The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Why 50,000 Las Vegas Workers Are on the Verge of Striking

Bryce Covert

Feature

Why Ireland’s “Yes” Vote on Abortion Changes Everything

The historic vote to enshrine reproductive rights is the result of decades of organizing by Irish women—and its impact will be felt in countries across the globe.

Molly M. Ginty

Labor

Sex Workers Say “Trafficking” Crackdown Is Backdoor to Gentrifying New Orleans

Casey Quinlan

Labor

Actually, Trump Loves Chinese Goods—So Long as they Make Him Richer

Peter Certo

Dispatch

Big Coal Is Using This Small Oklahoma Town as a Toxic Waste Dump

Now residents are fighting back.

Valerie Vande Panne

Labor

In Response to ICE Raids and Family Separation, Immigrant Communities Are Fighting Back

Tanner Howard

Viewpoint

Why Keith Ellison and Jeremy Corbyn Think We Should Cap CEO Pay

Does it make sense for a boss to earn more than 200 times what a worker does? The case for a maximum wage.

Dayton Martindale

Rural America

In Less Than One Generation, We’ve Lost More Than 10 Million Acres of the Best U.S. Farmland

Rural America In These Times

Feature

Investigation: Corporations Are Profiting From Immigrant Detainees’ Labor. Some Say It’s Slavery.

At privately run detention centers, immigrants say they're forced to work for $1 a day.

Victoria Law