NYU Just Dropped Its Contract With JanSport—Why Is That a Victory for Global Labor Rights? NYU Just Dropped Its Contract With JanSport—Why Is That a Victory for Global Labor Rights?
New York University’s Student Labor Action Movement got the the administration to finally act responsibility when doing business with the global fashion industry.
May 12, 2014 / Michelle Chen
#FastFoodGlobal: How the International Struggle Against McDonald’s Could Bring a $15 Minimum Wage to New York City #FastFoodGlobal: How the International Struggle Against McDonald’s Could Bring a $15 Minimum Wage to New York City
A year ago, many might have laughed at the idea of paying the plebe behind the counter $15 an hour. But now that workers have raised their voices, a living wage seems like a deeply...
May 9, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Does Egypt’s Resurgent Labor Unrest Pose a Threat to Sisi’s Power? Does Egypt’s Resurgent Labor Unrest Pose a Threat to Sisi’s Power?
For months, strikes and other protests have crippled a number of industries. But the new militancy is fragmented and has confined itself to economic grievances.
May 8, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Mothers’ Thankless Work Building an Economy for the Rest of Us Mothers’ Thankless Work Building an Economy for the Rest of Us
Women put in long hours inside and outside the home, making a more prosperous economy, and we reward them with crappy public policy.
May 8, 2014 / Bryce Covert
What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act
It’s a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry. Global climate justice advocates are fighting instead for clean, renewable energy.
May 7, 2014 / Janet Redman, Emira Woods, John Cavanagh, and Foreign Policy In Focus
The GOP’s Healthcare Plan: Get Sick, Die Quickly The GOP’s Healthcare Plan: Get Sick, Die Quickly
The Nation editor and MSNBC host says we have the facts to show that expanding Obamacare will save lives. Not doing so will cost them.
May 7, 2014 / Chris Hayes
Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy
Janet Yellen admits evidence of how inequality is “very worrisome.”
May 7, 2014 / John Nichols
How to Shrink Inequality How to Shrink Inequality
It’s not inevitable. Here are ten practical steps to reverse the growing trend.
May 6, 2014 / Feature / Robert B. Reich
Elizabeth Warren Explains Why She Ran for Office Elizabeth Warren Explains Why She Ran for Office
And vows to fight for people who got screwed by Wall Street.
May 6, 2014 / Feature / Elizabeth Warren
Republicans Block Hearing on Long-Term Jobless Benefits Republicans Block Hearing on Long-Term Jobless Benefits
Forget holding a vote: GOP leadership won’t even allow a hearing on long-term jobless benefits inside the Capitol.
May 6, 2014 / George Zornick