Experts Raise Warnings About Steve Bannon’s New Cryptocurrency
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last month, Steve Bannon, the former Trump campaign manager and White House strategist, announced his participation in a new venture: a cryptocurrency marketed to Joe Biden haters and Donald Trump devotees. He and…
Working in the Service Industry Always Sucked. During a Pandemic, It’s Unbearable.
In our January + February 2022 cover story, we attempted to answer a simple question: What the hell happened to labor since the pandemic began? It wasn’t one thing. But this package—through a series of worker stories as told in their own voices, interviews with experts, and dissections of media narratives—attempts to make sense of the…
The Pandemic Has Been Hard for Women Workers. A Labor Economist Breaks It Down for Us.
In our January + February 2022 cover story, we attempted to answer a simple question: What the hell happened to labor since the pandemic began? It wasn’t one thing. But this package—through a series of worker stories as told in their own voices, interviews with experts, and dissections of media narratives—attempts to make sense of the…
What the Hell Happened to Work During the Pandemic?
In our January + February 2022 cover story, we attempted to answer a simple question: What the hell happened to labor since the pandemic began? It wasn’t one thing. But this package—through series of worker stories as told in their own voices, interviews with experts, and dissections of media narratives—attempts to make sense of the…
Workers Got Fed Up. Bosses Got Scared. This Is How the Big Quit Happened.
In our January + February 2022 cover story, we attempted to answer a simple question: What the hell happened to labor since the pandemic began? It wasn’t one thing. But this package—through a series of worker stories as told in their own voices, interviews with experts, and dissections of media narratives—attempts to make sense of the…
Work Is So Bad That People Are Quitting in Droves. We Should See That as a Good Thing.
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Twice in the last year, a Walmart employee has quit via intercom. Last month in Louisiana, Beth McGrath took to the speaker to announce “Beth from electronics” was going to “quit” because the company treats…