Labor

Why We May See a Kinder, Gentler and Cheaper Medical Care System

By Russ Baker / WhoWhatWhy

The idea is that a more flexible, more humane, and more responsive medical practice is actually a money-saver.

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4 Ways Workers Are Boldly -- and Successfully -- Fighting for Their Human Rights

By Brigid O'Farrell / AlterNet

Photos of "Strike Season" As Wal-Mart, Fast Food Workers Walk Out for Their Rights

By AlterNet Staff / AlterNet

Koch-Funded ALEC and Americans For Prosperity Launch Assault on Michigan Unions

By Mary Bottari / PR Watch

Union Members Flood Michigan Capitol, Protesting Surprise Attack on Labor

By Alix Gould-Werth / Labor Notes

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84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft

Breaking Down This Week's Fast Food Strikes in St. Louis and Detroit

Amazon Warehouse Workers Forced to Wait at Security Checkpoints Without Getting Paid

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Inside ALEC's Education Task Force: Private Players Manipulating Public Education

Sabrina Stevens / AlterNet

Watch: Teacher Infiltrates ALEC Education Meeting, Confronts Members

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

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AlterNet Comics: Jen Sorensen -- If Only We Cared About Strikes as Much as Shopping

Jen Sorensen / AlterNet

Fast Food Workers Launch Strikes Across New York City

Laura Gottesdiener / AlterNet

Don't Slave Your Life Away: Why America Should Embrace a 4-Day Work Week

Bill Ivey / AlterNet

Sharing Communities Are Spreading Across the World Like Wildfire

Cat Johnson / Shareable

John Stewart Injects a Dose of Laughter into Walmart Workers' Protests

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What Happens If Labor Dies?

Harold Meyerson / The American Prospect

How Walmart and Other Huge Companies Support Horrific Conditions That Kill Workers

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

America Didn’t “End” Slavery After the Civil War -- We Simply Exported It

Thom Hartmann / AlterNet

12 Vital Social Programs That Might Be Vulnerable in a "Grand Bargain" Over the Debt

Erika Eichelberger / Mother Jones

Fox Contributor: Hundreds of Workers Who Perished in Factory Fire Happy About Their Jobs

Alex Kane / AlterNet

How Organizing for Change Is Very Different Than Winning Elections

Sarah Jaffe / AlterNet

Walmart's Exploitation Is Nothing New, So What Made Workers Finally Fight Back?

Sarah Jaffe / Religion Dispatches

9 Greedy CEOs Trying to Shred the Safety Net While Pigging Out on Corporate Welfare

Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet

Walmart Walkouts Are Just the Start

Cole Stangler / The American Prospect

Walmart Retaliates Against Black Friday Activists

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

The 7 Worst Black Friday Horror Stories (And Why You Should Stay Away From Stores This Year)

Lauren Kelley / AlterNet

Walmart Spokesman Points to Princely 10% Discount Card in Response to Criticism Over Low Worker Pay

Alex Kane / AlterNet

The Everyday Chemical That Makes Breast Cancer 5 Times More Likely in High Doses

Jim Morris / The Center for Public Integrity

The War On Women Is a Class War

Richard (RJ) Eskow / Campaign for America's Future

Consolidating College Diversity Departments? CA Austerity Measures Attempt to Silence Those Who Critique Them

Alyssa Figueroa / AlterNet

Bernie Sanders in a Fiery Speech: Do Not Cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid

AlterNet Staff / AlterNet

Bye to Twinkies and Workers Rights? Hostess Blames Striking Workers As it Liquidates, Romney-Style

Laura Clawson / Daily Kos Labor

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