Is Bitcoin the Future of Money? Is Bitcoin the Future of Money?
Libertarians and leftists alike predict a world of competing digital currencies.
Apr 30, 2014 / Feature / Doug Henwood
Who Takes Care of the Nanny’s Kids? Who Takes Care of the Nanny’s Kids?
When only US wages can support families in the Global South, parents and children divide to survive.
Apr 30, 2014 / Feature / Alissa Quart
ExxonMobil’s New Guinea Nightmare ExxonMobil’s New Guinea Nightmare
How a US government loan enabled an environmentally destructive project plagued by lethal landslide, police repression and civil unrest.
Apr 30, 2014 / Feature / Ian T. Shearn
Look Who the Folks Who Took Down ACORN Are Targeting Now Look Who the Folks Who Took Down ACORN Are Targeting Now
Right-wing operatives with links to big retailers going after worker centers like the Restaurant Opportunities Center.
How a Fatal Disaster at Mt. Everest Has Turned Into a Full-Blown Labor Struggle How a Fatal Disaster at Mt. Everest Has Turned Into a Full-Blown Labor Struggle
The sherpas who perform incredibly dangerous work on the mountain have called off this year’s climbing season.
Apr 30, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker
With the Senate preparing to hold a procedural vote as early as Wednesday on a proposal to increase the federal minimum wage, it’s worth considering what’s at stake in ...
Apr 29, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
What Cliven Bundy Learned From the Koch Brothers What Cliven Bundy Learned From the Koch Brothers
The real “takers” are the biggest corporations and banks, the richest Americans.
Apr 29, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Donald Sterling’s Impolite Racism Donald Sterling’s Impolite Racism
The embattled basketball team owner broke the rules of how one should go about being racist in America.
Apr 28, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
How New York’s Taxi Drivers Lost Their Health Insurance Fund How New York’s Taxi Drivers Lost Their Health Insurance Fund
The impasse facing the TWA healthcare program stems from the taxi workforce’s structural exclusion from labor protections
Apr 28, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
New York City Now Protects Interns Against Sexual Harassment—but With One Major Loophole New York City Now Protects Interns Against Sexual Harassment—but With One Major Loophole
An untold number of interns could be excluded from the new law due to a question of classification.
Apr 25, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen