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On Tuesday Night, Trump Will Double Down on His Broken Promises On Tuesday Night, Trump Will Double Down on His Broken Promises

Trump’s victories have not been victories for the American people he claimed to represent.

Jan 30, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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White-Collar Unionization Is Good for All Workers White-Collar Unionization Is Good for All Workers

Some have argued that it creates a class divide in labor—they’ve got it backward.

Jan 29, 2018 / Alex Press

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Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks

Democrats should stop supporting a bill that would loosen the reins on Wall Street.

Jan 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Florida State Prison

Florida’s Prison Laborers Are Going On Strike Florida’s Prison Laborers Are Going On Strike

Demanding fair pay for their work and an end to brutal conditions, the inmates are putting pressure on the Florida prison system’s bottom line.

Jan 15, 2018 / John Washington

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Meet the First 2018 Candidate to Run on a Federal Jobs Guarantee Meet the First 2018 Candidate to Run on a Federal Jobs Guarantee

And he’s doing it in deep-red rural Georgia.

Jan 12, 2018 / David Dayen

Housekeeper Rosalinda Franco cleans the glass at Littleton Adventist Hospital in Colorado, May 3, 2016

How to End the Silence Around Sexual-Harassment Settlements How to End the Silence Around Sexual-Harassment Settlements

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, lawmakers are floating bills to ban confidentiality in workplace sexual harassment settlements. But advocates are divided over whether that woul...

Jan 12, 2018 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft

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Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism

Democrats must expose the president’s broken promise to working people.

Jan 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Disney World Orlando

A Labor Battle at… Disney World? A Labor Battle at… Disney World?

Unionized workers across Disney’s Orlando properties are fighting for a living wage and a permanent place in the community.

Jan 9, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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Can Worker Co-ops Make the Tech Sector More Equitable? Can Worker Co-ops Make the Tech Sector More Equitable?

The crowdwork sector is dominated by low-paid gigs—can communally run companies make these jobs sustainable?

Dec 21, 2017 / Michelle Chen

'Day Without a Woman' march

#MeToo Has Debunked the ‘Lean In’ Philosophy #MeToo Has Debunked the ‘Lean In’ Philosophy

Women shouldn’t have to change themselves to succeed at their jobs—not to mention, it doesn’t work.

Dec 19, 2017 / Sarah M. Seltzer

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