YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Baristas Win Back Pay
Hollywood writers make a deal, nurses back public power, and children keep their health care.
Labor
Timely coverage of the resurgent labor movement and efforts to protect workers’ rights from corporate wrongdoing.
Automakers’ Electric Vehicle Lie
Corporations say they can’t meet auto workers’ demands while also transitioning to electric vehicles — but they just need to fork over the money.
The Missing Inflation Data
The Biden administration is getting bad data and bad advice — but there’s a way out.
Automakers Hand Billions To Shareholders While Stiffing Workers
The Big Three car companies have authorized $5 billion in stock buybacks over the past year.
Billionaires Cash In On Abusive Farm Worker Scam
To staff their agricultural properties, Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, and other tycoons are using a controversial visa program linked to labor abuses and human trafficking.
New At 6:30: Anti-Union Propaganda
NBC Nightly News’ coverage of the potential auto worker strike centers consumerism over human welfare — and fails to disclose its potential conflict of interest.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Wildlife Refuge Stays Wild
Also, New York passes worker protections, Oklahoma schools chart their own path, and the government comes for Big Tech.
LEVER TIME: The American Masculinity Crisis
On this week’s Lever Time, Richard Reeves explores the tensions within the modern male identity.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Shady Bosses Are Put On Notice
Also, Illinois cuts off a utility monopoly, Boston bus drivers get a raise, green jobs programs work, and more.