As we observe Labor Day 2011, it's clear that working men and women in the U.S. and Canada are hurting. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis' latest data shows that an economic recovery has yet to materialize, economic growth has stalled and jobless rates remain persistently high. Some 6.3 million...

During his lifetime, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew that the civil rights movement and the labor movement had to remain firmly united. He understood that there can be no real equality without economic security and that government must play a role in protecting our most vulnerable.

A few months ago, Bob Moore, founder and owner of Bob's Red Mill, an extremely profitable grain company, decided to turn ownership of his multi-million dollar company over to his employees. Bob said he felt an obligation to those who have helped him build his business.

An extraordinary...

Great political legacies are decided less by a leader's public policies than their response to crises. As he begins his third and final term, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has the chance to address one of the greatest economic and job crisis in New York's history and, in doing so, decide his...

The most common criticism of the gay movement by straight people has been that it makes a public issue out of something that ought to remain private. "I don't have any problem with gays," the refrain goes, "but why do they have to be so, well, in your face about...

With Christmas closing in, that quick trip to buy those last gifts can be an exercise in pure misery. But as painful as it can be to shop at a store this time of year is nothing compared to what it's like to work in one.

Behind the cheerful décor,...