Trump’s Labor Nominee, Alexander Acosta, Is More Dangerous than You Think Trump’s Labor Nominee, Alexander Acosta, Is More Dangerous than You Think
Acosta might seem like a sober choice, but he embraces Trump's anti-labor agenda.
Mar 29, 2017 / Christopher D. Cook
Students and Farmworkers Are Teaming Up to Boot Wendy’s Off Their Campuses Students and Farmworkers Are Teaming Up to Boot Wendy’s Off Their Campuses
The effort is part of a national campaign to pressure Wendy’s to improve their labor practices.
Mar 29, 2017 / StudentNation / Molly Minta
The US Women’s Ice Hockey Team Is on Strike—and the Solidarity Is Stunning The US Women’s Ice Hockey Team Is on Strike—and the Solidarity Is Stunning
The effort to find “replacement players” is backfiring.
Mar 28, 2017 / Dave Zirin
NCAA Players Should Strike at the Final Four NCAA Players Should Strike at the Final Four
They have the power to force a change, but only if they refuse to be pawns in someone else’s game.
Mar 21, 2017 / Dave Zirin and Etan Thomas
Here’s Why the US Women’s National Hockey Team Is Going on Strike Here’s Why the US Women’s National Hockey Team Is Going on Strike
This is “a fight they don’t want, but must have.”
Mar 16, 2017 / Dave Zirin
How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class
Regaining the trust of working-class voters who supported Trump will take more than opposition—it will take a real commitment to addressing the challenges that working people face.
Mar 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Your March Madness Bracket Is Exploiting Student-Athletes Your March Madness Bracket Is Exploiting Student-Athletes
The NCAA has become a bigger and bigger business—but athletes are in the same position they’ve been for decades.
Mar 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Why Doesn’t the United Nations Pay Its Interns? Why Doesn’t the United Nations Pay Its Interns?
The institution sets the benchmark for progressive values around the world—except when it comes to unpaid labor.
Mar 10, 2017 / Brandon Jordan
Trabajadoras del hogar versus Harvard: Feminismo en la era de Trump Trabajadoras del hogar versus Harvard: Feminismo en la era de Trump
Las mujeres inmigrantes de clase trabajadora, quienes se enfrentaron a la primera mujer presidenta de Harvard y a Sheryl Sandberg, han forjado un feminismo para el 99 por ciento.
Mar 8, 2017 / Sarah Leonard and Rebecca Rojer
For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges
The McDonald’s franchise is owned by a Peace Now advocate who opposes the occupation, but he’s no friend to unions.
Mar 8, 2017 / Miriam Berger