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Category Archives: journalism
Workers Allege Wage Theft in Fancy Sushi Eatery, Fat Salmon
May Day was yesterday and I spent the day covering an action against a fancy sushi restaurant, Fat Salmon (best sushi in the city, 2012). A group of workers allege that the owner has been stealing portions of their tips, … Continue reading
Penn guards: More than a year since the union vote, still no contract
I haven’t been focused on keeping the blog updated as my stories come out and now I’m playing catch up. Below you’ll find my Philly City Paper update on the Penn security guards struggle to unionize, which I first reported … Continue reading
Posted in economic justice, journalism, labor, Philadelphia, worker rights
Tagged City Paper, labor, organized labor, Philadelphia, Philly, unions
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[Obligatory Bruce Springsteen reference to Atlantic City]
In one week Next City will be publishing my long form article on Atlantic City in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and ever-increasing competition from surrounding states, especially Pennsylvania. Here’s the teaser for the article (with excellent photography from Paul … Continue reading
Posted in economic justice, history, housing, journalism, labor, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Tagged Atlantic City, New Jersey, Nexty City, Paul Gargagliano
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I’m in Ms. Magazine!
I have a long form article in the Winter issue of Ms. Magazine which is, unfortunately, only available in print. It’s about the recent upsurge in violent right-wing extremism, with a focus on anti-abortion terrorism, and the Department of Homeland … Continue reading
Awful Managment To Blame For Hostess’ Failure (UPDATE)
I turned around a post for Salon yesterday on the Hostess debacle, which contrary to the title that got attached to this piece, seems less an instance of vulture capitalism (or union screw ups) than of a Hostess’ management, and … Continue reading
Posted in economic justice, journalism, labor, national politics
Tagged Hostess, labor movement, layoffs, Salon, Twinkies, vulture capitalism
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TNC on Jane Austen
Last weekend I attended the Boston Book Festival, a one day event featuring used book stalls overflowing with the right stuff and panels packed with interesting people saying interesting things. (Also, I got to see the main branch of Boston’s … Continue reading
You Have No Rights at Work
Cross-posted from Keystone Politics, where I’ll be guest-blogging while Jon is getting married. This election season has done an excellent job of showcasing an important, and little understood, truth about political freedom in the American workplace. In short: There isn’t any, unless you … Continue reading
Posted in economic justice, journalism, labor
Tagged David Siegel, employment-at-will, Gawker, In These Times, Josh Eidelson, Koch brothers, Mike Elk
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Hard-hitting journalism from Philadelphia magazine
My housemate recently brought home a 2011 copy of Philadelphia magazine from her office. And I mean, just, wow. This is an actual article someone wrote for real American dollars. Forget the gyrating pelvis and the Hustle and crowd-surfing and … Continue reading
Posted in journalism, Philadelphia, sexual health
Tagged journalism, Philadelphia magazine, Philly, sex
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