Fed up with legislative inaction, labor advocates are putting wage increases directly before the voters.Â
Justin Miller
Justin Miller covers politics and state government for the Texas Observer. He is a former Prospect writing fellow, and has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic, and In These Times. Follow @by_jmiller
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How to Get White Workers to Vote for Clinton
Working America is the left’s premier vehicle for building support among the non-union white working class—but in the year of Trump, it may have the hardest job in the country.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
In 2016 Campaign, SEIU Seeks to Make Its Mark
The union behind the Fight for 15 is running a massive political program to elect Clinton and a Democratic Senate.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Q&A: The Fight Against Expanding Corporate Power
A conversation with Brennan Center Fellow Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on corporate personhood, campaign-finance reform, and how to rein in corporate political power.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How the Real Estate Lobby — and Trump — Got a Huge Tax Break
Amid an economic recession, the industry, with the help of Trump, flexed its political muscle to get a special tax carve-out for wealthy developers.Â
Posted inWorking in America
First and Foremost, the Wells Fargo Scandal Is About Workers
The revelations of the bank’s outrageous behavior were in large part a product of a three-year effort to organize frontline workers.Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
More Corporations Embrace Disclosure, Despite Conservative Opposition
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is in a standoff with Democrats as he refuses to remove a rider to a short-term funding bill that would prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from strengthening political disclosure requirements for corporations. Stopping measures that would shine some light on corporations’ secret political spending is a top priority […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Robots, Automation, and a Universal Basic Income
In more and more sectors, companies are pining to make human labor obsolete. What can be done?Â
Posted inWorking in America
In $15’s Wake, Fair Scheduling Gains Momentum
Service workers’ struggle for access to predictable schedules—and more hours—is slowly paying off.Â
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Trump’s Riches and the Real-Estate Tax Racket
The industry where you really can make billions and pay no taxes.
