Jobs

The Green Jobs Revolution Needs to Include All of Us

The Green Jobs Revolution Needs to Include All of Us The Green Jobs Revolution Needs to Include All of Us

A few years ago, Adan Anguiano was in prison. Now he has a career installing solar panels in East Los Angeles.

Jul 23, 2018 / Feature / Audrea Lim

Representatives from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, and the Student/Farmworker Alliance point toward the office of Nelson Peltz, CEO of Trian Partners.

Demand That Wendy’s Support Farmworkers’ Rights Demand That Wendy’s Support Farmworkers’ Rights

You can also find out the next steps in the fight to end family separation and attend events to save net neutrality.

Jul 17, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

A man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco.

Can New York Rein in Uber? Can New York Rein in Uber?

The ride-sharing app has disrupted the entire industry—and left drivers in the lurch.

Jul 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Domestic Worker Protest California

What Happens When Care Work Comes on Demand? What Happens When Care Work Comes on Demand?

The gig economy is disrupting domestic and care work—to workers’ detriment.

Jul 10, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Thumbs Up

Progressive Insurgents Are Propelling Democrats Into the Future Progressive Insurgents Are Propelling Democrats Into the Future

Democrats would be wise to embrace the passion that progressive insurgents are bringing to the fight. 

Jul 10, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

People wait outside the Supreme Court

How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick

John Nichols on political strategy, plus Thomas Frank on Trump’s supporters, and David Graeber on Bullshit Jobs.

Jul 5, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

janus protest supreme court

The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’ The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’

In a time of deep polarization, the lawless majority of the Court has chosen to side with the powerful few against the vast majority.

Jul 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Street Vendor

New York Wants to Bar Streetcart Vendors From the World Trade Center Site New York Wants to Bar Streetcart Vendors From the World Trade Center Site

Citing security concerns, a bill before the City Council would push vendors—most of them Muslim—out of the area they depend on for their livelihood.

Jul 3, 2018 / Michelle Chen

How Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All Workers

How Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All Workers How Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All Workers

ICE raided a New Bedford factory in 2007, but the jobs that opened up for other workers didn’t last long.

Jun 19, 2018 / George Goehl

Graduation Students

Americans Are Drowning in Student-Loan Debt. The US Should Forgive All of It. Americans Are Drowning in Student-Loan Debt. The US Should Forgive All of It.

No young person should be condemned to debt for pursuing the higher education or technical training that virtually everyone agrees is vital to this nation’s future.

Jun 19, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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