Gordon Lafer

Gordon Lafer, a political economist, is an associate professor at the University of Oregon’s Labor Education and Research Center.

What Happens When Your Teacher Is a Video Game?

What Happens When Your Teacher Is a Video Game? What Happens When Your Teacher Is a Video Game?

Education reformers want to use technology in the classroom—for almost everything.

Sep 24, 2014 / Gordon Lafer

OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall? OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall?

Unions invested heavily in the campaign to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Was that a huge mistake?

Jun 15, 2012 / OpinionNation / Gordon Lafer, Doug Henwood, Jane McAlevey, Bill Fletcher Jr., Mike Elk, and Adolph Reed Jr.

What ‘Right to Work’ Means for Indiana’s Workers: A Pay Cut What ‘Right to Work’ Means for Indiana’s Workers: A Pay Cut

Not content with their successful assaults on public workers, Republicans are set on destroying private sector unions, pushing “right to work” laws with false promise...

Jan 18, 2012 / Feature / Gordon Lafer

What ‘Right to Work’ Means for Indiana’s Workers: A Pay Cut

What ‘Right to Work’ Means for Indiana’s Workers: A Pay Cut What ‘Right to Work’ Means for Indiana’s Workers: A Pay Cut

Not content with their successful assaults on public workers, Republicans are set on destroying private sector unions, pushing “right to work” laws with false promises ...

Jan 11, 2012 / Gordon Lafer

Why Occupy Wall Street Has Left Washington Behind

Why Occupy Wall Street Has Left Washington Behind Why Occupy Wall Street Has Left Washington Behind

The radical message of these protests is that the crisis we face cannot be addressed through the political process.

Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / Gordon Lafer

Will Obama Fix Rigged Union Elections?

Will Obama Fix Rigged Union Elections? Will Obama Fix Rigged Union Elections?

The NLRB has proposed a rule change that would make it much easier for workers to organize. No wonder the business lobby is up in arms.

Sep 21, 2011 / Editorial / Gordon Lafer

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