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December 17, 2020
The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem
Progressive are waging and winning the fight for direct payments because, in a pandemic moment, people need cash to survive.
John Nichols
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November 10, 2020
Can American Labor Survive Prop 22?
The California ballot measure could be the most radical undoing of labor legislation since Taft-Hartley.
Wilfred Chan
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April 15, 2019
Airbnb May Have Caved to Israel’s Settler Movement, but Palestinians Aren’t Giving Up
In a novel legal challenge, a group of Palestinians is continuing to pursue claims against settlers in a US Court.
Mairav Zonszein
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March 18, 2019
In a First, Palestinians Challenge Israel’s Settlement Enterprise—in a US Court
The challenge comes in response to a case filed by Israeli settlers against Airbnb.
Mairav Zonszein
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July 10, 2018
My Best Friend Lost His Life to the Gig Economy
Pablo Avendano was a food-delivery courier struggling to make ends meet. Then he was killed delivering an order.
George Ciccariello-Maher
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June 5, 2018
When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress
If he had been elected, there is no telling how transformational this new approach might have been.
John Nichols
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December 21, 2017
Can Worker Co-ops Make the Tech Sector More Equitable?
The crowdwork sector is dominated by low-paid gigs—can communally run companies make these jobs sustainable?
Michelle Chen
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December 16, 2016
Driving Uber Toward Unionization
Despite significant legal hurdles, the ridesharing company’s drivers are fighting for fair working conditions.
Michelle Chen
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November 15, 2016
How to Make Technology Actually Work for Workers
Rather than speeding offshoring and making workers redundant, technology can be a means of organizing and empowering them.
Michelle Chen
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July 29, 2016