David Moberg, a former senior editor of In These Times, was on staff with the magazine from when it began publishing in 1976 until his passing in July 2022. Before joining In These Times, he completed his work for a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Chicago and worked for Newsweek. He received fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Nation Institute for research on the new global economy.
David Moberg worked with In These Times from its inception in 1976 until his death in 2022; During that time, he established himself as one of the country’s leading journalists covering the labor movement.
As a senior editor for In These Times, Moberg wrote about new battlefronts for labor, examined the past and present strategy of the labor movement and profiled many labor fights before they were covered in the mainstream media. Additionally, his areas of expertise encompassed globalization and trade, economic policy, national politics, urban affairs, the environment and energy.
Moberg was awarded numerous accolades for his journalism efforts, including the Max Steinbock Award from the International Labor Communications Association, (2003); Forbes MediaGuide 500: A review of the Nation’s Most Important Journalists (1993, 1994), and a Project Censored Award in 1995. He has also received fellowships from organizations such as The Nation Institute (1999-2001) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (1995-1997).
Moberg also wrote for The Nation, The American Prospect, The Progressive, Salon, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun Times, the Chicago Tribune Magazine, the Chicago Reader, Chicago, The New Republic, Dissent, L.A. Weekly, World Policy Journal, Newsday, the Boston Globe, Utne Reader, Mother Jones, and others.
Moberg also contributed to a series of books including: Appeal to Reason: 25 Years of In These Times (Seven Stories, 2002); The Next Agenda (Westview Press, 2001); Which Direction for Organized Labor? (Wayne State University Press, 1999); Not Your Father’s Union Movement (WW Norton & Company Inc., 1998); Can We Put an End to Sweatshops? (Beacon Press, 2001); Making Work Pay: America After Welfare (WW Norton & Company Inc., 2002); The New Chicago (to be released); Encyclopedia of Chicago History (2004), and others.
In addition to his work at In These Times, Moberg taught sociology and anthropology at DePaul University, Roosevelt University, Loyola University, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Northeastern Illinois University.
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Tough Task for Obama: Convince Country That If Not for Govt., Things Would Be Worse
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Biting the Hand That Feeds
Capitalist elites attack what saved them: government.
David Moberg
Labor
UNITE HERE, SEIU Resolve Major Dispute, Agree on Division of Money, Members, Organizing
David Moberg
Labor
Hundreds Sit Down in Chicago To Send Hyatt A Message
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A Dangerous Combo: Weak Job Markets and Republican Stupidity
David Moberg
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Public Worker Union Leader William Lucy Steps Down, Speaks Out [UPDATED]
David Moberg
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On the Road to a Jobless Recovery
Democrats and unions fail to make job creation a national priority.
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Labor Leader Calls For Protecting Europe From ‘World of Goldman Sachs’
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Labor Celebrates Primary Wins, Looks Ahead to Hard—and Expensive—Political Year
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Mary Kay Henry Interview: New SEIU Leader Sets Ambitious Organizing, Political Goals
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The New Face of SEIU
Mary Kay Henry takes the helm of America’s second-biggest union, as Andy Stern departs.
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Government Workers: Leeches on Public Purse or Underpaid and Underappreciated?
David Moberg
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New SEIU Chief, Mary Kay Henry, Charts Her Path for Union
David Moberg
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Job Growth Picks Up, But Unemployment Insurance Crisis Looms
David Moberg
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NYU Grad Student Workers Renew Fight for Right to Organize
David Moberg
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Remembering the Dead, Fighting for the Living
David Moberg
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Mandated Paid Sick Days: Finally Coming to America?
David Moberg
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Post-Stern SEIU: In Upset, Mary Kay Henry Nails Down Presidency
David Moberg
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Foreclosed Dreams
The Obama administration’s remedy for the housing crisis benefits bankers, not homeowners.
David Moberg
Labor
More Nurses=Fewer Deaths, Hospital Study Shows
David Moberg
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Confronting Americans’ Ambivalence on Taxes
David Moberg
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SEIU Wins Fraction of Damages Sought Against NUHW, As Both Sides Claim Victory
David Moberg
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Fatalities Higher at Non-Union Mines—Like Massey’s Upper Big Branch
David Moberg
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Chicago’s Widespread Wage Theft Epidemic
David Moberg
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A Free Solution to the Jobs Crisis: End China’s Currency Manipulation
David Moberg
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U.S., International Unions Aid Haitians’ Fight for Good Jobs and Reconstruction
David Moberg
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AFL-CIO: ‘Imperfect’ Health Reform is ‘Important First Step’
David Moberg
Labor
Will Obama Pursue Promised New Approach to Trade, or Continue Bush Model?
David Moberg
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Timeout for Labor in Florida
Union leaders huddle to assess alliances, propose jobs program.
David Moberg
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Nationwide Bank Protests Push Reform Agenda, Ask ‘Where’s My Bailout?’
David Moberg
Labor
Unions Plan Political Work Despite Strained Relations With Obama
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Appraising Obama Alliance, Labor Leaders Push for Jobs
David Moberg
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AFL-CIO Leaders Assemble This Week to Talk Jobs, Strategize
David Moberg
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Unions Fight to Save—and Stimulate—Manufacturing Jobs
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‘Kaleidoscopic’ Worker Protests Grow in Iran
David Moberg
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Too Important to Fail
The feds saved Goldman Sachs and other banks deemed ‘too big to fail,’ but Park National was left to swing in the wind.
David Moberg
Labor
In Thriving Healthcare Industry, Nurses Fight Concession Demands
David Moberg
Feature
Gross Inaccuracies
The debate over why the GDP is flawed is about more than numbers.
David Moberg
Labor
Tough Fights in Senate, as GOP Blocks Obama Labor Appointees (Updated)
David Moberg
Labor
Will NUHW Election Win Spark Larger Exodus From SEIU?
David Moberg
Labor
Unions At Odds In Campaign to Organize Multinational Sodexho
David Moberg
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Recession Pushes Union Membership Down
David Moberg
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The Meaning of Massachusetts’ ‘Working-Class Revolt’
David Moberg
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Teamsters Council Ousts Reform Leader from Chicago Presidency
David Moberg
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More Job Losses in December. Will Congress Act?
David Moberg
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‘Cadillac’ Health Insurance Tax’s Flawed Defense
David Moberg
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Upstart Union Deals Blow to SEIU, Raises Prospects for Future Fights
David Moberg
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SEIU: Obama Workplace Immigration Enforcement Flawed
David Moberg
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