The Deep-Pocket Push to Deep-Six Public Schools
The backstory to the showdown in Los Angeles between teachers and billionaires
Labor
3 Reasons to Pay Attention to the LA Teacher Strike
Teachers walk out in the second-largest U.S. school district for the first time in 30 years.
Doctors Strike in Zimbabwe as Government Imposes Austerity to Attract More Chinese Investment
In the post-Mugabe era, the new regime aims to show it is worthy of a bigger piece of the Chinese pie.
Innovation Used to Benefit Workers. Can It Again?
Machines can make jobs better, but a tiny class of bosses uses them to make jobs disappear. It doesn't have to be this way.
Inequality at the Center of Chicago Charter School Strikes
Teachers won the first charter school strike in the U.S. by demanding everything from pay raises to sanctuary for students.
GM, Jobs, and Corporate America’s Incentive to Exploit
Executive pay excess is driving decisions that are turning workers — and their communities — into sacrificial lambs.
Future of NAFTA 2.0 Could Turn on Labor Rights
Approving yet another free trade deal with substandard and largely ineffective protections for workers is indefensible.
Corporations Should Share the Wealth Before Buying Back Stock
Senator Sanders has introduced a bill that would ban Walmart and other big corporations from repurchasing their stock unless they narrow the gaps between CEO and worker pay.
Green New Deal? Bring It! But Don’t Forget Your Union Card.
To be truly transformational, any bold green jobs proposal must be rooted in the right to organize.