Kari Lydersen - In These Times

Kari Lydersen is a Chicago-based journalist, author and assistant professor at Northwestern University, where she leads the investigative specialization at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Her books include Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago’s 99%.

The Immigration Debate at Year’s End: Conflict and Contradiction

Wage Theft at Mom and Pop Stores—and How to Fight It

Baltimore’s United Workers Disrupt Christmas Shopping, Demand Stable Jobs, Better Wages

Brazilian Blowout Still a Threat, Feds Say

As Durban Dust Settles, Pondering Emissions Reductions and Jobs

As Struggling Town Considers New Mine, Ex-Miners Look Back With Ambivalence

A String of Slaughterhouse Successes for UFCW

Hyatt Ultimatum in Chicago: Healthcare or Boycott?

San Diego Lifeguard Wins Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

Another Class Action Lawsuit Against Walmart Warehouse

Time to Turn Out the Lights on Black Friday?

Unions, Activists Occupy Chicago City Hall Over Clinic Closing Plan

Another NLRB Victory for Minneapolis Jimmy John’s Workers

Fit to Teach? Chicago Union Files Charges Over Standardized Test for Teachers

Sterilizing Sea Lampreys and Destroying Dams: All in a Day’s Work

Adjuncts vs. Admin: Columbia College Chicago Conflict Continues

Walmart Opponents Decry New Crop of Chicago Stores

Congress Approves Arizona Mining ‘Land Swap’: Job Bonanza or Environmental Disaster?

The Case of the Disappearing Local TV Journalist

California Workers Take Walmart’s Warehouses to Court

New Joe Hill Biography Explores the Man and the Martyr

Why Credit History Shouldn’t Be Used in Hiring Decisions

OSHA ‘Protection’ Program Leaves Much to Be Desired

Plantations on the Playing Field: The Problem With College Sports

Namibian Uranium Miners vs. Rio Tinto

Reading, PA’s Sad New Claim to Fame

Colorado Teachers Fight New Evaluations

Tyson Settles for $32 Million in Unpaid Meatpacking Wages

Wal-Mart and Women: Skeptics Question New Initiative

Free Trade and Union Struggles Heat Up in Mexico

Closing the Decertification Window: NLRB Decision Applauded by Labor

Retirement Age Boost Pushes Italians Into Streets

Seeking Union Rights, GE Janitors March on Labor Day

South Africa’s Vineyard Workers Are Ripe for Exploitation

New Rule: Bosses Must Inform Workers of Right to Organize

More Assassinations and Bloodshed in Honduras Land Occupation

National Park and Forest Employees Fight Power with Passion

A Man, A Plan, A Canal: What Panama’s Massive Expansion Project Means for Labor

Verizon Strike Highlights Union Effect on Middle Class Jobs

Action Pays Off for Chicago Butcher Charging Wage Theft

A Friend to Day Laborers

Bad Brains: Mother Jones Reveals Slaughterhouse’s ‘Dirty Secret’

Chicago Butcher Demands His Pay—With A Little Help From Friends

The Depressing World of Want Ads for the Unemployed

Unions Cheer Anti-Digital Piracy Measures

Hyatt Hotel Puts the Heat on Striking Workers—Literally

Chicago Ballet Labor Struggle Takes Center Stage

Illinois Governor Still in Hotseat: AFSCME Protests Canceled Raises

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