The U.S. may soon reach the point where it can’t rebuild its manufacturing base.
Working in America
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Florida, Inc.
If a state were a business, CEO Rick Scott would be shown the door.
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Captive Labor
The old prison labor was chain gangs and license plates. The new prison labor is contracts with corporate America to employ inmates at less-than-minimum wage.
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Yes, Union
Labor’s message to liberals: Rumors of our irrelevance have been much exaggerated.
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Essay: Labor and the Intellectuals
Despite reciprocal indifference, labor unions and liberal intellectuals can still enliven one another.
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Dear Brother Sweeney: An Open Letter to Labor’s New Leader
Get out of Washington, hire the idealistic young, and turn Labor back into a movement.
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You’re Being Robbed
A few simple ideas on how to revive labor and liberalism.
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Toward a More Perfect Union: New Labor’s Hard Road
The labor movement has new life, but faces immense obstacles. Here’s what it can accomplish.
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Labor’s Stake in the WTO
Before the WTO was founded in 1995, labor supporters lobbied hard against it. But now, the WTO may be the last, best hope for arresting global erosion of labor rights.
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The Campus Anti-Sweatshop Movement
The campus anti-sweatshop movement is the first since the campaign against apartheid. Even better, it’s closely linked to the labor movement—and it’s beginning to bear fruit.