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March 9, 2021
Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor
Strengthening unions would play a critical part in tackling our country’s staggering inequality.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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February 25, 2021
The Amazon Workers’ Campaign Shows the Need for Labor Law Reform
The organizing drive still underway at a fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala., reveals the many ways current law gives employers far too much power.
Lynn Rhinehart
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February 23, 2021
As Pandemic Profits Put Bezos on Track for Trillionaire Status, Tish James Asks: At What Cost?
“Since the pandemic began,” says New York’s attorney general, “it is clear that Amazon has valued profit over people.”
John Nichols
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February 9, 2021
Big Business Goes Up Against Democracy in Seattle
Local corporate interests are trying to recall elected City Council member Kshama Sawant.
Jonathan Rosenblum
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October 27, 2020
Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers
The pandemic has exacerbated the cruel inequities of the US economy.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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October 27, 2020
The Very Human Labor That Powers Artificial Intelligence
Crowd-working platforms obscure—and profit from—the tedious human labor behind the digital age’s shiny successes.
Arvind Dilawar
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October 13, 2020
A Strong Step Toward an Antitrust Revival
Taking on technology’s Big Four isn’t for the faint of heart.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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July 3, 2020
Socialists Are Beating Jeff Bezos in Seattle (Again)
Seattle’s campaign to tax Amazon goes up for a final vote on Monday.
Kshama Sawant
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June 26, 2020
How Amazon Used the Pandemic to Amass More Monopoly Power
When Congress finally forces Jeff Bezos to testify, they should ask him why Amazon put market dominance ahead of customer satisfaction.
Ron Knox and Shaoul Sussman
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May 12, 2020
The Ingenuity Keeping Indie Bookstores Going
Amazon and the pandemic have left indie bookstores in a bind. They’re reinventing from the inside out.
Katrina vanden Heuvel