AI companies want to monetize what makes us human. Who will stop them?
unions
Posted inBooks
The Affordability Crisis Is a Wage Crisis
An economist’s answer for why you deserve a raise and why a higher minimum wage won’t hurt the economy.
Posted inBooks
Frappuccino Socialists
A generation of college graduates landed in low-wage jobs. Their frustration is reshaping the labor movement—and dividing the working class.
Posted inPolitics
The Real Debate Last Night Was in Michigan (And Biden Might Be Winning It)
While Donald Trump claims electric vehicles will destroy the US auto industry, Joe Biden is better positioned to help auto workers win the future.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Need to Apologize to Oliver Anthony
If Democrats want to regain working-class support, they need to listen to guys like him.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Latest Ruling Against Unions is Really Aimed at the New Deal
By targeting labor law and the much-maligned administrative state, the justices showed that rolling back workers’ rights is just one tactic in their larger war.
Posted inApril/May/June 2022
The Strike Zone
Little-known labor heroes provide a path forward for today.
Posted inFeatured, Higher Education, Political Animal, Politics
Adjunct Professors Need a Better Ground Game
Colleges and universities increasingly rely on contingent faculty and pay them next to nothing. It’s time to create statewide adjunct unions to increase their power.
Posted inMain, Political Animal, Politics
If Unions Couldn’t Save HuffPost From the Ax, What Could?
Antitrust is a powerful sword against Big Tech—which is vacuuming vital ad dollars from publications.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
The Right’s War on Unions Will Finish Us Off
This is an existential crisis for progressives.
