David Moberg, 1943–2022 David Moberg, 1943–2022
For over half a century his reports on the labor movement, in The Nation and elsewhere, were a model of activist journalism.
Jul 29, 2022 / Obituary / Peter Dreier
As the World Burns, Organizers Are Burning Out As the World Burns, Organizers Are Burning Out
A new poll is a devastating critique of the state of organizing.
Jul 28, 2022 / Eoin Higgins
The Best Economists Uber Could Buy The Best Economists Uber Could Buy
Why would some of the world’s leading economists overstate driver incomes?
Jul 22, 2022 / Doug Henwood
This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics
Inflicting pain on workers to fix inflation isn’t just unfair. It’s stupid, ineffective, and completely unnecessary.
Jul 13, 2022 / Zack Exley and Robert Hockett
Black Lung Is Still Killing America’s Coal Miners Black Lung Is Still Killing America’s Coal Miners
The Department of Labor unveiled a bold initiative to combat the crisis by curbing exposure to silica.
Jul 7, 2022 / Kim Kelly
The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike
More than a million Accredited Social Health Activists, all of whom are female, were on the front lines of rural India’s Covid response. Now they are fighting for higher pay and be...
Jul 5, 2022 / Sanket Jain
We Shouldn’t Destroy What Is Working in Our Economy We Shouldn’t Destroy What Is Working in Our Economy
As policy-makers move to drive inflation down, it is essential that they don’t lose sight of the economy's bright spots.
Jun 27, 2022 / Mike Konczal
The Real Reason to Be Nervous About AI The Real Reason to Be Nervous About AI
Declarations of sentience are wildly premature. But the dangers AI poses to labor are very real.
Jun 24, 2022 / Dwayne Monroe
Reviving the Bracero Program Is the Wrong Answer for Workers Reviving the Bracero Program Is the Wrong Answer for Workers
Not even Biden’s own Labor Department believes that the administration’s proposal to bring in more seasonal farm labor will improve working conditions.
Jun 23, 2022 / David Bacon
Labor’s Coachella Labor’s Coachella
The 2022 Labor Notes Conference gathered thousands of unionists in Chicago, uniting worker-led reform movements.
Jun 22, 2022 / Rand Wilson