This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. BioNTech and the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced they had jointly developed a COVID-19 vaccine that was 90 percent effective against the coronavirus in clinical trials. Although the vaccine is not approved…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic struck a uniquely precarious workforce. The shock has exposed and widened rifts in our two-tiered labor market—between workers with stable jobs and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While education beyond high school is the surest ticket to the middle class, the postsecondary landscape is complicated and hard to navigate. For those whose families and schools can’t provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Men in jobs with hard physical work have a higher risk of developing dementia compared to men doing sedentary work, new research reveals. Based on the findings, researchers urge health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With a sharp increase in U.S. COVID-19 cases this fall and hospitals nearing capacity in parts of the Midwest and West, health care workers nationwide are scrambling to save lives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racial inequities continue to pervade high schools and colleges, according to new findings from the American Council on Education. Black/African American and American Indian/Alaska Native students were less likely to hit college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Artificial intelligence is an increasingly prevalent part of our everyday lives. From live-updating, turn-by-turn driving directions to responsive voice-controlled digital assistants—all in the palms of our hands—we are constantly interacting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many migrant workers make double what they could at jobs closer to home. It’s a prospect they simply can’t turn down, says Sylvia Partida, CEO of the National Center for Farmworker…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today a great deal of the new worker activism takes place outside of traditional labor unions, at organizations like the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Garment Worker Center. And…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a transgender woman living in Russia, where LGBT+ people often face abuse and state repression, Chloe Golovleva said she felt like an animal trapped in a cage. Two years…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In response to the pandemic, workers both employed and unemployed have used digital platforms and tools to magnify their voices and meet their needs. They have launched online petition campaigns…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. https://www.esopinfo.org/ Employee-owners were four times less likely to be laid off during the recent recession. The infographic below highlights this and other elements of the economic power that employee ownership…