There Is No ‘Nursing Shortage.’ There’s Just a Good Nursing Job Shortage. There Is No ‘Nursing Shortage.’ There’s Just a Good Nursing Job Shortage.
The solution lies in radically rethinking how we provide health care.
Aug 7, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Sorry, Conservatives—Unions Do Support the Green New Deal Sorry, Conservatives—Unions Do Support the Green New Deal
Most labor organizers think the plan will save our jobs, not end them.
Aug 7, 2019 / Aviva Chomsky
Want to Tackle Unemployment? Reduce Military Spending. Want to Tackle Unemployment? Reduce Military Spending.
The bloated defense industry is a terrible job creator. Taxpayer money is better spent on education, clean energy, or health care.
Aug 5, 2019 / Nia Harris, Cassandra Stimpson, and Benjamin Freeman
Uber and Lyft Hate This Bill Uber and Lyft Hate This Bill
California’s AB5 could radically change the gig economy in the ride-hailing services’ home state.
Aug 2, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Elizabeth Warren’s Trade Plan Empowers Workers, Not Corporations Elizabeth Warren’s Trade Plan Empowers Workers, Not Corporations
The Massachusetts senator’s latest plan is about power as much as policies.
Jul 31, 2019 / Todd N. Tucker
Bernie Sanders’s Bold Ideas Are Transforming Democratic Politics Bernie Sanders’s Bold Ideas Are Transforming Democratic Politics
The media seems too eager to write off his profound impact on the 2020 race.
Jul 30, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
If Democrats Want to Win in 2020, They Have to Give Detroit a Reason to Vote If Democrats Want to Win in 2020, They Have to Give Detroit a Reason to Vote
As the presidential contenders gather here for this week’s debates, they should be thinking about racial justice, jobs, health, housing, and water.
Jul 30, 2019 / John Nichols
‘It’s Not Shameful to Work in the Fields. But It’s Hard.’ ‘It’s Not Shameful to Work in the Fields. But It’s Hard.’
Americans don’t want these jobs, or can’t do them—so nearly a quarter of a million guest workers do them instead.
Jul 29, 2019 / Migrant Voices / John Washington
Eco-Apartheid Is Real Eco-Apartheid Is Real
The climate crisis is converging with a housing crisis. We need to tackle both with a Green New Deal for Housing.
Jul 26, 2019 / Daniel Aldana Cohen
The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change
The Raise the Wage Act is a winning issue for progressive candidates.
Jul 23, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel