Rodney Ward

Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.

Rodney Ward is a laid-off flight attendant and a union activist in the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA).

2 articles

Issue 247

In Harm's Way

On the war front and the home front, the squeeze on the working class intentsifies.

Rodney Ward May 1, 2003

Issue 241

September 11 and the Restructuring of the Airline Industry

The September 11 catastrophe hit the airlines hard, but it also opened the door for them to accelerate the restructuring already underway.

Rodney Ward May 1, 2002

The Political Economy of Palestine

Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

In Harm's Way

September 11 and the Restructuring of the Airline Industry