Michelle Chen is a contributing writer at In These Times and The Nation, a contributing editor at Dissent and a co-producer of the Belabored” podcast. She studies history at the CUNY Graduate Center. She tweets at @meeshellchen.

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Gaza’s Economic Crisis Reflects the Indignity of Occupation
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Labor in Palestine: The Work of Resistance Gets a New Push
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In Asia, Raising the Wage Floor Toward Global Labor Justice
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Workforce Initiatives Put Brakes on Controversial Free Trade Deals—for Now
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U.S. Labor Advocates for Bahrain Workers Caught in the Crossfire
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On the Border, Obama Pivots on Immigration, Wavers on Real Change
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Watchdogs Probe Labor Abuses in China’s Tech Industry
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Beyond the Media Radar, Egypt’s Arab Spring Pushes Forth
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Government Muzzles Watchdogs, Silences Whistleblowers
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Anti-Union Forces Try to Knock Out New York City’s Hard Hats
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How the Koch Brothers Celebrate Earth Day
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A Year On, BP Oil Still Mars Gulf Communities as Public Scrutiny Dries Up
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States’ Shameful Trade-Off: Putting Prisons over Public Schools
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Egypt’s Tahrir Square, Revisited: Labor’s Revolution Betrayed?
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Anti-Muslim Bias Examined on the Hill, Still Hidden in the Workplace
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Will Electric Car Boom Leave Workers and Environment in the Dust?
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Do Workers with Criminal Backgrounds Deserve a Second Chance?
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Migrant Refugees Swept into Revolutions in Libya and Bahrain
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Fukushima’s Nuclear Martyrdom and Occupational Hazards of the Atomic Age
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Union Battleground Shifts From Wis. to Ohio—and Ballot Box
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State Budget Battles Converge on Prison Labor Force
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Gadget Factories Charge Up China’s Labor Activism
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The Recession and Nevada’s Brothels: Boom, Bust or Ban?
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The Recovery That Wasn’t: Bouncing Back to Lower Standards
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Attacks on Journalists Raise Questions for Egyptian Democracy Movement
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From Wisconsin to Washington, Budget Cuts Draw Battle Lines Against Public
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Tunisian Refugee Crisis a Measure of Unfinished Revolution
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Payday Lenders Peddle Toxic Debt in Communities of Color
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Bread and Butter Revolution: Egypt’s Workers Mobilize for a New Future
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New Labor Vision Emerges in Egypt’s Uprising
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Academic Freedom Under Siege at Public University
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Pushing Back Against Economic Crisis, Youth Unrest Ripples Around World
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On Workers’ Rights, Poor Reviews for Food Service Giant Sodexo
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Will Obama’s Campaign Against Red Tape Unravel the Safety Net?
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Tumult in Tunisia: Labor Propels Protest
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Traffic Jams: Trading Dignity for Protection in Sex Work Debates
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Paid Leave Pays Off in California
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New Jersey’s Day Laborers: Cheated, Exploited, and Silenced
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Drawing Imaginary Lines in the Constitution: the Economics of Citizenship
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NYC Snowstorm Reveals Icy Relations Between Albany, Public Workers
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Season of Hardship Connects Struggling Workers in Two Worlds
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Global Recession Turns Top-Tier Economies Upside Down
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Georgia Prison Strike: A Hidden Labor Force Resists
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Choosing Fear Over Dreams: Legal Path for Immigrant Students in Limbo
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From Cancun to the Green Economy: Labor Weighs Priorities
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South Africa Wakes Up to Wal-Mart
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Irish Unions Fight Austerity, as Economic Hopes Deflate
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On the World Stage, U.S. Falls Flat on Women’s Equality
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