What Hillary Clinton Has to Offer Ken Bone What Hillary Clinton Has to Offer Ken Bone
She has a real plan for coal country. Donald Trump has incoherent promises.
Oct 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
McDonald’s Workers Have Filed 15 Complaints of Sexual Harassment in the Past Month McDonald’s Workers Have Filed 15 Complaints of Sexual Harassment in the Past Month
What’s going on at the fast-food giant’s restaurants?
Oct 14, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Clinton’s New Anti-Poverty Proposal Is Great, but There’s a Catch Clinton’s New Anti-Poverty Proposal Is Great, but There’s a Catch
Poor families stand to gain a lot—if they earn formal wages.
Oct 14, 2016 / Monica Potts
The American Social Safety Net Does Not Exist The American Social Safety Net Does Not Exist
After welfare reform, poor people were supposed to be able to find work. Not all of them could—and then the jobs disappeared.
Oct 13, 2016 / Feature / Monica Potts
Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives
Clinton offers progressives the best chance to advance our issues and vision for the country—but only if we keep applying pressure and holding her accountable.
Oct 11, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
There’s a Nationwide Boycott of Wendy’s Underway There’s a Nationwide Boycott of Wendy’s Underway
Organizers want the fast-food giant to agree to worker-friendly supply-chain practices.
Oct 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Silicon Valley Union Victories You Haven’t Heard Of The Silicon Valley Union Victories You Haven’t Heard Of
No matter how futuristic their headquarters, tech companies still require workers driving buses and staffing their dining rooms to exist.
Oct 5, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era
Here’s how it fell apart.
Oct 4, 2016 / Feature / LynNell Hancock
Did Human Rights Watch Sabotage Colombia’s Peace Agreement? Did Human Rights Watch Sabotage Colombia’s Peace Agreement?
Like the country’s far right, HRW wanted to send human-rights violators to prison more than it wanted to end the war.
Oct 3, 2016 / Greg Grandin
The Fight for $15 Is Starting to Fight for Fair Schedules The Fight for $15 Is Starting to Fight for Fair Schedules
They're building a framework for a new normal in the low-wage workplace.
Oct 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen