American Workers Are Riding the Income Roller Coaster
Uneven and unpredictable paychecks are on the rise for American workers. Income volatility doesn’t just make it harder to plan; it makes every unexpected expense a potential crisis.
7 Articles by: Alex Park
Alex Park is a writer and researcher in Oakland, California. He’s currently working on a book about the global rise of the fast-food industry.
No, Raising the Minimum Wage Does Not Hurt Fast-Food Workers
Fast-food corporations opposed a California minimum wage increase under the guise of concern for workers, claiming it would result in lost jobs. The bill passed, and the numbers are in: that concern was just scaremongering.
Caught Employing Slaves, McDonald’s Promises to Do Better
The dire conditions of fast-food work cause enormous staff turnover, which puts franchisees in a constant search for desperate workers. It’s no wonder that one McDonald’s in England failed to notice that it was employing victims of human trafficking.
Raise Wages? No Need — McDonald’s Is Hiring Inmates Instead
Citing labor shortages, Alabama prisons are accused of “leasing” inmates to McDonald’s and other fast-food chains —and taking a cut of their wages.
In Fast Food, Worker Stress Is the Business Model
In the fast-food industry, worker stress is built into the system by design. The more unnatural and unsustainable the pace, the greater the corporate profits.
The CIA Undermined Postcolonial Africa From the Start
From undermining national liberation leaders to playing a central role in the assassination of Congolese radical Patrice Lumumba, not enough attention is paid to the CIA’s shameful role in Africa. A new book aims to correct that.
Donald Trump Is a Very Dumb Man
John Bolton’s absurd, self-aggrandizing new book reveals a shocking secret: Donald Trump knows next to nothing about Africa. The continent is better off without his ignorant meddling.