The High Price of Beauty The High Price of Beauty
A scourge of health problems has nail salon workers wondering about the industry's safety standards.
Sep 20, 2007 / Feature / Virginia Sole-Smith
Sick Children, Working Moms Sick Children, Working Moms
Guilt-ridden mothers send ailing kids to school or daycare for fear of losing their jobs. Isn't it time for paid family leave?
Jun 13, 2007 / Editorial / Ellen Bravo
Hog Hell Hog Hell
Low wages, segregation and dangerous working conditions in a North Carolina factory reveal a meatpacking industry where labor laws no longer matter.
Aug 27, 2006 / Feature / Eric Schlosser
Mexico’s Labor Rebels Mexico’s Labor Rebels
On July 2, Mexico will choose a new president. Whoever wins will face an ongoing labor movement challenging the neoliberal policies of the past.
Jun 28, 2006 / Feature / David Bacon
Harlan County Blues Harlan County Blues
Life remains cheap in the coalfields of Appalachia because of the Bush Administration's incompetence and neglect in the face of human and environmental tragedy.
Jun 28, 2006 / Editorial / Erik Reece
Why Mine Deaths Are Up Why Mine Deaths Are Up
The May 20 mine disaster presents more evidence that the Bush Administration places miners in peril with budget cuts, regulatory rollbacks and industry-friendly appointees.
May 25, 2006 / Editorial / Peter Dreier
Who Killed the Miners? Who Killed the Miners?
Recent mining disasters demonstrate that the Bush Administration should be called to account for replacing federal mine regulators, who were identifying hazards and meeting require...
Feb 9, 2006 / Editorial / Erik Reece
New York’s Real Transit Crisis New York’s Real Transit Crisis
New York City's first transit strike in a quarter-century resulted in an agreement that both the union leadership and the MTA insist is the greatest contract ever--but that the uni...
Dec 30, 2005 / Feature / Robert Fitch
A Fight for the Future A Fight for the Future
New York City transit workers, now back on the job after a two-day strike, are fighting for the rights of future workers and against the lie that abstract, neutral economic necessi...
Dec 22, 2005 / Feature / Joshua Freeman
Spin Control at Wal-Mart Spin Control at Wal-Mart
A hard-hitting documentary, an embarrassing leaked memo on healthcare and abandonment by customers who don't like its politics. It's getting harder these days for Wal-Mart to put o...
Nov 3, 2005 / Feature / Liza Featherstone