Special Report

• The Case for Presidential Action

  Robert Kuttner

  There is a lot the administration can do without legislation.

• Holding Wal-Mart Accountable

  Harold Meyerson

  The road to unionized Wal-Mart runs through obscure towns where workers are abused in hidden warehouses.

• Sweatshop Army

  David Moberg

  Why does the Pentagon use low-road companies to feed and clothe our troops?

• A Long Haul

  David Bensman

  How the government's policy to modernize trucks collides with its policies to promote high-wage jobs

• The Power to Act

  Ann O'Leary

  There is well-established legal authority for much stronger presidential action to promote good jobs.
  

• The Hands That Feed Us

  Stephen Franklin

  Some of the worst abuses are in food-processing and farming work -- where government is a huge purchaser.

• Care for the Caregivers

  Rebecca Ruiz

  Child-care providers have long been thought of as full-time baby sitters. Government can make them well-paid professionals.

• Rewards in the Rubble

  Jan Breidenbach

  With the right policies, turning foreclosed properties into decent homes could provide high-wage employment.

• The Path to a High-Wage Society

  Peter Dreier

  The explosion of low-wage jobs is due, for the most part, to the declining bargaining power of America's employees.