Forget Trump’s Idea of Tax-Free Tips Forget Trump’s Idea of Tax-Free Tips
Let’s end tipping altogether.
Aug 1, 2024 / Sonali Kolhatkar
The Strippers’ Union Faces Employers’ Trump Card The Strippers’ Union Faces Employers’ Trump Card
Hell-bent on stopping workers from unionizing, employers will sometimes shut down a location or an entire business—that’s what happened at the Star Garden topless bar in LA.
Jul 31, 2024 / Bryce Covert
The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests
“The Olympic Games are profoundly disrupting the lives of French people,” the protesters wrote in a joint statement.“The question then arises: Who benefits from the Games?”
Jul 26, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout” Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout”
Working- and middle-class Americans take pride in their work. If Democrats want to win their votes, they need to acknowledge and appeal to that pride, not dismiss or patronize it....
Jul 23, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson
Do People Think the Economy Is Bad Because the Media Failed, or Because the Economy Is Actually Bad? Do People Think the Economy Is Bad Because the Media Failed, or Because the Economy Is Actually Bad?
Two experts look at the data come to very different conclusions about the state of the US economy.
Jul 19, 2024 / The Debate / Dean Baker and Wesley Bignell
Why Are Bernie Sanders and the Squad Propping Up Joe Biden? Why Are Bernie Sanders and the Squad Propping Up Joe Biden?
A wounded Biden is running on a platform that progressives have long dreamed about.
Jul 18, 2024 / Jeet Heer
J.D. Vance, a Born-Again Trumpist, Offers a Political Jackpot for Democrats J.D. Vance, a Born-Again Trumpist, Offers a Political Jackpot for Democrats
Trump’s running mate has a history of embracing rancid positions to rise to the top.
Jul 17, 2024 / Jeet Heer
A Proposed Regulation Could Protect Millions of Workers From Extreme Heat A Proposed Regulation Could Protect Millions of Workers From Extreme Heat
As temperatures continue to rise from climate change, OSHA’s first and only extreme heat proposal would help over 36 million people.
Jul 17, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia
Donald Trump Is Not a Friend to American Workers Donald Trump Is Not a Friend to American Workers
Despite Sean O’Brien’s support for Trump at the RNC, let’s be clear: A second Trump term would not be a win for the labor movement.
Jul 16, 2024 / Larry Cohen
A Close-Up View of the UK Election Gave Rise to an Unfamiliar Emotion: Envy A Close-Up View of the UK Election Gave Rise to an Unfamiliar Emotion: Envy
The US left can only dream of Democrats’ having five years ahead of interrupted power—and control of Congress—with the GOP, like the Tories, driven far to the margins for a d...
Jul 15, 2024 / Ross Barkan