Coronavirus

The Nightmare Facing the Poor and Working Class If There’s Not Another Stimulus

With time running out and Republicans balking at more Covid relief, U.S. workers are facing a future of financial misery.

Jeff Schuhrke

The Case for Wearing a Mask and Voting In Person

In battleground states, vote by mail could contribute to Trump's "red mirage" lead on election night.

Steven Hill

This Amazon Grocery Runner Has Risked Her Job to Fight for Better Safety Measures

Courtenay Brown knows she could be on the streets if she loses her job at an Amazon Fresh unit. She’s speaking out about scant Covid-19 safety measures and lack of workplace benefits anyway.

Michelle Chen and Molly Crabapple

Amazon Expects Its Employees to Operate Like Fast-Moving Machines. This Amazon Picker Is Fighting Back.

Inspired by his father and grandfather, Sean Carlisle is organizing to win stronger safety measures for his fellow workers.

Michelle Chen and Molly Crabapple

The Amazon Delivery Service Worker Who’d Finally Seen Enough

As a driver for an Amazon subcontractor, Frank Chavez encountered unsanitary conditions—including bottles of his coworkers’ urine. Now he’s standing up for his rights.

Michelle Chen and Molly Crabapple

Meet the Warehouse Worker Who Took On Amazon Over Inhumane Conditions and Harassment

Hibaq Mohamed organized her community in a fight against Amazon, protesting working conditions at a fulfillment center with one of the highest rates of injury.

Michelle Chen and Molly Crabapple

It Is Good When Leaders Experience the Consequences of Their Own Decisions

Trump's Covid diagnosis could help lead to better government through karma.

Hamilton Nolan

How to Transform Research and Innovation for the Common Good

The climate and Covid-19 crises make it abundantly clear we need to change our society's approach to research and intellectual property.

Thomas M. Hanna

Targeted, Imprisoned, Deported, Dead: How ICE’s Detention Can Be Deadly to Migrants

Human rights advocate Durvi Martinez was first detained by Vermont State Police. Then ICE stepped in.

Arvind Dilawar

Healthcare Workers Are Leading the Largest Strike Ever at the University of Illinois-Chicago

In the face of a deadly pandemic, UIC’s largely Black and Latino hospital workforce is demanding workplace safety and livable wages.

Jeff Schuhrke

Four Steps to Transform the Pharmaceutical Industry and Survive the Pandemic

Dealing with the Covid crisis will require taking the profit motive out of our health systems. Here’s how.

Dana Brown and Christopher Morten

How to Negotiate With People Who Don’t Care If You Die

To win another stimulus bill, the Democrats need to embrace chaos.

Hamilton Nolan

This Labor Day, Let’s Remember Labor’s Forgotten Fight—Shorter Hours and Control Over Work Time

We’re working more for less. Instead, we should fight to work less for more.

Jamie K. McCallum

The Reconstruction-Era Legal Theory Preventing Cities and Towns from Responding to the Covid-19 Crisis

Radical times demand a radical re-conception of local politics.

Simon Davis-Cohen

Covid-19 Hunger Strikes Sweep Migrant Detention Centers

Jailed migrants are fighting a battle for their lives.

Maurizio Guerrero

A Direct Legacy of Slavery, Domestic Worker Exploitation Is On the Rise In the U.S.

The pandemic has left already vulnerable workers even more exposed to abuses on the job.

Maurizio Guerrero

15 Years After Hurricane Katrina, Another Perfect Storm Is Upon Us

When Katrina hit, the mainstream media and Congress both reacted shamefully. Their response to the pandemic is no different.

Joel Bleifuss

Banks Have Made $18 Billion From "Paycheck Protection Program" Processing Fees Alone

Fees paid to banks eclipse funding allocated to develop vaccines, provide medical supplies and feed children.

Colleen Boyle