Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine

The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.

The D&S Debrief

Interview: Short Staffing and Work Intensification

Mike Prokosch discusses his article on short staffing, when employers intentionally hire too few workers as a menthod of work intensification.

D&S Admin May 22, 2025

Nurses from Providence Hospital with National Nurses United (NNU) on strike in Providence, R.I., November 12, 2014. Credit: UFCW Local 400, CC BY 2.0 license. — Nurses from Providence Hospital with National Nurses United (NNU) on strike in Providence, R.I., November 12, 2014. Short staffing in health care was a concern well before the Covid-19 pandemic. Credit: UFCW Local 400, CC BY 2.0 license.

On May 14, 2025, D&S co-editor Chris Sturr interviewed Mike Prokosch, veteran Boston-area popular economics organizer, about his article from our May/June issue, “Short Staffing.”