Issue 326: September/October 2016Annual Labor Issue

Making America Poisoned Again

The stated rationale for jettisoning environmental protections is that they are inefficient and have “suffocated” the economy. But economic benefits must be weighed against costs, including impacts on human health.

Artificial Intelligence and Unemployment

Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: Will artificial intelligence and the application of robotics to production really lead to massive job loss? Read more »
Jobs, Justice, and the Clean-Energy Future

Jeremy Brecher

Is there a way to escape the apparent lose-lose choice between saving the climate and saving jobs? Read more »
Class Struggle by Other Means

Chris Brooks

Massive subsidies to Volkswagen in Tennessee shows how large corporations have bled state government funds in exchange for jobs. Read more »
“Equal Pay” Is Not So Equal

John Miller

Skeptics claim that the gender pay gap is a statistical artifact, and that women already get equal pay. But they’re wrong. Read more »