Rocky Recovery for Women Rocky Recovery for Women
Although men account for 70 percent of jobs lost between December 2007 and June 2009, they have won 92 percent of the jobs created since. From “man-cession,” we’v...
Feb 8, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
The Deal That Saved Detroit (and Banned Strikes) The Deal That Saved Detroit (and Banned Strikes)
The Deal with Detroit is gold dust for Democrats. Reality is a bit more complicated.
Feb 2, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012 Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012
Paid sick leave fights could benefit from Occupy Wall Street's support, and help shape its direction.
Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Winning Basic Care for Care Givers Winning Basic Care for Care Givers
It's women and “minorities” vs. large corporations and Republican lawmakers. Will grassroots organizers beat big-dollar businesses to win fairness for home care workers...
Dec 27, 2011 / Blog / Laura Flanders
The Gingrich of Politics Past Mounts a Modern Scrooge-Marley Campaign The Gingrich of Politics Past Mounts a Modern Scrooge-Marley Campaign
Suggesting that poor kids are only good at crime, GOP front-runner renews campaign to end child labor laws and make low-income children “clean the bathrooms.”
Dec 2, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Is the Perfect Factory Possible? Is the Perfect Factory Possible?
Anti-sweatshop activists are embracing Alta Gracia, a company that is going head-to-head with brands like Nike to sell socially responsible clothing on college campuses.
Oct 19, 2011 / Feature / Peter Dreier
John Nichols: Don’t Shut Down the Human Face of Government John Nichols: Don’t Shut Down the Human Face of Government
Two days ago, postal workers staged nearly 500 rallies throughout the nation to protest newly-proposed Republican legislation—which, if passed, would gut ser...
Sep 29, 2011 / Nation in the News / The Ed Show
John Nichols: Don’t Shut Down the Human Face of Government John Nichols: Don’t Shut Down the Human Face of Government
Two days ago, postal workers staged nearly 500 rallies throughout the nation to protest newly-proposed Republican legislation—which, if passed, would gut servi...
Can Educating Consumers Help Make Farm Labor Fair? Can Educating Consumers Help Make Farm Labor Fair?
The traditional labor movement is hitting roadblocks trying to organize farmworkers. But campaigns that push the bounds of union organizing are finding success, on and off the farm...
Sep 20, 2011 / Michelle Chen
Turning Poverty Into an American Crime Turning Poverty Into an American Crime
Ten years after the original publication of the now-classic Nicked and Dimed, things have gotten much worse for those in the bottom third of our country's income dis...
Aug 9, 2011 / Barbara Ehrenreich