Labor

Beyond the Spin: The People Left Behind by Extended Unemployment Benefits

Art Levine

The Recession Enters Prison: Inmate Laborers Face Increasing Layoffs

Akito Yoshikane

A DREAM is a Terrible Thing to Waste: Immigrant Youth and Economic Crisis

Michelle Chen

Grassroots Pressure—And New Polls—Show New Path for Dems

Roger Bybee

Collaboration Power: How Are Unions and Educators Joining Forces?

Richard Greenwald

High Officials’ Salaries Open California Nurses Union Up to GOP Attacks

Mike Elk

Second Wave of News Industry’s Collapse: Freelance Life Increasingly Unrealistic

Rebecca Rosen Lum

Fashion Designer, Makeup Mogul Sell Luxury Goods ‘Inspired’ By Dead Maquila Workers

Lindsay Beyerstein

On the Border and in the Fields, Dying from the Heat

Kari Lydersen

GOP Wants to Extend Bush Tax Cuts, Not Jobless Benefits. Can Dems Seize the Moment?

Roger Bybee