The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Dispatch
Can We Have More Jobs and Less Work?
In an age of overwork and unemployment, economists look at novel ways to solve both problems.
Jessica Stites

Labor
Tennessee Labor Activists Bring ‘Moral Monday’ to May Day
Amien Essif

Feature
Dying for the Job
When employers put efficiency and profit over safety, it's their workers who suffer.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Feature
Official Tipped Off Hess Rail Yard About Oil-Carrier Inspection
Emails cast doubt on the integrity of a federal crackdown on unsafe shipping practices.
Cole Stangler

Labor
Fighting the Big Apple’s Big Inequality Problem
Sarah Jaffe

California Moves to Prevent Future Sterilization of Prisoners
George Lavender

Feature
Rand Paul Risks Telling the Truth About Ronald Reagan
The effectiveness of Reagan's presidency is no more than a right-wing myth.
CJ Werleman, AlterNet

Culture
The Ambiguities of Care
As they grow older, women may find themselves once again enlisted as unpaid caretakers.
Jane Miller

Feature
‘Race Matters,’ Sotomayor Reminds Fellow Justices
The majority of Supreme Court justices seem to think prejudice will disappear if they say so.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Comics
Capitalism in the 21st Century
Matt Bors

Is Prison Labor A Union Issue?
George Lavender

Feature
Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 3: Betty Who?
Whether it's Crocker or Friedan, Betty can't seem to fit the roles society has constructed for her.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Comics
Hannity’s Real Problem with Cliven Bundy
Matt Bors

Dispatch
Pittsburgh’s Nonprofit Pirates
A hospital behemoth dominates the city, pays no taxes and does little for its lowest-paid workers.
Rebecca Burns

The Free Alabama Movement: “Alabama Will Be Ground Central For A Civil Rights Movement Again”
George Lavender

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Rachel K. Dooley

Labor
One Year After Rana Plaza, Safety Issues in Walmart Supply Chain Persist
Yana Kunichoff

Labor
Legislators Take Notice As Northwestern Votes On Athlete Unionization
Alex Lubben
