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November 20, 2020
J.C. Pan
Hazard Pay Was Just a Brand Exercise
Covid-19 cases are surging, but enhanced compensation for frontline workers has all but dried up. Giants like Walmart and Amazon got the reputation bump; now they’ve moved on.
October 13, 2020
J.C. Pan
The Obscenity of Amazon Prime Day in a Pandemic
For warehouse workers, Amazon’s brutal workload has always been dangerous. Covid makes it that much worse.
September 16, 2020
J.C. Pan
A Diversity of Terrible Bosses
Corporate America’s pledges to make C-suites less white and male don’t mean much for workers. But it keeps coming back to the idea, anyway.
August 7, 2020
J.C. Pan
The Wildly Unequal “Shecession”
The pandemic and recession have disproportionately hit women, but the recovery will be easier for some than others.
August 5, 2020
J.C. Pan
The Pandemic Benefit Seems So Great Because Actual Wages Are Insanely Low
It won’t be enough to simply bring back jobs when people weren't making enough in the first place.
July 8, 2020
Bryce Covert
Kill the Tipped Minimum Wage
Workers were barely getting by before the pandemic, and the situation has only grown more desperate since then.
March 30, 2020
Daniel Boguslaw
Rent Strike Nation
Interest in tenant activism has surged in the face of the coronavirus. Organizers are trying to seize the moment and build a movement.
January 3, 2020
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John Patrick Leary
The Rise of a Hollow Political Catchphrase
Democrats focus on "kitchen-table issues" to avoid being tarnished as overzealous liberals.
September 18, 2019
Nick Martin
GM Workers Strike to Get Back What the Recession Stole
Eleven years ago, the UAW threw General Motors a lifeline. Now, workers wonder if they can trust the union and the company to honor their sacrifice.
May 8, 2015
Danny Vinik
Is Something Wrong with the Economy?
The April jobs report is the latest in a series of weak data
January 27, 2015
Danny Vinik
Republicans Are So Desperate, They're Blaming Obama for Income Inequality
November 7, 2014
Danny Vinik
The October Jobs Report Shows Wages Still Aren't Growing
October 20, 2014
Danny Vinik
Republicans Say Minimum Wage Hikes Hurt Job Growth. Here's What the Evidence Says.
October 15, 2014
Danny Vinik
Markets Panicked On Wednesday. Here's Why the U.S. Economy Is OK.
October 8, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama Is Siding Against Workers at the Supreme Court
And the reason may have nothing to do with the law
October 3, 2014
Danny Vinik
The New Jobs Numbers Are Great. There's Just One Problem...
September 10, 2014
Danny Vinik
No Agenda, No Problem: The GOP May Win in November Without a Plan to Raise Wages
July 30, 2014
Danny Vinik
Economic Growth Was Strong in the Second Quarter. But the Fed Shouldn't Overreact
July 29, 2014
Sean McElwee
Here's a Quick, Smart Way Obama Could Raise Worker Wages
Make federal contractors do right by their employees
June 17, 2014
Danny Vinik
Janet Yellen Is About to Face Her First Big Test at the Fed
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