North Carolina’s protest movement has galvanized the state’s progressives, but couldn’t stop 2014’s Republican tide. Its leaders say they’re only just beginning.
Poverty & Wealth
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Labor at a Crossroads: Time to Experiment
New organizing will be propelled by committed activists, but will have to be sustained by huge numbers of members and supporters.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Remedy for an Ailing Civil Justice System: Preventive Legal Care
The proper and efficient administration of justice is in jeopardy when we leave so many people to their own devices in our courts.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Labor at a Crossroads: How We Know We Haven’t Yet Found the Right Model for the Worker Organizations
If we had already found the right model for a powerful, scalable, sustainable organization uniting low-wage workers, then organizers would learn about problems at particular worksites from the workers themselves, not Reddit.
Posted inEducation in America
Obama’s State of the Union Preview Serves Up Pretty Weak Brew
Free college and discounted down payments sound great, until you unpack the specifics.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Labor at a Crossroads: Can Broadened Civil Rights Law Offer Workers a True Right to Organize?
It’s one way to allow victims of anti-union discrimination to sue in federal court for compensatory and punitive damages.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Five Years After Earthquake, Haiti Teeters Between Chaos and Hope
On a grim anniversary, much is left to be done. But a brewing political crisis could put a dent in those plans.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Your Wages Are Idling in Neutral
Low-wage Americans are not the only workers affected by stagnant wages and rising inequality.
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 inCivil Rights in America
The True Cost of Teach For America’s Impact on Urban Schools
Why are school districts paying millions in “finder’s fees” to an organization that places people without education degrees to teach in urban schools—even where applications from veteran teachers abound?
