Unions Can’t Compete With Corporate Campaign Cash Unions Can’t Compete With Corporate Campaign Cash
Some union leaders think that the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Citizens United v. FEC -- which essentially takes the limits off campaign spending -- will give them the same ...
Jan 24, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Obama’s Pro-Union Nominations to Labor Relations Board Stalled Obama’s Pro-Union Nominations to Labor Relations Board Stalled
If Obama's appointees to the National Labor Relations Board are confirmed, the agency could offer workers more protections than the Employee Free Choice Act.
Jan 20, 2010 / Feature / Steven Hill and Dmitri Iglitzin
Labor’s Legacy Labor’s Legacy
The "Seattle coalition" for fair trade has suffered some setbacks, but on the whole we have filled the political space we created in the tear gas and drizzle a decade ago.
Dec 1, 2009 / Feature / Mike Dolan
Obama’s Choice Obama’s Choice
A decade after Seattle, there is no WTO expansion. But there is also no WTO turnaround.
Dec 1, 2009 / Feature / Lori Wallach
Tell ‘The Nation’: Recession Stories Tell ‘The Nation’: Recession Stories
In response to Lizzy Ratner's "Generation Recession," young readers from across the country wrote to The Nation to share how the recession has impacted them.
Nov 23, 2009 / Feature / Our Readers
Working Women: Strength in Numbers Working Women: Strength in Numbers
First feminism was dead because it was a "failure"; now it's dead because it was such a success.
Oct 28, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Why the Health Insurance Excise Tax Is a Bad Idea Why the Health Insurance Excise Tax Is a Bad Idea
Max Baucus's scheme to tax the benefits of workers slightly better off--so revenue can be raised for private insurance subsidies--is a lose-lose proposition.
Oct 21, 2009 / Editorial / Steve Early and Rand Wilson
AFL-CIO: Young Workers Unite! AFL-CIO: Young Workers Unite!
The AFL-CIO's recent rally on Wall Street was about more than economic inequality, it was part of an ongoing campaign to attract new young members.
Sep 30, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
The New Domestic Order The New Domestic Order
Passage of a "Bill of Rights" in New York would be a promising win for a growing movement.
Sep 9, 2009 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Working Without Laws Working Without Laws
Employment and labor law violations are still persistent in America. There is hope for change with the new administration.
Sep 4, 2009 / Feature / Annette Bernhardt, Ruth Milkman, and Nik Theodore