May/June 2022

California Greening: Fighting Climate Change in the Golden State

Governor Jerry Brown launched the most aggressive and successful combination of programs to combat climate change we have yet seen in the United States—understanding these programs can help other states do the same.

The Fight for $20 and a Union

Martin J. Bennett

Another California Minimum Wage Earthquake? | Read more »
The Great Resignation and the Labor Shortage

John Miller

What makes 2022 a great year for a job makeover? | Read more »
Shut Up and Work!

Zoe Sherman

“Free” Labor and Unequal Freedom of Expression | Read more »
Power, Wages, and Inequality

Arthur Macewan

A recent government report has an unexpected focus—power in the workplace. | Read more »

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Wage Laborers in California’s “Factories in the Field”

Bill Barclay, with Photos by David Bacon

Part One of a Two-Part Series on California’s Intensive Agriculture

the regulars

editors’ note Tipping the Balance
the short run
two cents
cartoon Slap on the Wrist
up against the wall street journal The Great Resignation
making sense Organizing the Nonprofit Sector
in review Capsule Labor Reviews
economy in numbers Current Employment and Wage Conditions

The Green New Deal is a Jobs Engine, Despite Trump

California Greening: Fighting Climate Change in the Golden State

The Government’s April Jobs Report, and Ours: Why Don’t Things Look Worse?

May/June 2022

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the regulars