Working Conditions

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

As the coronavirus has spread, public officials have spent a lot of time urging people to wear a mask and socially distance, when they can’t stay home—and offered not much else.

Dec 9, 2020 / Abdullah Shihipar

The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale

The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale

With two dozen players on the NFL’s Covid list, the Ravens are a pitch-perfect example of how not to do sports during a pandemic.

Dec 3, 2020 / Dave Zirin

A man in a housekeeping uniform adjusts a mirror in a bathroom.

These Visa Recipients Are Stuck in the US And Demanding Their Rights These Visa Recipients Are Stuck in the US And Demanding Their Rights

J-1 recipients say the visa program is as an unregulated pipeline for temporary migrant labor that props up the US hospitality industry.

Dec 1, 2020 / Noah Flora

Back to Reality

Back to Reality Back to Reality

Four years of damaging lies.

Nov 24, 2020 / OppArt / Paul Karasik

Man mopping a school hallway

For Some Workers, Schools Never Closed For Some Workers, Schools Never Closed

Amid the pandemic, frontline education workers are shouldering crucial responsibilities.

Nov 23, 2020 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Good Trouble

Good Trouble Good Trouble

Ordinary people, extraordinary courage.

Nov 21, 2020 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor

What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor

If Biden were to embrace the idea, Sanders and a team of visionary leaders could forge a new New Deal for working Americans.

Nov 16, 2020 / John Nichols

Can American Labor Survive Prop 22?

Can American Labor Survive Prop 22? Can American Labor Survive Prop 22?

The California ballot measure could be the most radical undoing of labor legislation since Taft-Hartley.

Nov 10, 2020 / Wilfred Chan

For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination

For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination

Trapped in crowded, unsafe accommodations with little access to health care, millions have been abruptly deprived of income.

Oct 30, 2020 / Sarah Aziza

The Very Human Labor That Powers Artificial Intelligence

The Very Human Labor That Powers Artificial Intelligence The Very Human Labor That Powers Artificial Intelligence

Crowd-working platforms obscure—and profit from—the tedious human labor behind the digital age’s shiny successes.

Oct 27, 2020 / Arvind Dilawar

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