What Happens When a Factory Town Loses Its Factory
The human cost of job loss can be enormous, leading to depression, failing marriages or health, and even suicide.
Workers
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Trying to Reduce Legal Immigration
A new policy allowing Immigration Services employees to summarily dismiss green card applications has raised concerns among immigration lawyers and large corporations.
Does a New Department of Energy Order About Worker Safety Violate the Atomic Energy Act?
Numerous officials from the federal nuclear safety board are saying that it does, and, in the process, puts the health of workers at serious risk.
Older American Workers Are Losing Their Legal Protections
Over the past few decades, the Supreme Court and various businesses have begun rolling back the rights of older workers in the U.S.
The Case Against Milton Friedman's Capitalism
The free market is a theoretical fiction, with enormous social costs.
Why Is the Sexual Harassment Rate So High in the Restaurant Industry?
Much of it can be traced to the consequences of tip-based compensation for workers in a predominantly female workforce.
There's a Strategy That Helps Prevent Injuries at Work. Why Isn't the Federal Government Using It?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has altered its strategies dramatically since Donald Trump became president. What does that mean for America's workers?
Why the Future of Work Is at Home
Even a cursory look at the social, environmental, and economic impacts of working from home indicates that even more people could and should be.
The Destruction of Workers' Compensation
Over the past 25 years, the giant meatpacking company Tyson Foods has taken a lead in pushing for changes in workers’ comp in state after state—often to the detriment of workers.
The Future of Work: Labor Law Must Catch Up
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
The Future of Work: What Isn’t Counted Counts
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
In Silicon Valley the Rising Tide Isn't Lifting All Boats—It's Just Lifting Prices
Silicon Valley is a perfect place to get rich and richer. It’s also a perfect place to be in the ranks of the working poor and working poorer.