The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

May/June 2026

Who Will Work in a Warming World?

The impacts of climate change on workers, especially outdoor workers, are having global consequences.

Andrew Ahern May 1, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Lenore Palladino Apr 24, 2026

Issue 249: September/October 2003

features

Maquiladora Bosses Play the China Card

David Bacon

Border companies in Mexico threaten to move to China.
Home Health Care Workers

Stu Schneider

Organizing victories in California, Oregon, and Washington.
Innovative Labor Strategies

Amy Offner

Ten campaigns to learn from.
Captive Labor

Alvaro Bedoya

How the agriculture industry exploits immigrant workers - legally.
Scripted Talk

Adria Scharf

Company control of service workers' speech.
Still Up Against the Death Plan in Haiti

Tom Reeves

the regulars

the short run
letters
active culture Freedom ride / Sweat-free High / Insuring writers / Where's the LUV?
making sense Tyson strike / Six Sigma
econ-atrocity Pension funds and life spans
primer U.S. labor law
comic strip of neoliberalism Armed privatization in Iraq
economy in numbers Unemployment
dollars & sense annual index