Al Polk landed a job at a cutting-tool plant in his early 20s and then promptly started paying Social Security taxes—every week,…

Paul Wines helped to kick in the door of the warehouse and heard a sound like a freight train crashing through town.…

Gary Cunningham remembers sitting at the dining room table as a boy, listening to his father relate stories about his work as…

The clients begin arriving at the Lansing Community Food Pantry, about 25 miles southeast of Downtown Chicago, before the doors even open…

Edwin Sanchez had the seniority he needed to bid for a higher-paying position in the control room at the oil refinery in…

The steel-plate floors “absorb heat and radiate it to no end,” says Keenan Bell, explaining why temperatures in parts of the Bridgestone…

John “Tiny” Powell grew up in a union household, attended school with other kids who hailed from union families, and learned early…

Jay McMurran grew furious several years ago when he realized that out-of-control gerrymandering in Michigan put his freedom at risk. Purely partisan…

Dart Taft praised the district office of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for stepping in a couple of years…

Harmon Dent’s congregation “adopted” an apartment building in Beaumont, Texas, and started handing out gift baskets, food, and other treats to the…