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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Arizona’s S.B. 1070: Shutting Out Migrants at the Expense of Our Humanity?
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This Thanksgiving, Remember the Hand that Feeds You
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NYC School Reform, Bloomberg-Style: Taking Care of Business?
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For Ground Zero Workers, Fair Settlement May Be Around the Corner
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Sex Workers (Try to) Enter the Human Rights Arena (VIDEO)
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Poison Apple: iPhone Production Line Tied to Toxics in China
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State Ballot Initiatives Ensure Employee Free Choice Act Stays Dead
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Zambia Mine Shooting Blights Chinese ‘Development’ in Africa
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Recession Ebbs, but Misery Piles on for Families in Poverty
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Under Obama’s Reforms, Can We Restore Community to Community College?
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The Truth About Civil Servants
The shiftless paperpusher fattened on your tax dollars doesn't really exist.
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Foxconn’s Global Empire Reflects a New Breed of Sweatshop
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Paycheck Fairness Act Poised to Beef Up Women’s Rights at Work
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China ‘Currency War’ Hints at Growing Labor Tensions on Both Sides
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Hard Times after Hard Time for the Formerly Incarcerated
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Cracks in the American Way, as Labor Stands Strong in Europe
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Lawsuit Targets Census for Shutting Doors on Workers of Color
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Labor Cultivates Clout in Pot Industry
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Not Very Sporting: Worker Exploitation Mars Commonwealth Games in India
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Wrestling With Racial Bias, New York Firefighters Resist Reform
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By the Numbers, Public Workers Defy Anti-Government Stereotypes
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Immigrants Drive Campaign to Unionize L.A. Car Washes
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Hate Crimes Are Just One Threat Facing New York City Cabbies
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90 Years After Suffrage, Impoverished Mothers Need Another Kind of Equality
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Working-Class Rage Erupts Over Proposed Islamic Center Near ‘Ground Zero’
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A Deeper Look into Black-White Graduation Gaps
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Youth Unemployment Line Circles the Globe
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In Summer of Strife, China’s Proletariat Debuts on World Stage
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Still ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’: Labor and the Americans with Disabilities Act
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A DREAM is a Terrible Thing to Waste: Immigrant Youth and Economic Crisis
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Slavery in Our Time
For the first time, the U.S. government acknowledges modern-day slavery in the United States.
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Tobacco Giant Philip Morris is Hooked on Child Labor (Video)
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Newsflash: What’s Good for Immigration is Good for America
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Rebuilding Haiti: The Job Everybody and Nobody Wants
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Sojourners in the Holy Land: Israeli Society Wrestles with Migrant Labor
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Family Leave Politics Move Toward Workplace Fairness and LGBT Equality
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Global Labor Congress Pushes Back Against ‘Austerity’
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Driven by Globalization, Today’s Slave Trade Thrives at Home and Abroad
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Defending Workers From a Bad Rap: Challenging Criminal Background Checks
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As Teachers Struggle with Obama’s Reform Agenda, ‘Merit Pay’ Gets a Demerit
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South Africa’s World Cup Brims with Broken Promises
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‘The Help’ Gets Its Due: New York Passes Domestic Workers ‘Bill of Rights’
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Foxconn Deaths Illuminate Deeper Tragedies in China’s Workforce
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Living Wage Fight Revitalized in New York City
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Uncritical Thinking: Texas Conservatives Seek to Miseducate Students; Teachers Push Back
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Farewell, June Cleaver: ‘Non-Traditional Families’ and Economic Opportunity
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Who Gains From ‘Georgia Work$’?
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How Weak is the American Power Act?
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