Working Conditions

6 Perspectives on the Future of #MeToo

6 Perspectives on the Future of #MeToo 6 Perspectives on the Future of #MeToo

Our writers reflect on how this remarkable moment of accountability can grow and endure.

Dec 13, 2017 / Feature / Jane Fonda, Bryce Covert, Katha Pollitt, Collier Meyerson, Raina Lipsitz, and Joan Walsh

UNITE HERE hotel workers

Stopping Sexual Abuse on the Job Begins With Empowering Workers Stopping Sexual Abuse on the Job Begins With Empowering Workers

Across the world, workers are unionizing to hold corporations accountable for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.

Dec 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Sexual Harassment Does Not Occur in a Vacuum

Sexual Harassment Does Not Occur in a Vacuum Sexual Harassment Does Not Occur in a Vacuum

The #MeToo moment is a rallying cry, standing in for all the frustrations, insults, and second-class treatment women experience at work.

Dec 4, 2017 / Helaine Olen

From the Women’s March to #MeToo, Building Feminist Solidarity in the Age of Trump

From the Women’s March to #MeToo, Building Feminist Solidarity in the Age of Trump From the Women’s March to #MeToo, Building Feminist Solidarity in the Age of Trump

This movement didn’t start yesterday—and it has a long way to go.

Nov 30, 2017 / Sarah Leonard

Danica Roem Canvass

Anti-Trump Fervor Can’t Fully Explain What Happened This Month Anti-Trump Fervor Can’t Fully Explain What Happened This Month

Democratic candidates ran on bold, progressive ideas that inspired voters.

Nov 21, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Seafood factory migrant workers

How Temporary Work Visas Hurt Migrant Women How Temporary Work Visas Hurt Migrant Women

By linking the ability to be in this country with obedience to an employer, temporary visas put women migrants in a bind.

Nov 9, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Trump Halloween Mask

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Russia, Trump, and the Democrats Katrina vanden Heuvel: Russia, Trump, and the Democrats

Plus George Zornick on the tax bill and Danny Meyer on the trouble with tipping.

Nov 9, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Poultry farm

A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism

One breaded snack can tell us so much.

Nov 7, 2017 / Raj Patel

Stardust Family United

Here’s One Union That Can’t Be Touched by ‘Right to Work’ Laws Here’s One Union That Can’t Be Touched by ‘Right to Work’ Laws

Between thrilling customers with their repertoire of Broadway hits, servers at Ellen’s Stardust Diner have formed a “solidarity union” to fight for better working conditions.

Nov 6, 2017 / Arvind Dilawar

Ellen Pao’s Step Forward

Ellen Pao’s Step Forward Ellen Pao’s Step Forward

In her new memoir, Pao is hesitant to call the slights, offenses, and blockages she faced what they are: harassment and discrimination.

Nov 3, 2017 / Bryce Covert

x