The Human Costs of the Fed’s War on Inflation The Human Costs of the Fed’s War on Inflation
If there is no painless way to combat inflation, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggests, then we should at least be honest about who will endure the pain.
Oct 11, 2022 / Jared Clemons
For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union
With approval of organized labor at the highest level since 1965, undergraduate student workers have turned to unionizing as college costs continue to rise.
Oct 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Radu Stochita
Dispatch from Ukraine: The Postmaster of Mykolaiv Dispatch from Ukraine: The Postmaster of Mykolaiv
Neither rain nor snow—nor Russian artillery—deter Egor Kosorukov from making sure the mail gets through.
Oct 5, 2022 / Leif Reigstad
Has Labor Become More or Less Powerful Over the Last Two Decades? Has Labor Become More or Less Powerful Over the Last Two Decades?
Neither Aaron Benanav’s Automation and the Future of Work nor Sarah Jaffe’s Work Won’t Love You Back was written with the pandemic in mind but together they serve as an indispensab...
Oct 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Alyssa Battistoni
Is UPS Retaliating Against Union Activists? Is UPS Retaliating Against Union Activists?
The UPS contract covering nearly 350,000 people expires next year. According to some workers, management has already launched its anti-labor fight.
Sep 27, 2022 / Teddy Ostrow
Preserving the Memory of Murdered Journalists in Mexico Preserving the Memory of Murdered Journalists in Mexico
Family members of assassinated media workers in Veracruz have formed a network to honor their relatives’ work and to care for one another.
Sep 26, 2022 / Liliana Frankel
“You Strike So You Don’t Quit”: Across the Country, Nurses Are Fighting Overwork “You Strike So You Don’t Quit”: Across the Country, Nurses Are Fighting Overwork
Massive nurses’ strikes in Minnesota, Michigan, and New York are putting the crisis of understaffing and unsafe work loads front and center.
Sep 22, 2022 / Bryce Covert
The Messy Politics of the NBA The Messy Politics of the NBA
Professional basketball finds itself at a crossroads—between its image as a do-gooder and a history of self-serving contradictions.
Sep 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon
Rail Workers, Nurses, Teachers Are Fighting From the Bottom Up Rail Workers, Nurses, Teachers Are Fighting From the Bottom Up
When will their supposed national leaders—in unions, and in the Democratic Party—get serious?
Sep 15, 2022 / Jane McAlevey
Are Rail Workers on Track to Win Better Working Conditions? Are Rail Workers on Track to Win Better Working Conditions?
A tentative deal to avert a national rail strike awaits a membership vote—and clarification of basic job protections.
Sep 15, 2022 / Mel Buer