Many viewers of the hugely popular series may not realize how the fantastical vision of wretched worker suicides is rooted in South Korea’s recent union history, writes Minsun Ji.
The Real Strike Behind Netflix Hit ‘Squid Game’
Category: Labor
Textile Workers & the ‘8×5’ Fight in Italy
Morganne Blais-McPherson recounts a victory by immigrant workers and a growing, independent union that represents them.
The Havoc Left by Private Equity’s Pioneers
Kingpins like Kravis and Roberts have been hollowing out the hopes of average working people and the communities they call home, writes Sam Pizzigati.
US Labor Shortage Sees Wages Rise
After decades of wage stagnation, Dean Baker is glad to see real progress for at least some at the bottom of the wage ladder.
US Mail About to Get Slower & More Expensive
Lisa Graves says appointees at the highest levels are deploying the disaster capitalism playbook from inside the U.S. Postal Service.
Resisting Evictions Amid a Pandemic
Poverty and homelessness are not eternal, writes Liz Theoharis. Life truly does not have to be this way.
Solely Because of the Increasing Disorder
Poverty, war, social despair and climate change: Vijay Prashad says this system has no solution to the problems it creates.
7.5 Million Americans Lose Jobless Benefits on Labor Day
Neither Democratic lawmakers nor Biden did anything to prolong the benefits, despite the threat posed by the Delta variant and the end of an eviction moratorium.
Bill in Congress Would Curb Predatory Private Equity Destroying More Jobs
The Hufcor plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, was profitable before investors gobbled it up, writes Elisa McCartin. The “Stop Wall Street Looting Act” might put an end to such predatory practices.
Chris Hedges: ‘Dying for an iPhone’
The suffering of the working class, within and outside the United States, is ignored by our corporatized media, and yet, it is one of the most important human rights issues of our era.