Nancy Altman: This Labor Day, Gear Up to Stop Trump and GOP War on Workers
The ballot box looms for unpopular politicians. Labor Day is traditionally a time to honor workers and their invaluable contributions. But this year, it’s also a time to recognize the … Continue reading
Michael Simms: A Short History of May Day
The origins of the world holiday known as May Day or International Workers Day. Originally a pagan holiday, the roots of the modern May Day holiday are in the fight … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: Labor Day 2015
since I’ve retired I’ve been waiting for the good times it’s like the bartender points to the back room and says high rollers only or like when I worked and … Continue reading
Sarita Gupta: Making America Work for Working People
For millions of working parents like me, the juggling act between our homes and offices gets even more frantic as our kids head back to school. My daughter just started … Continue reading
Howard Zinn and Woody Guthrie: Ludlow Massacre, April 20, 1914
The Ludlow Massacre was one of the deadliest attacks on striking workers in U.S. history. Shortly after Woodrow Wilson took office there began in Colorado one of the most bitter … Continue reading
Robert Borosage: A Broad Middle Class Requires Empowering Workers
On Labor Day, families gather, politicians pay tribute to values of hard work, and some workers even get an extra day off. But this Labor Day arrives with working families … Continue reading
Joseph E. Stiglitz: People Who Break the Rules Have Raked in Huge Profits, Sickening Our Politics
The following is taken from a transcript of Joseph Stiglitz’s remarks to the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles on September 8, 2013. I’m an economist — I study how economies … Continue reading
