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%.

Stuck on the ‘Low Road’: Restaurant Workers Speak Out in New Landmark Studies

‘More Terror’ in Honduras, as Another Unionist Murdered

UE Election Victory: Drivers at Hemisphere’s Largest ‘Inland Port’ Join the Fold

A Military Murder

In 2003, four U.S. soldiers were charged with brutally murdering another member of the Army. A new book examines what happened, and why.

Opportunity Not So Equal

Another Window Story? Yawn…

Click Here! Fake Union Advertising Scams Flourish Online

Company Boycott Called by Fired Warehouse Workers

Chicagoans Demand Public Services, Public Jobs on MLK Day

Clean Coal Jobs? Author Mines History to Dispel Myths

Sex Workers Risk Violence, Arrest—What Can be Done?

Crunch Time: Tunisian Union Protests Nestle Plant Sale

San Diego Cab Drivers Celebrate Holidays with a Strike

‘Revolutionary Lemonade Stand’ Makes Labor Struggles Fashionable

One Year After: Republic Workers Face Hard Times With High Hopes

Ole Ole! Chicago Restaurant Workers Begin Negotiations

When Miners March: West Va. Coalfield Tales Still Resonate

The Strange Hogan Family/Teamsters Saga Continues

Forging International Labor Solidarity in Wartime No Easy Task

Working in the Shadows: Undercover Writer Sheds Light on Immigrant Labor

Detroit Restaurant Workers Hungry for Justice

Who Would Benefit From ‘Gitmo North’?

In Chicago—And Around U.S.—Workers Continue Wage Theft Fight

Exhibits of Conscience

A nationwide initiative pulls museums into one of today's most highly charged issues: immigration.

Union Sparring in California Gets Even Uglier

Manager’s Conviction Cold Comfort for Detained Immigrant Workers

Hard-Wired for PTSD: Scientists Shed Light on Troops’ Occupational Risk

The Hidden Cost of Storytelling: Journalists and PTSD

Rank & File Rabble-Rousers Agree: Union Leaders Out of Touch

Good News for Former Republic Windows Workers

Rethinking Green Jobs on the Rez

Native American Uranium Miners Still Suffer, As Industry Eyes Rebirth

Chronicling Illinois’ Forgotten Mine Wars

Clean Coal: A Dirty Business?

Bronx Bakery Closing Imminent, But Union Continues Fighting

Activists, Unionists Hold National Conference to ‘Fight Back’

American Apparel Stripped of 1,800 Workers—to What Effect?

Michael Moore Shows Scrappy Union Some Love in ‘Capitalism’

Mexican Maquila Worker Femicide Back in Spotlight

Despite Recession, Millions of U.S. Migrant Workers Stay Put

Landmark Verdict: Jury Slaps ADM With $6.7M Wrongful Death Judgment

Bringing Black Americans Into the Green Economy

Tar Sands: Big Money, But at What Cost?

In Great Lakes, Invasive Species Create Labor Quandary

Chicago Teamsters Strike for Healthcare and Steady Wage

Canadian Steel Workers Take on Global Mining Giant

Hartmarx ‘Victory’ No Longer Sweet for Rock Island Workers

Salvadorans Fight Privatized ‘Agua Apocalyse’

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