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Scott Walker Campaign

Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run

The failed candidate’s core message did not resonate, and he had nothing else to offer.

Sep 22, 2015 / Editorial / John Nichols

As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People

As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People

What once seemed unexpected is no longer unthinkable.

Sep 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little?

Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little? Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little?

These are educational professionals, and they need to be compensated like they are.

Sep 21, 2015 / Michelle Chen

September 21, 1976: Chilean Exile Orlando Letelier Is Assassinated in Washington, DC

September 21, 1976: Chilean Exile Orlando Letelier Is Assassinated in Washington, DC September 21, 1976: Chilean Exile Orlando Letelier Is Assassinated in Washington, DC

“Repression for the majorities and ‘economic freedom’ for small privileged groups are in Chile two sides of the same coin.”

Sep 21, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

Bernie on TPP

Bernie Sanders Offers GOP Debaters a Tutorial on Democratic Socialism Bernie Sanders Offers GOP Debaters a Tutorial on Democratic Socialism

The Republican candidates had a lot to say about the senator, and he has something to say to them.  

Sep 18, 2015 / John Nichols

September 17, 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in New York City

September 17, 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in New York City September 17, 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in New York City

“The kids are alright! They may have lost faith in the key institutions of America—the elected officials, the media, the banks—that ought to be steering the country out of economic...

Sep 17, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

Jeremy Corbin

What the US Left—and Bernie Sanders’s Supporters—Can Learn From Jeremy Corbyn What the US Left—and Bernie Sanders’s Supporters—Can Learn From Jeremy Corbyn

Could Americans be primed for a rejection of austerity politics?

Sep 16, 2015 / Ted Fertik

5 Vital Lessons From American Labor’s Rise and Fall

5 Vital Lessons From American Labor’s Rise and Fall 5 Vital Lessons From American Labor’s Rise and Fall

America’s unions have been in retreat for decades—but can history point toward some fresh starts?

Sep 15, 2015 / Audio / James M. Larkin

Scott Walker’s Economically (and Politically) Wrongheaded Scheme to Destroy Unions

Scott Walker’s Economically (and Politically) Wrongheaded Scheme to Destroy Unions Scott Walker’s Economically (and Politically) Wrongheaded Scheme to Destroy Unions

The American people simply are not as anti-union as the governor’s active imagination tells him they are.

Sep 14, 2015 / John Nichols

A man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco.

This Is How Bad the Sharing Economy Is for Workers This Is How Bad the Sharing Economy Is for Workers

And this is how reformers and activists might win protections for Silicon Valley’s so-called “independent contractors.”

Sep 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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