The Real History of Labor Day and the War on American Workers

Today's headlines focus on the loss of decent jobs, stagnating real wages, and Supreme Court split decisions that are bad for working people. We might think this is due to a post-Great Recession economy or to decades of downsizing and offshoring, and the job market will eventually get better. Yet, even many economists say this jobless and wageless "recovery" is likely to represent a new normal. What no one talks about is that a more subtle, but effective, war against workers has been going ...