The Supreme Court Returns to Washington, and Workers Are on the Menu The Supreme Court Returns to Washington, and Workers Are on the Menu
Get ready for more wage theft, more discrimination, and fewer unions.
Oct 3, 2017 / Ian Millhiser
Will the Supreme Court Prevent Employees From Bringing Workplace Grievances Collectively? Will the Supreme Court Prevent Employees From Bringing Workplace Grievances Collectively?
Many workers are forced into arbitration, so they’ve tried to arbitrate collectively. The case the Supreme Court heard yesterday could put an end to that.
Oct 3, 2017 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Noam Chomsky Diagnoses the Trump Era Noam Chomsky Diagnoses the Trump Era
The president has abetted the collapse of a decaying system; Chomsky explains how.
Oct 3, 2017 / Q&A / Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic by Targeting Big Pharma’s Bottom Line Fighting the Opioid Epidemic by Targeting Big Pharma’s Bottom Line
The Teamsters are fighting the profit-driven medical industry that is tearing their communities apart.
Oct 3, 2017 / Michelle Chen
From Free Lunch to Public Banks, These Cities Are Giving Us Hope From Free Lunch to Public Banks, These Cities Are Giving Us Hope
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance: Alameda to Elyria and beyond.
Sep 29, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
Why American Democracy Has Descended Into Collective Hysteria Why American Democracy Has Descended Into Collective Hysteria
We are a great power in decline—but neither party has a clue what to do about it.
Sep 28, 2017 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
How Would ‘Medicare for All’ Help Health-Care Workers? How Would ‘Medicare for All’ Help Health-Care Workers?
Without robust worker protections built in to single-payer legislation, health-care workers will continue to be undervalued.
Sep 28, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue
A peek inside the rogues’ gallery… A real Shonda… End of the line… Tending our rural roots…
Sep 28, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers and Eric Alterman
How Citizen Action Saved the New York Public Library How Citizen Action Saved the New York Public Library
Grassroots activists thwarted a costly and destructive renovation scheme—but the NYPL still lacks effective governance.
Sep 28, 2017 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Puerto Rico Needs Massive Emergency Aid Now—and an End to Austerity Puerto Rico Needs Massive Emergency Aid Now—and an End to Austerity
The island has become a target not only for rapacious vulture funds but also for exponents of Katrina-style “disaster capitalism.”
Sep 27, 2017 / Editorial / Ed Morales