How a Small City Is Taking on the Big Power of Dark Money How a Small City Is Taking on the Big Power of Dark Money
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Tempe to Nashville and beyond.
Mar 30, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
Loyola Soars In March Madness While a Faculty Strike Looms Loyola Soars In March Madness While a Faculty Strike Looms
Non-tenured faculty are set to strike, and students may be walking out with them.
Mar 19, 2018 / Dave Zirin
The One Thing Democrats Should Learn From Conor Lamb The One Thing Democrats Should Learn From Conor Lamb
It’s time to embrace unions.
Mar 15, 2018 / John Nichols
Here’s Why Labor Should Resist Trump’s Tariff Here’s Why Labor Should Resist Trump’s Tariff
It will have little economic effect but will add more bellicosity to a world already overdosing on it.
Mar 14, 2018 / Doug Henwood
Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet? Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet?
At Disney’s resorts in Florida and California, workers are fighting for better pay and working conditions.
Mar 14, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Coming Supreme Court Attack on Public-Sector Unions—and What Unions Can Do About It The Coming Supreme Court Attack on Public-Sector Unions—and What Unions Can Do About It
A conversation with author and organizer Jane McAlevey about Janus v. AFSCME and the way forward for labor.
Mar 2, 2018 / Jon Wiener
How Employers Already Compel Speech From Workers How Employers Already Compel Speech From Workers
There is selective concern about the central issue of Janus v. AFSCME.
Feb 27, 2018 / Sean McElwee
Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities? Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities?
By pushing business-friendly legislation, the ridesharing industry could be starving cities of taxes that could otherwise be invested in public transportation.
Feb 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen
These Cities Aren’t Waiting for the Supreme Court to Decide Whether or Not to Gut Unions These Cities Aren’t Waiting for the Supreme Court to Decide Whether or Not to Gut Unions
They’re finding ways to support organizing now.
Feb 26, 2018 / Brad Lander and Helen Gym
Open Letter to the State of West Virginia From Its Students Open Letter to the State of West Virginia From Its Students
We understand that this strike is not just a day off from school for us; it is not about pay, it’s about what’s right.
Feb 23, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation