A Glaringly Obvious Answer to America’s Truck Driver Shortage
Understaffed trucking companies are trying to roll back child labor rules. Why not just stop discriminating against women?
US Sees Highest Ever Increase in Poverty
Natalia Marques responds to a property developer’s recent call for more “pain” in the U.S. economy by highlighting what happened after pandemic-era aid ended.
2021 in Review: The Only Way Out is Through
While we celebrate this year’s strikes, we should be sober about how few they still were.
Whatever Happened to ‘Eight Hours for What You Will’?
This year's high-profile strikes and post-pandemic work conditions expose the long hours and circumstances that many workers face.
We Don’t Need a 24/7 Economy
Consider what it means for an American president to call for dock workers to go on a 24/7 schedule to ensure that Christmas presents arrive at homes on time. A…
Don’t Believe the Corporate “Labor Shortage” Bullsh*t
What's really happening is more accurately described as a living-wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a childcare shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.
There’s No ‘Labor Shortage.’ There’s a Wage Shortage
To find workers, there’s a free-enterprise solution right at employers’ fingertips: raise pay, improve conditions, and show respect.