labor

Mark Larson’s collection of soulful interviews is a worthy successor to Studs Terkel’s 1974 classic Working.

My students are being financially exploited—based on a social imaginary that doesn’t reflect the realities of higher ed.

Janine Drake identifies ulterior motives in the church’s collaboration with labor in the early 20th century.

Fifty years later, Wendell Berry revisits the themes he introduced in The Hidden Wound.

Several church bodies have adopted prolabor statements. The actions of their affiliated schools often tell another story.

Eyal Press looks inside the daily lives of prison workers, drone warriors, and meatpackers.

Kristy Nabhan-Warren’s ethnographic study complicates familiar views of the Corn Belt.

It’s not just about how much they get paid.

Stephanie Land's memoir reveals the intimacy and power of a housecleaner’s labor.

What does it mean to make things, and why does it matter?

Some small good news for American low-wage workers: Walmart is increasing its wages at the low end. By April, no Walmart employee will make less than $9 an hour; a year from now it’ll be $10. The retailer is also moving to improve its scheduling practices, a source of worker complaints.

Walmart’s decision is a voluntary one, made for business reasons.

Preaching on biblical passages about labor and childbirth is important, but it's also dangerous.

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio announced his papal name, he stoked hopes for a season of reform in the spirit of St. Francis. In the weeks since, the Argentinian pontiff, who was shaped in part by his experiences in Buenos Aires’ villas miserias, has not disappointed. 

Pope Francis has garnered headlines with his simplicity, as well as with his calls for a “Church for the poor.” The surprise his actions have met reflects, among other things, this: that when it comes to the matter of the haves and have nots, Christians these days tend not to rock the boat.

Scholars traveling to Chicago for the joint AAR–SBL meeting will have to make hard decisions—beginning with where to lay their heads.

The NFL gambled on fans’ willingness to endure the replacement refs. It was wrong—a good development for whatever ethical margin a football fan might claim.

I got the epidural. As the pain receded, I felt an ache of disappointment settle in.