Labor

Technology

How AI Took Over the Global Gig Economy

Lena Simet, Anna Bacciarelli / FPIF Jun 5, 2026 In Geneva, governments are negotiating the first binding global standard that codifies protections for gig workers and regulate their AI bosses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

Which Way, Democrats?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig May 26, 2026 It is time for the party to stop coddling “good” oligarchs while punching left and to reject the validity of the entire billionaire class. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

‘What Kind of Life Is This?’: Desperate Cubans Weigh Their Odds in Texas

Jesús Jank Curbelo / Texas Observer May 22, 2026 Refugees from Cuba have always had to struggle for success in America. In Trump’s second term, they’ve been plunged into legal chaos. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Activism

May Day Was More Important Than You Think

Daniel Hunter / Waging Nonviolence May 6, 2026 The mass mobilization on May Day was a show of power — and a dress rehearsal of the tactics it takes to win against an authoritarian regime. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Delays in Visa Program Threaten Placement of Doctors in Underserved Areas

Arielle Zionts / KFF Health News May 4, 2026 The program allows noncitizen physicians to remain in the country in exchange for working in understaffed facilities in rural and low-income urban communities. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Labor

A May Day Push to ‘Shut It Down’

Mike Elk / Capital & Main Apr 30, 2026 Unions join community groups in planning marches, walkouts and economic actions on May 1 as a show of worker power ahead of the midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women

Dolores Huerta Was Silent About Her Abuse for Years. The Farmworkers She Advocates for Understand.

Candice Norwood / The 19th Mar 30, 2026 They grapple with a system where their income, housing or immigration status may depend on supervisors who perpetuate sexual violence without oversight. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflicting a Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan

Salma Niazi / Truthdig Mar 24, 2026 A generation of young Afghans is struggling with unemployment and the consequent psychological distress. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Women

César Chávez’s Shadow

Tina Vásquez / Prism Mar 24, 2026 Revelations that the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union sexually abused young girls and women, including fellow civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, has set off a bomb in Latino communities and movement spaces. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Labor

Hundreds of US Nurses Choose Canada Over Trump’s America

Brett Kelman / KFF Health News Feb 26, 2026 More than 1,000 American-trained nurses have been approved to work in British Columbia since April. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media

WaPo Layoffs Are Another Way for Bezos to Suck Up to Trump

Pete Tucker / FAIR Feb 16, 2026 Just like the "Melania" documentary paid for by Amazon, the billionaire publisher is making cuts to the Washington Post to curry favor with the White House. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Labor

The Amazon Imperative: Unions Must Join Forces

Peter Olney, Rand Wilson / Labor Notes Feb 13, 2026 The company’s tentacles are tightening around every aspect of the economy, but its operations are full of chokepoints where workers have major leverage. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )