Minnesota Enacts Landmark Protections for Amazon Warehouse Workers Minnesota Enacts Landmark Protections for Amazon Warehouse Workers
Passed over strenuous opposition from the company, the new law is the fruit of a long campaign by Amazon workers and the local community.
May 17, 2023 / Abdirahman Muse, Emma Greenman, and Erin Murphy
Bringing in a Diverse Pool of Voters Works—I Saw It for Myself Bringing in a Diverse Pool of Voters Works—I Saw It for Myself
The strategy that failed in California in 1996—bringing out unlikely voters in communities of workers and people of color—succeeded in Nevada in 2022.
Dec 8, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon
The History Lessons of “My Brilliant Friend” The History Lessons of “My Brilliant Friend”
The third season of the TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante's multi-part novel dives into the tantalizing and heartbreaking story of Italy during the Years of Lead.
Jun 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Katherine Hill
How Do We Prepare for an AI Future? How Do We Prepare for an AI Future?
Artificial Intelligence is here to stay. How do we ensure that’s a good thing?
Jul 26, 2021 / John Feffer
Domestic Workers Are Using the Gig Economy Against Itself Domestic Workers Are Using the Gig Economy Against Itself
Domestic workers are taking advantage of the “disruptor” tech companies that are trying to redefine work to win labor protections.
Jun 25, 2021 / Erica Smiley
A Tale of 2 States A Tale of 2 States
Vastly different approaches to governance in California and Texas show two diverging paths—one forward, and one to ruin.
Jun 4, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Meet Julie Su, California’s Fighter for Workers Meet Julie Su, California’s Fighter for Workers
Biden’s nominee for deputy labor secretary has been a champion of the underrepresented for nearly three decades.
Mar 9, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Silicon Valley’s Offer of Sectoral Bargaining Is a Trick Silicon Valley’s Offer of Sectoral Bargaining Is a Trick
If national union leaders acquiesce to the creation of a third category of worker in exchange for sectoral bargaining, collective begging will replace collective bargaining.
Mar 3, 2021 / Jane McAlevey
For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination
Trapped in crowded, unsafe accommodations with little access to health care, millions have been abruptly deprived of income.
Oct 30, 2020 / Sarah Aziza
Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis
“Immigrant workers give life, give a pulse, to our economy. We need to be taken into account.”
May 14, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky