Why the Bloodiest Labor Battle in US History Matters Today Why the Bloodiest Labor Battle in US History Matters Today
All the factors that defined the 1914 conflict at Ludlow are with us once again.
Apr 2, 2014 / Feature / Thai Jones
Will Phony Populists Hijack the Fight Against Inequality? Will Phony Populists Hijack the Fight Against Inequality?
These days everyone wants to ‘create opportunity,’ but few want a class war.
Apr 2, 2014 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
Not the Cesar Chavez I Knew Not the Cesar Chavez I Knew
A new film about the labor leader reduces him to a caricature and ignores his true strengths as an organizer.
Apr 1, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Marshall Ganz
Good News! Janet Yellen Speaks English, Not Fedspeak Good News! Janet Yellen Speaks English, Not Fedspeak
The new Fed chair came out in strong support of working families and the unemployed in her foundational speech this week.
Apr 1, 2014 / William Greider
Ralph Nader on the GM Scandal: ‘Detroit has Washington Pretty Greased’ Ralph Nader on the GM Scandal: ‘Detroit has Washington Pretty Greased’
FIfty-five years after the consumer rights advocate published his first article ridiculing the auto industry for negligence, Congress is investigating another scandal.
Apr 1, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
We Are Now in the Terminal Stage of Our Fossil-Fuel Addiction We Are Now in the Terminal Stage of Our Fossil-Fuel Addiction
Senior politicians in both parties have become so intoxicated by the idea of an American surge in energy production that they have lost their senses.
Apr 1, 2014 / Michael T. Klare
Why You Should Call Apple Today Why You Should Call Apple Today
On Tuesday, April 1, call Apple to demand the company protect its workers from dangerous chemicals.
Apr 1, 2014 / NationAction
$2.13 an Hour? Why the Tipped Minimum Wage Has to Go $2.13 an Hour? Why the Tipped Minimum Wage Has to Go
The “tip credit” or “subminimum wage” system basically leaves it up to the consumer to provide the bulk of workers’ earnings. So the custome...
Mar 31, 2014 / Michelle Chen
If We Want to Adapt to Climate Change, We Need to Start Now If We Want to Adapt to Climate Change, We Need to Start Now
According to the IPCC’s latest report, global warming is already hurting people, especially the poor, and is bound to get worse in the years ahead.
Mar 31, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard
Could This Tax on Wall Street Turn Back America’s Tide of Inequality? Could This Tax on Wall Street Turn Back America’s Tide of Inequality?
A tax on speculative financial transactions could bring in as much as $350 billion per year.
Mar 31, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel