It’s one way to allow victims of anti-union discrimination to sue in federal court for compensatory and punitive damages.
Working in America
Posted inEconomic Policy
Meet Austerity’s Kissing Cousin: A Terrible Trade Deal
It is a mark of the delusion of Europe’s leaders that the E.U. is putting its chips on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Intrigue: Doth Chuck Schumer Protest Too Much When Called ‘Enabler’ of Bad Budget Deal?
 If Elizabeth Warren, the scourge of Wall Street, emerges as a rival to Schumer, close association with the big banks could prove even more toxic for him.
Posted inWorking in America
Caring for Caregivers
How my father’s illness helped me appreciate home-care workers
Posted inLaw and Justice
Movements for Racial Justice and Economic Justice Could Converge to Form a Powerhouse for Change
 What sort of policies—what sort of majority support in the country—can we imagine that will fix what is broken?
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Walmart and Home Depot Are Buying Huge Political Influence
Walmart and Home Depot are ranked among the top 100 political donors overall for the period since 1989, putting their fingerprints on tax and labor law.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Walmart Workers Stage Black Friday Protests at Stores Throughout the Country
Workers walked off the job in 10 states, employees in Los Angeles staged a fast, and workers in D.C. orchestrated a sit-in.
Posted inBooks
Fair Work Schedules: The Next New Human Right
A great cultural transformation is driving demands for workers’ control of job schedules.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How Democrats Can Win Back the White Working Class and Increase Turnout Among Blacks and Latinos
Do more for minorities and the poor, and you presumably risk driving social conservatives even further into the arms of Republicans. But ignore the needs of those who need more government activism and the Democratic base fails to turn out.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Report: South Urgently Needs an ‘Infrastructure of Opportunity’
At the root of the uncertainty lies a pervasive doubt: whether the South can sustain the American Dream of each generation moving up and doing better than previous generations.
