Alex Lubben is the former Deputy Publisher at In These Times and is currently a freelance journalist in New York. You can follow him on Twitter at @alexlubben.
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Dispatch
Hawai‘i’s Managed Retreat Proposal Offers an Early Model for Relocation—At a Cost
As seas rise, middle- and working-class Hawaiians worry they’ll be forced out of their homes, while the rich rebuild.
Alex Lubben
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Labor
These Workers Are Fighting To Keep Your North Face Jacket From Being Made for Poverty Wages
Alex Lubben
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Labor
After Missouri Students Force President’s Resignation, Will More College Football Players Organize?
Alex Lubben
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Labor
With Gawker Unionized, Your Favorite Hyperbolic Headlines Will Now Be Powered By Organized Labor
Alex Lubben
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Labor
Workers of the Snark Factory, Unite: Gawker May Stake Out Ground for Unions in New Media
Alex Lubben
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Labor
After Facebook Victory, Shuttle Drivers at Silicon Valley Companies Look to Unionize
Alex Lubben
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Labor
California Port Gridlock: Labor Disputes May End Up Costing Billions
Alex Lubben
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Labor
Silicon Valley Firm’s Wage Theft: ‘Worse Than Sweatshops’
Alex Lubben
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Labor
Facebook Shuttle Drivers Demand a Union—And Some Sleep
Alex Lubben
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Labor
Legislators Take Notice As Northwestern Votes On Athlete Unionization
Alex Lubben
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Labor
The First Blow to the NCAA Establishment: NLRB Rules Players Are Employees
Alex Lubben
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‘We’re Putting Our Lives on the Line’: Northwestern Football Player on Why He Needs a Union
Alex Lubben
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Dispatch
Pipeline Pranksters
The Yes Men pose as oil executives.
Alex Lubben