Labor

A graphic novel adaptation of the novel that shed light on the harsh working conditions among immigrants in Chicago's…

A protest movement spread across Japan in 1918 in response to inflated costs of rice. On top of existing inflation, the…

Studs Terkel's classic book Working is comprised of interviews with working-class people about their jobs, so who better…

As the heyday of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s to early 70s fades further into history and as more and more of…

International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union: “We’d rather starve quick than starve slow.”The ILGWU was a driving…

Amazon’s sprawling network of delivery hubs, data centers, and corporate campuses epitomizes a land where winner and…

In 1911, the Kalamazoo Corset Company was the largest manufacturer of women’s corsets in the world. In spring of 1912,…

August 10 is Prison Justice Day. PJD started in Canada in 1976 to pay tribute to prisoners who died in prison. On this…

On December 11, 1921, propelled by the need to feed their children and outraged at Kansas’s new antilabor legislation,…

Chico Mendes, a rubber tapper and union organizer deep in Amazon rainforest, pioneered the combination of environmental…

World Charter for Prostitutes’ Rights 1985 Sex Workers’ Rights are Human Rights LawsDecriminalize all aspects of…

Undocumented is the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. Every day, these men…

Like Phoebe Gloeckner's Diary of a Teenage Girl, Michelle Tea's Rent Girl is an illustrated novel about a young dyke's…

The history, philosophy and politics of one of the biggest, most successful but most controversial ideas ever.…

The first comprehensive “how to” guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as…

Everything you ever wanted to know about anarchism but were afraid to ask. A new revised and updated edition of the…

  What is economics exactly? Glad you asked—this great little book explains it in comics format. Cuts through the…

In his New York Times bestseller Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by…

From me too to pay equity, women are stronger when they work together. Here, 40 successful women from different walks of…

Mindfulness at Work explores the realities of the modern-day workplace and offers an alternative approach to the daily…

A collection of real-life stories of people collectively taking back ownership of their housing in New York City.…