Newly released numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics project that six of the ten occupations expected to have the most total job growth over the next decade pay less than $27,000 a year….
Congress’ debate around passing privacy legislation has largely left out workplace protections. The current debate centers “consumer privacy,” but this distinction falsely creates dual identities with different protections for you the consumer and you the…
It’s essential that organizers bring lessons from the AB 5 victory (expanding legal protections to more than a million workers, including gig workers like rideshare drivers) into all sectors while uniting unions and militant workers…
Naomi Klein’s new book, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal, is not just a collection of reporting and columns she’s written over the last decade, but a plea to readers across…
If we want to have a meaningful impact on climate change we will have to confront agribusiness, which spends more on lobbying in the United States than even defense lobbyists. Read the original story at…
The ‘remarkable’ return of forests in Costa Rica followed the eliminating of cattle subsidies and payments for improving nature. Read more at The Guardian.
Chicago’s Campaign To Put Electricity Under Public Control “Electric power is a critical function in everyday life, and we can’t go without it,” Democratic Socialists tell In These Times. “Yet, it’s controlled by a private monopoly,…
A new Center for American Progress report says the federal government’s agenda in Alaska amounts to “one of the most brazen public land liquidation efforts in U.S. history.” Read the original article at Huffington Post.
Given the relative success of Amtrak, why hasn’t Greyhound been nationalized, too? Read the story at In These Times.
The German ship captain and human rights activist has personally saved thousands of migrants from drowning as they attempt the deadly journey across the Mediterranean to seek refuge in Europe. Read more at Truthdig.