Justice for Patriot Mineworkers? Justice for Patriot Mineworkers?
What's happening in St. Louis doesn’t look like a coal-field war, but the same things are at stake: reciprocity, respect, fair play.
May 23, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Jamie Dimon Escapes Shareholder Censure—For Now Jamie Dimon Escapes Shareholder Censure—For Now
Using familiar Wall Street tactics, JPMorgan Chase rigged the rules in his favor. But the movement for corporate accountability lives on.
May 22, 2013 / Alexis Goldstein
No More Rana Plazas No More Rana Plazas
As fashion's first couple, the Obamas can take a leading role in making sure US companies comply with global standards.
May 22, 2013 / Editorial / Elizabeth Cline
Dispatches From StudentNation Dispatches From StudentNation
From student walkouts in Philly and Chicago to union organizing and MOOCs in California, here are the latest reports by our student activist/writers.
May 22, 2013 / Editorial / StudentNation
Fighting Facebook, a Campaign for a People’s Terms of Service Fighting Facebook, a Campaign for a People’s Terms of Service
Social media companies say consumers’ loss of privacy is just the cost of doing business. But what would happen if they actually had to bargain with users on equal footing?
May 22, 2013 / Ari Melber, Woodrow Hartzog, and Evan Selinger
Make the Road New York: Success Through ‘Love and Agitation’ Make the Road New York: Success Through ‘Love and Agitation’
From stopping wage theft to organizing carwasheros, victories have come from meeting workers where they live.
May 22, 2013 / Feature / Jane McAlevey
Tumblr Is Worth $1.1 Billion to Yahoo for One Reason: You Tumblr Is Worth $1.1 Billion to Yahoo for One Reason: You
Yahoo isn’t buying the blogging service for its profitability. It’s buying it for the advertising possibilities.
May 21, 2013 / Robert Scheer
How America Became a Third World Country How America Became a Third World Country
By 2023, what will we make of 2013?
May 21, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford
Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today
A new study says nearly 2 million workers with taxpayer-supported jobs make $12 per hour or less.
May 21, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement
A series of strikes by workers in the service industry has shifted the focus of the union movement towards more precarious workers.
May 20, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room