Economy

Bernie Sanders: ‘I Applaud the People of Greece’

Bernie Sanders: ‘I Applaud the People of Greece’ Bernie Sanders: ‘I Applaud the People of Greece’

Bernie Sanders, Joe Stiglitz, and Dan Cantor on the necessity of voting “no” to austerity measures.

Jul 6, 2015 / John Nichols

Allegiant Labor Dispute

This Airline’s Scheduling System Is Making Its Pilots Exhausted This Airline’s Scheduling System Is Making Its Pilots Exhausted

Would you want to travel with a company whose scheduling system is leading to fatigue and burnout for the people flying your plane?

Jul 6, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Obama Overtime Pay

A Worker’s Take on the New Overtime Proposal A Worker’s Take on the New Overtime Proposal

Lifting the overtime threshold could give Lora McCrary an extra $15,000 a year to put towards retirement.

Jul 6, 2015 / Wendi C. Thomas

Greek anti-austerity protest

Greek Voters to Eurozone: We Can’t and Won’t Do This Anymore Greek Voters to Eurozone: We Can’t and Won’t Do This Anymore

A “No” vote meant acknowledging the end of the fantasy of a benevolent, neutral Europe and taking a leap of faith into the unknown.  

Jul 6, 2015 / Maria Margaronis

Protesters oppose Artic oil drilling in Seattle

Tell the 2016 Presidential Candidates: Refuse Donations From Fossil-Fuel Companies Tell the 2016 Presidential Candidates: Refuse Donations From Fossil-Fuel Companies

Join the campaign with The Nation and 350 Action.

Jul 6, 2015 / no-paywall / NationAction

Retail Worker

The New Overtime Rules Are a Big Deal. Here’s Why. The New Overtime Rules Are a Big Deal. Here’s Why.

The overworked and underpaid American workforce has something to celebrate.

Jul 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen

UCLA

Why Philanthropy Won’t Solve the Higher-Ed Crisis Why Philanthropy Won’t Solve the Higher-Ed Crisis

Relying on the rich to make college affordable for poor students reinforces the system that created those inequalities in the first place.

Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / William Deresiewicz

Social security checks

Tell the White House: It’s Time to Expand Social Security Tell the White House: It’s Time to Expand Social Security

Join The Nation and 17 organizations in telling the White House Conference on Aging: it's time to expand social security.

Jul 2, 2015 / Take Action / NationAction

Fast Food CEO Blames Low-Wage Workers for Poverty

Fast Food CEO Blames Low-Wage Workers for Poverty Fast Food CEO Blames Low-Wage Workers for Poverty

Andy Puzder neglects to mention that it’s the poverty wages his company pays its workers that force them to rely on the social safety net.

Jul 2, 2015 / Deepak Bhargava

Vietnamese Factory Workers

TPP Could Actually Make Working Conditions Worse in Vietnam TPP Could Actually Make Working Conditions Worse in Vietnam

The free market won’t break the country’s manufacturers’ reliance on forced labor, child labor, and dismal wages.

Jul 1, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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