labor movement

The ongoing refinery strike is about making refineries safer for workers, but also neighbors exposed to pollution.

The debate surrounding labor's support for oil pipelines has largely centered on a false dichotomy: jobs vs. climate.

Socialists must work to build mass democratic social movements and articulate an why a better world is not only possible but feasible, says Joseph M. Schwartz.

Has the American left ceased to exist as a viable political force by surrendering its power to a corporatized Democratic Party? That's the argument put forward by political scientist …

Reading Save our Unions: Dispatches from a Movement in Distress is like sitting in on a seminar on the modern labor movementu2014with Steve Early playing the role of opinionated …

While consumer activism and trade pressure are important for workplace safety, the rules are made to be broken in places like Bangladesh.

“At this very moment both the labor and racial justice movements stand at a crossroads in our nation’s consciousness,” writes Hasira Soul.

One of the most common and enduring criticisms of ‘The Feminine Mystique’ is that Friedan does not say anything about working class women or minorities.

After fighting against an oppressive regime, labor activists in Egypt continue to struggle against former allies for their rights.

Peter Dreier looks back at 2012 and 25 powerful progressive victories, including elections, ballot measures, court rulings, legislation and new waves of mobilization.