Labor

Economic Justice

The Biggest Inequality Victories of 2024

Sarah Anderson, Chris Mills Rodrigo / Inequality.org Dec 27, 2024 From union drives to fair taxes to consumer protection: A roundup of some of this year’s most inspiring wins. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Film

The Everything Union

Bedatri D. Choudhury / Truthdig Dec 20, 2024 A new documentary goes inside the dramatic origins of the Amazon Labor Union — just in time for holiday shopping decisions. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Labor

Corporate Fearmongering Over Fast Food Wages Have Aged Like Cold French Fries

Janine Jackson / FAIR Dec 16, 2024 The evidence is in: Minimum wage hikes tend to have little to no effect on employment, but can raise the wages of hundreds of thousands of workers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Labor

In Hurricane Ruins, North Carolina Food Workers Organize and Fight

Keith Brower Brown / LaborNotes Dec 9, 2024 In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, food workers in Asheville have organized to help the community recover. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

This Is As Good As It Gets?

Joel Suarez / n+1 Nov 29, 2024 The despair of lower-income voters was seen as a political problem rather than an empirical reality. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Nevada Voters Have Banned Slavery. Why Hasn’t California?

Natalia Mesa / High Country News Nov 26, 2024 A tale of two states and the future of “involuntary servitude” in the West. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Challenging the Myth of the Union Vote Swing to Trump

Kalena Thomhave / Capital & Main Nov 26, 2024 Labor strategist Steve Rosenthal says Kamala Harris fared better with union voters than headlines suggest — and outlines the keys to earning their support. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Bird Flu Is Ripping Through Northwest Farms, but Workers Are Rarely Tested

Rachel Spacek / InvestigateWest Nov 22, 2024 Farmworker advocates, health experts say more robust monitoring needed to prevent spread of illness. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Here and There, Organic Farming Still Thrives in Heart of U.S. Corn Country

Keith Schneider / The New Lede Nov 20, 2024 Not everyone is willing to concede that a growing global population requires use of the chemicals in agriculture. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Democratic Dead-End of Chasing Moderate Republicans

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Nov 7, 2024 Did the party leadership learn nothing from Hillary Clinton’s loss as a corporate war-hawk candidate in 2016? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Media

Whistleblower: Trump Media Company Betrays ’America First’ by Outsourcing Jobs

Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi, Alex Mierjeski/ ProPublica Oct 22, 2024 An internal Truth Social complaint calls for the firing of CEO Devin Nunes, alleging he has pursued an “America Last” hiring policy and made the company vulnerable to regulatory action. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

The Tipped Wage System Is Failing — and Removing Taxes Won’t Save It

Red Schomburg / Inequality.org Oct 18, 2024 Most tipped workers don’t earn enough to pay taxes anyway. What's really needed is a wage hike. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )