Who Exactly Is the Economy ‘Booming’ For?

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Jun 25, 2019 Ordinary workers now have to work centuries—or even millennia—to make what their CEOs make in a year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Shames Walmart Executives for ‘Starvation Wages’

Ilana Novick Jun 6, 2019 The senator and presidential candidate also went to bat for a proposal that hourly workers be allowed to join the company’s board of directors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Google’s Reliance on Temps and Contractors Creates Unfair ‘Caste System’

Ilana Novick May 28, 2019 They get paid less, have fewer benefits and no recourse when things go wrong. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CEOs Can’t Wait to Replace Workers With Robots

Jim Hightower / May 9, 2019 Corporate bosses are privately gushing about implementing a transformative “AI agenda” across our economy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

May Day Activists Take to the Streets, in Paris and Beyond (Multimedia)

Truthdig May 1, 2019 As global inequality soars, workers demonstrate in cities across the globe to express their discontent and celebrate labor rights. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Eliminating Inequality Begins With a Tax Code Overhaul

Howie Hawkins / Popular Resistance Apr 15, 2019 An honest analysis of the tax system calls out in stark detail the extreme injustice of the U.S. economy and highlights the need to transform it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Sanders’ Staff Becomes First Presidential Campaign to Formally Unionize

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Mar 17, 2019 Bernie Sanders' support for his 2020 campaign staff's decision to unionize demonstrates his commitment to fighting for workers' rights, s Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Beyond the 2020 Electoral Circus, a Workers Rebellion Is Brewing

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 6, 2019 It won’t be easy, and its prospects are still hazy, but a new movement for a real people’s party is forming in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The ‘Private Governments’ That Subjugate U.S. Workers

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 14, 2019 Corporate dictatorships, under the ruling ideology of neoliberalism and libertarianism, have stripped away the rights of employees. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Employers Are Doing Irreversible Damage to Older Workers’ Lives

Peter Gosselin / ProPublica Jan 3, 2019 A new data analysis shows more than half of U.S. workers over 50 are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Former Bernie Sanders Staffers Seek Meeting on ‘Sexual Violence’ in 2016 Campaign

Ilana Novick Dec 31, 2018 They’re aiming to fight a culture of abuse and toxic masculinity in politics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Workers Can Still Take the Economy Back From Corporations

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 17, 2018 Elizabeth Warren’s proposal, the Accountable Capitalism Act, is a good start at remaking the economic system so it works for all of us. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )