Why Immigration Reform Has to Go Hand-in-Hand With Stronger Labor Rights Why Immigration Reform Has to Go Hand-in-Hand With Stronger Labor Rights
The workers awaiting immigration reform need the ability to work legally, but they also need to be empowered at work.
Sep 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen
$15 and a Union: Fast-Food Workers Take Their Demands Nationwide $15 and a Union: Fast-Food Workers Take Their Demands Nationwide
Nearly two years since their mobilization began with about 200 workers in New York, fast-food workers are following through on their two key demands: a $15 hourly wage and a union....
Sep 5, 2014 / Michelle Chen
SEC Faces Renewed Pressure to Consider a Corporate Disclosure Rule SEC Faces Renewed Pressure to Consider a Corporate Disclosure Rule
More than 1 million comments have been submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission calling on the agency to require that corporations disclose political spending to thei...
Sep 5, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
What Marco Rubio Told a Secret Koch Fundraiser (Exclusive) What Marco Rubio Told a Secret Koch Fundraiser (Exclusive)
The senator’s safe homage to the American Dream illustrates his close relationship with the billionaire Koch brothers.
Sep 4, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo
Can the BRICS wrest control of the global economy from the United States and Europe, or will their internal contradictions tear them apart?
Sep 4, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
How Did Oil Make a Comeback? How Did Oil Make a Comeback?
Just five years ago, experts were predicting an imminent peak and decline in global oil production. Instead, we’re in the middle of a historic boom. What happened?
Sep 4, 2014 / Michael T. Klare
The Republican Playbook for Cutting Anti-Poverty Programs The Republican Playbook for Cutting Anti-Poverty Programs
Paul Ryan’s poverty plan uses old tricks to make deep cuts.
Sep 3, 2014 / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert
How Did New York Become the Most Unionized State in the Country? How Did New York Become the Most Unionized State in the Country?
Unions are more welcome in New York than most places in the country, but a revival of the labor movement will require new traditions of workplace activism.
Sep 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now! Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!
Instead of waiting for the perfect Congress, Americans should demand that this imperfect Congress act before the election.
Sep 2, 2014 / John Nichols
Crain’s Red-Baits a Nurses Union Leader on Labor Day Crain’s Red-Baits a Nurses Union Leader on Labor Day
The business press still insists on equating strong union organizing with communism.
Sep 2, 2014 / Laura Flanders