Labor

Labor

Amazon to Walmart: The Worst of the ‘Low-Wage 100’

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Sep 3, 2026 Executives at the most profitable companies have enriched themselves while staying silent about ICE attacks on their employees and the shredding of our social safety net. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Film

10 Films for a Labor Day Under New Management

Alex Demyanenko / Capital & Main Sep 3, 2026 While the Trump administration attacks workers’ rights, here are some of the most influential films about labor from the last 50 years. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politics

The Biggest Issue in the Midterm Elections

Robert Reich / Substack Sep 1, 2026 Corporate earnings have surged, but workers haven't seen any of that money in terms of wage growth. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

Federal Spies Hunt Unions for Conspiracy, Find Solidarity

Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes Aug 18, 2026 After federal agents killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti, DHS launched a mass surveillance and infiltration campaign against community and labor organizing against ICE. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

High Effort, No Reward: From Delhi to Seoul, Youth Have Had Enough

Safina Nabi / Truthdig Aug 5, 2026 Promised that studying hard would lead to stable jobs, Indian and Asian students instead face high suicide rates and exam leaks. In Delhi, students protested for 36 days and won — or did they? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Labor

New York City Nurses Say AI Is Replacing Them

Eddie Velazquez / Prism Aug 4, 2026 Nurses laid off in July by Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx sounded the alarm about AI in healthcare, a concern shared by nurses across the country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

Report: Labor Violations Skyrocket Under Trump

Luc Triangle, Cathy Feingold / Inequality.org Jul 28, 2026 An international coalition of unions just placed the United States on a "watchlist" for actions hostile to labor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Global Voices

El panorama político de Bolivia, sacudido tras protestas históricas

Alejandra Almaraz, Brenda Villalba Sánchez / Truthdig Jul 22, 2026 Bolivia, que atrajo la mirada internacional por su lucha y gobernanza indígena, ha quedado fracturada por las pugnas internas de sus movimientos y la represión estatal. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Bolivia’s Political Landscape Upended After Historic Protests

Alejandra Almaraz, Brenda Villalba Sánchez / Truthdig Jul 22, 2026 Once an example of Indigenous resistance and governance, Bolivia has been fractured by internal movement struggles and state repression. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

How Woody Guthrie Keeps Resonating With New Generations

Steve Appleford / Capital & Main Jul 9, 2026 A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Worker’s Death at SpaceX Factory Follows Hundreds of Injuries

Gaige Davila / Texas Observer Jun 26, 2026 A 25-year-old died last month of “blunt force trauma due to a fall,” part of an injury rate at "Starbase" that is well above an industry national average. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

We Need Class Warriors — Not Class Worriers and Wimps

Robert Reich / Substack Jun 23, 2026 Democrats must finally take on the class war that’s being waged by the nation’s oligarchy against most Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )