Economy & Labor

The Dakota Access pipeline imposes huge environmental and health costs, creates few jobs and generates little government revenue.

Republicans in both houses of the Iowa state legislature have introduced a bill that is aimed at destroying public sector unions.

In the case of trade, the public is onto the game. And elites are doubling down to hide the truth.

Immigrant communities across the country are on edge after federal immigration agents arrested over 600 people in the past week.

Hundreds of fast-food workers plan to converge on the corporate offices of labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder.

Deutsche Bank is Trump's largest lender.

The Richmond Progressive Alliance offers a model for big-picture progressive city politics.

On this edition of Making Contact, we'll explore the dynamic and complex relationship of care receiving and giving, and disability rights.

This week's episode discusses the Vermont brewery worker co-op, how profitability proves nothing, Trump knocking the “fiduciary rule” and more.

Workers on both sides of the Pacific are exploited by the same transnational companies and face similar conditions.