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.
Feature
Give CEO Pay the Pink Slip
Capping outsized salaries is the first step toward creating responsible corporations.
David Moberg
Feature
A Spectre is Haunting America
Ghosts of neoliberalism trouble Obama’s response to the recession
David Moberg
Feature
The Anti-Blago
Amid a crowded field of Democratic contenders, Tom Geoghegan stands out.
David Moberg
Dispatch
SEIU Split Widens
And many worry about the consequences for California healthcare workers and the labor movement.
David Moberg
Feature
Ready to Rumble
Workers and Corporate America battle over the Employee Free Choice Act.
David Moberg
Feature
Making the Feds Model Employers
Obama must put a stop to worker abuse by private contractors.
David Moberg
Feature
Obama’s Labor Pick Is Good News for Workers
Senior Editor David Moberg looks at this week's labor news, including Obama's labor secretary pick, Detroit's holiday package, and the recent death of labor leader Ron Carey.
David Moberg
Feature
The Rise and Fall of Rod Blagojevich
The governor's apparent misdeeds were audacious even by Illinois standards, Senior Editor David Moberg says during this interview with "Democracy Now!" co-host Juan Gonzales, which aired Wednesday.
David Moberg
Feature
Republic’s Battle Cry
Workers occupying a closed Chicago factory are sending a strong message to Washington: protect workers' rights.
David Moberg
Feature
Beyond Casino Capitalism
Bush let the gamblers run wild. Here's how Obama can rein them in.
David Moberg
Viewpoint
Obama and the Union Vote
Polls suggest mandate for reform surpasses support for Obama
David Moberg
Feature
The View From Ohio
Will voters in the economically ravaged Buckeye State 'get over' race and support Obama?
David Moberg
Feature
Back for the Future
Progressives at the Democratic National Convention look to FDR as a model for an Obama presidency
David Moberg
Viewpoint
Dixie Turning Blue
David Moberg
Republicans for Obama
David Moberg
Feature
Moving Obama Left
David Moberg
Feature
Let Them Eat Free Markets
How deregulation fuels the global food crisis
David Moberg
Culture
Our Imperfect Unions
David Moberg
Feature
Dismantling the Myth of McCain
How the Republican senator's maverick image is a sham
David Moberg
Feature
Main Street Squeeze
David Moberg
Feature
Winning the White Working Class
David Moberg
Feature
The Healthcare Union War
Tensions between the California Nurses Association and SEIU escalate at the Labor Notes conference
David Moberg
Feature
Dissent in the Ranks
SEIU Is the Nation's Fastest Growing Union -- But at What Cost?
David Moberg
Dispatch
Actors Union Copies Writers’ Script
David Moberg
Feature
Obamanomics
An energized constituency could push Obama's centrist economic plan to the left
David Moberg
Feature
All For None
Split on the candidates, unions hope to unite over a common agenda
David Moberg
Culture
Remembering Mazzocchi
David Moberg
Feature
Mr./Ms. Change Goes to Washington
Candidates promises break from Bush, but how far will they go?
David Moberg
Feature
Lights! Camera! Collective Action!
The Writers Guild of America strikes to secure a piece of the pie in the Digital Age
David Moberg
Feature
The Democrats’ Path to Victory
The public demand for progressive politics is growing stronger
David Moberg
Viewpoint
Treaty of Detroit Repealed
The new contracts demonstrate that companies without unions, global labor markets and corporate power are dictating the future for American autoworkers--even for those who are in a union
David Moberg
Remembering Paul Wellstone
David Moberg
Feature
Has the Change Led to Wins?
Not yet, but organizers from the seven unions that split from the AFL-CIO have big plans.
David Moberg
Class Warfare
David Moberg
Feature
Obama’s in the Eye of the Beholder
Can the junior senator from Illinois be both a stalwart progressive and a post-ideological unifier?
David Moberg
Culture
The Secret Lives of Plutocrats
In Richistan, Robert Frank offers a breezy, well-observed peek into this gated community. You too could visit if you graduate from "butler boot camp" and become a $120,000-a-year "household manager"
David Moberg
Dispatch
Universal Health Care for Wisconsin?
In late June, the Wisconsin state senate ratified "Healthy Wisconsin," a plan that is "the boldest and most comprehensive health care reform from any state," according to the Progressive States Network
David Moberg
Feature
The Unions’ Man?
John Edwards does more than talk the talk on workers' but will he walk away with labor's endorsement?
David Moberg
Dispatch
Iraqi Unions Fight the New Oil Law
"Written in the United States," the law would permit joint ownership of many Iraqi oil fields by foreign companies
David Moberg
Feature
What Vacation Days?
Despite being one of the richest nations, America denies its workers mandated paid vacations and sick days
David Moberg
Feature
Whose Subsidy Is It Anyway?
Farmers take the heat, but Big Ag reaps the farm bill benefits
David Moberg
Dispatch
Chicago Unions Flex Political Muscle
Instead of fighting Mayor Daley, labor movement goes after his aldermen pawns
David Moberg
Feature
Making Trade Work for Everyone
Voters aren't happy with the reality of free trade--and Democrats are starting to listen
David Moberg
Feature
Biofuels: Promise or Peril?
The answer depends on how governments regulate the industry
David Moberg
Feature
The Health Care Monster Returns
Even Republicans acknowledge its ravages, but what's the best way to slay the beast?
David Moberg
Feature
Solidarity Without Borders
Confronted with multinationals and business-friendly trade agreements, unions have begun to act globally
David Moberg
Feature
Does Andy Stern Talk His Walk?
High-profile victories by SEIU often run counter to its president's rhetoric about the 'power of persuasion'
David Moberg
Dispatch
Organizing the Outsiders
Indian lawyer Ela Bhatt helps give informal workers a voice
David Moberg
We need to be united in the fight against fascism and repression.
In These Times is committed to remaining fiercely independent, but we need your help. Donate now to make sure we can continue providing the original reporting, deep investigation, and strategic analysis needed in this moment. We're proud to be in this together.