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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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Greece on Fire as Debt Crisis Ignites Eurozone
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Working Away Their Childhoods: Young Farmworkers Robbed of Rights
Michelle Chen
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Battle over Tenure Pushes Teachers to the Edge
Michelle Chen
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Uprising in Cairo: A New Labor Movement Takes Shape
Michelle Chen
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With Federal Stamp of Approval, ‘Cape Wind’ Pumps Green Job Prospects
Michelle Chen
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Cochabamba and Labor on the Road to Climate Justice
Michelle Chen
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Foreclosure Signs & Unemployment Lines Reveal Roots of Housing Crisis
Michelle Chen
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Post-Election, Embattled Iraqi Labor Movement Still Struggles for Rights
Michelle Chen
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Minimum Wage, and Controversy, Reaches Distant U.S. Islands
Michelle Chen
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China’s Labor Landscape: Debating Currency, Demanding Change
Michelle Chen
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‘Unwarrantable Failure’: Deadly Mines in China and America
Michelle Chen
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Amid a Flurry of Contracts, Defending the Role of Government Workers
Michelle Chen
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A Black Agenda That Works for Everyone: Jobs and ‘Targeted Universalism’
Michelle Chen
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Building on Health Reform Momentum, NYC Workers Push for Paid Sick Days
Michelle Chen
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In Broken Welfare System, ‘Needy Families’ Fund Offers Break for Jobless
Michelle Chen
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School Grounds as Battlefield: Political Lessons at an Arabic-themed School
Michelle Chen
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Sick and Tired, But Still Standing: Ground Zero Workers Weigh a Settlement
Michelle Chen
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Injustice by the Pound: Farm Activists Work to ‘Bust Up Big Ag’
Michelle Chen
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When the Truth Hurts: Intelligence Agencies vs. Whistleblower Protections
Michelle Chen
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Young People Wait Out the Recession…and Their Youth
Michelle Chen
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Is Unemployment Killing Us? Workers in Critical Condition
Michelle Chen
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Midwifery: The Labor of Labor Seeks Rebirth
Michelle Chen
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U.N. Report Presents a Richer View of Poverty
Michelle Chen
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Lawsuit Sheds Light on Guestworkers in Hostile Terrain
Michelle Chen
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Bipartisanship on Jobs Bill: Agreeing to Fail
Michelle Chen
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At the Margins of the Economy, the Downturn Never Ends
Michelle Chen
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Labor
Obama’s Double Talk on Exports and Jobs
Michelle Chen
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Will Obama’s Budget Keep an Eye on Your Kids?
Michelle Chen
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Same Work, More Play
As states look to save money, some are shortening public employees' workweek to four days.
Michelle Chen
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Crime Pays: How NYC Bosses Rob the Working Poor
Michelle Chen
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The State of the Union, Through Green-Tinted Glasses
Michelle Chen
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Labor of Love in Haiti: Aid Workers Face Crisis
Michelle Chen
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Changes at Labor College Offer Lesson in Corporatized Education
Michelle Chen
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Pummeled by Quake, Haiti Cries Out for a Movement (updated)
Michelle Chen
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Sustainable Recovery: Can Labor Get Green Off the Ground?
Michelle Chen
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New Year Brings Changes for China Inside and Out
Michelle Chen
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Microfinance: Homegrown Jobs or Charitable Exploitation?
Michelle Chen
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Unions Promote Terrorism: Just Ask Sen. DeMint
Michelle Chen
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What If the Daily Grind Were Just Four Days A Week?
Michelle Chen
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In Bungled Reform Battle, Building Blocks for Progressive Healthcare Workforce
Michelle Chen
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Relief for Asbestos Mining Town Buried in Health Care Bill
Michelle Chen
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Urban Communities Seek Lift Through Living Wage
Michelle Chen
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Labor Seeing Green After Copenhagen Climate Talks
Michelle Chen
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Guns and Butter: Labor Takes on Afghanistan
Michelle Chen
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Reevaluating Immigration Reform: What’s it Worth?
Michelle Chen
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Trading Tomorrow for Today: Why Saving is So Hard for Poor Families
Michelle Chen
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Obama’s ‘Race to the Top’ Could Pose Hurdles for Teachers
Michelle Chen
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