are Children Working in American Tobacco Fields? Why Are Children Working in American Tobacco Fields?
Young farm workers are falling ill from “green tobacco sickness” while the industry denies it and government lets it happen.
Nov 12, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
A California Town Bleeds From Sequestration’s Cuts A California Town Bleeds From Sequestration’s Cuts
Without its lifeline, a stream of federal aid, Lemoore is in crisis mode—and residents of all political stripes are united in outrage.
Apr 24, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Raising Minnesota Raising Minnesota
The heat is on big banks and CEOs as labor and community activists band together.
Mar 5, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
How Students in San Jose Raised the Minimum Wage How Students in San Jose Raised the Minimum Wage
A regional college class made social justice happen on November 6.
Nov 28, 2012 / Editorial / Gabriel Thompson
The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights
Industry leaders and their Senate allies are trying to kill reforms protecting immigrant workers.
Jul 3, 2012 / Gabriel Thompson
New Rules Mean New Hardship for Poultry Workers New Rules Mean New Hardship for Poultry Workers
The USDA proposes to increase line speed in poultry plants, but the debate is only about food safety. What about the workers?
Apr 25, 2012 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Labor and Occupy: A Match Made in… Labor and Occupy: A Match Made in…
Despite occasional friction, unions and Occupy have found a way to live happily together.
Mar 14, 2012 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls
A Q&A with Frank Bardacke, whose new book Trampling Out the Vintage complicates the legend and legacy of Cesar Chavez.
Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Thompson
Media Fixes on Vandalism; Occupy Oakland Focuses on the Economy Media Fixes on Vandalism; Occupy Oakland Focuses on the Economy
Yes, a small minority of protesters destroyed property, but the vast majority were nonviolent in their general strike against corporate greed.
Nov 3, 2011 / Gabriel Thompson
Occupy Oakland Calls for a November 2 General Strike Occupy Oakland Calls for a November 2 General Strike
In less than two weeks, Occupy Oakland went from its first public action to calling for a city-wide general strike.
Nov 1, 2011 / Gabriel Thompson