A Journal of Ideas

Labor

The NLRA Under Attack

The historic labor act faces unprecedented assaults in the Trump era. Here’s what that means for our democracy.

By Sharon Block Seema Nanda Raj Nayak

Playing Chicken with Workers’ Lives

The powerless—and courageous—immigrants fighting for dignity inside the country’s slaughterhouses.

By Tom Philpott

Keep Empowering Workers!

By Heidi Shierholz

Policy Alone Doesn't Cut It

If spending trillions of dollars to improve people’s lives isn’t a fair test of “deliverism,” then what is? A response to Matt Stoller and David Dayen.

By Deepak Bhargava Shahrzad Shams Harry Hanbury

Delivering the (Common) Goods

Democracy is about much more than casting a vote. A response to Deepak Bhargava, Shahrzad Shams, and Harry Hanbury.

By Lauren Jacobs Stephen Lerner Joseph A. McCartin