Michelle Chen - In These Times

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.

Greece on Fire as Debt Crisis Ignites Eurozone

Working Away Their Childhoods: Young Farmworkers Robbed of Rights

Battle over Tenure Pushes Teachers to the Edge

Uprising in Cairo: A New Labor Movement Takes Shape

With Federal Stamp of Approval, ‘Cape Wind’ Pumps Green Job Prospects

Cochabamba and Labor on the Road to Climate Justice

Foreclosure Signs & Unemployment Lines Reveal Roots of Housing Crisis

Post-Election, Embattled Iraqi Labor Movement Still Struggles for Rights

Minimum Wage, and Controversy, Reaches Distant U.S. Islands

China’s Labor Landscape: Debating Currency, Demanding Change

‘Unwarrantable Failure’: Deadly Mines in China and America

Amid a Flurry of Contracts, Defending the Role of Government Workers

A Black Agenda That Works for Everyone: Jobs and ‘Targeted Universalism’

Building on Health Reform Momentum, NYC Workers Push for Paid Sick Days

In Broken Welfare System, ‘Needy Families’ Fund Offers Break for Jobless

School Grounds as Battlefield: Political Lessons at an Arabic-themed School

Sick and Tired, But Still Standing: Ground Zero Workers Weigh a Settlement

Injustice by the Pound: Farm Activists Work to ‘Bust Up Big Ag’

When the Truth Hurts: Intelligence Agencies vs. Whistleblower Protections

Young People Wait Out the Recession…and Their Youth

Is Unemployment Killing Us? Workers in Critical Condition

Midwifery: The Labor of Labor Seeks Rebirth

U.N. Report Presents a Richer View of Poverty

Lawsuit Sheds Light on Guestworkers in Hostile Terrain

Bipartisanship on Jobs Bill: Agreeing to Fail

At the Margins of the Economy, the Downturn Never Ends

Obama’s Double Talk on Exports and Jobs

Will Obama’s Budget Keep an Eye on Your Kids?

Same Work, More Play

As states look to save money, some are shortening public employees' workweek to four days.

Crime Pays: How NYC Bosses Rob the Working Poor

The State of the Union, Through Green-Tinted Glasses

Labor of Love in Haiti: Aid Workers Face Crisis

Changes at Labor College Offer Lesson in Corporatized Education

Pummeled by Quake, Haiti Cries Out for a Movement (updated)

Sustainable Recovery: Can Labor Get Green Off the Ground?

New Year Brings Changes for China Inside and Out

Microfinance: Homegrown Jobs or Charitable Exploitation?

Unions Promote Terrorism: Just Ask Sen. DeMint

What If the Daily Grind Were Just Four Days A Week?

In Bungled Reform Battle, Building Blocks for Progressive Healthcare Workforce

Relief for Asbestos Mining Town Buried in Health Care Bill

Urban Communities Seek Lift Through Living Wage

Labor Seeing Green After Copenhagen Climate Talks

Guns and Butter: Labor Takes on Afghanistan

Reevaluating Immigration Reform: What’s it Worth?

Trading Tomorrow for Today: Why Saving is So Hard for Poor Families

Obama’s ‘Race to the Top’ Could Pose Hurdles for Teachers

After Release, Former Prisoners Robbed of Opportunity

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