Matt Thomas was driving Interstate 75 through the Detroit area about two years ago when he caught his first glimpse of “dead” cars—the partially manufactured vehicles marooned on sprawling factory lots amid the shortage of microchips needed for the autos’ safety, entertainment, and GPS systems.
Why the Climate Justice March in South Korea Could Be a Game-Changer for the Environment
On September 24, 2022, more than 30,000 people occupied the main roads of downtown Seoul, South Korea, for the nation’s largest climate justice march.
The Federal Program That Can Protect Workers When Foreign Trade Kills Their Jobs
James Boutcher seized control of his future several years ago when foreign dumping cost him his entry-level position amid a series of job cuts at Century Aluminum in Hawesville, Kentucky. He enrolled in the federal government’s Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program.
The Economic Realities We Face at the End of 2022
U.S. capitalism and its empire are widely perceived as waning. Europe’s role as a U.S. ally and indeed its economic future became correspondingly riskier as a result.
NPR Infomercial for Its Sponsor Amazon Omits Labor and Environmental Criticisms
NPR’s infomercial for Amazon on its networks shows the corrosive nature of laying in bed with one’s corporate sponsor. It harms credibility.
Are the teachers’ ‘strikes’ the beginning of a real worker revolt
Click on the video to activate live chat. America is in need of a real worker revolt. The Fight for $15 has been ongoing, but to many, it did not feel like a general workers movement but more a fight by those at the economic fringe who need quick relief. The teachers’ strikes are different […]
President Obama speaks out passionately at the 2014 Milwaukee Laborfest
Click on the video to activate live chat. The President said that Labor Day belongs to the “working folks who are here today, and the unions who’ve always had your back,” and emphasized the importance of building our economy from the middle class out: I didn’t run for President to double down on top-down economics. […]
6 Things Needed To Boost Labor And Wages (VIDEO)
Click on the video to activate live chat. Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, summarizes the 6 things that are needed to boost American labor and to increase wages. He does this in just over two and have managed to do so in a more concise manner than all the nonsense presented […]
This Is Why Corporate America Supports High Unemployment
Click on the video to activate live chat. Fast food workers walked out in protest on Thursday demanding $15.00 an hour. They simply cannot afford to subsist on the current wage structure. The American worker in general simply cannot live on the wages many companies as big as Wal-Mart and as small as a Subway […]