Working Conditions

Whistle While You Work?

Whistle While You Work? Whistle While You Work?

Not until they raise the minimum wage.

Mar 1, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

NCAA Basketball Coronavirus

Welcome to the Real March Madness Welcome to the Real March Madness

So called amateur athletes are being treated like professionals in every way except getting paid.

Feb 25, 2021 / Dave Zirin

Amazon Union

The Amazon Workers’ Campaign Shows the Need for Labor Law Reform The Amazon Workers’ Campaign Shows the Need for Labor Law Reform

The organizing drive still underway at a fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala., reveals the many ways current law gives employers far too much power.

Feb 25, 2021 / Lynn Rhinehart

Jeff Bezos

As Pandemic Profits Put Bezos on Track for Trillionaire Status, Tish James Asks: At What Cost? As Pandemic Profits Put Bezos on Track for Trillionaire Status, Tish James Asks: At What Cost?

“Since the pandemic began,” says New York’s attorney general, “it is clear that Amazon has valued profit over people.”

Feb 23, 2021 / John Nichols

Neera Tanden

A Defense of Neera Tanden’s Tweets (but Not of Neera Tanden) A Defense of Neera Tanden’s Tweets (but Not of Neera Tanden)

The one thing that the Senate cannot stomach is telling the truth about the Republican Party.

Feb 23, 2021 / David Klion

Ronald and Nancy Reagan and Margaret Thatcher

How Can We Revive Herd Immunity to Fascism? How Can We Revive Herd Immunity to Fascism?

There is a clear correlation between the neoliberal onslaught that started in the 1980s and the rise of neofascism and religious fundamentalism.

Feb 19, 2021 / Gilbert Achcar

How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine

How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine

State Senator Chloe Maxmin, a progressive activist who unseated the GOP minority leader in November, talks about social-movement organizing.

Feb 16, 2021 / Conversations With ‘The Nation’ / Wen Stephenson

First, Nurses Saved Our Lives—Now They’re Saving Our Health Care

First, Nurses Saved Our Lives—Now They’re Saving Our Health Care First, Nurses Saved Our Lives—Now They’re Saving Our Health Care

Throughout the pandemic, nurses have been at the forefront of the fight not only to treat the sick but also to fix our ailing medical system.

Feb 8, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Sarah Jaffe

Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Not Prevent Death and Devastation

Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Not Prevent Death and Devastation Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Not Prevent Death and Devastation

Our best option is a short-term shutdown of nonessential activity, with generous economic support.

Feb 3, 2021 / Justin Feldman, Abigail Cartus, and Seth J. Prins

Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World

Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World

Six workers were killed in a chicken plant in Gainesville, Ga. The community is demanding answers.

Feb 1, 2021 / Luis Feliz Leon

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