“No family should have to choose between paying the rent and buying food. No family can live on $7.25 an hour.” —That was the Reverend Susan McCann, speaking in front of McDonald’s last week where workers were on strike. On …

In Missouri, you can kill someone, do your time, and qualify for food stamps, but not if your crime was drugs. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Lora MacDonald of More Squared about how state SNAP–the food …

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates get lots of publicity for being generous, but recent psychology experiments in fact show that rich people are greedier and cheat more than the rest of us. Find out about it this week on the …

Last week, over a hundred Kansans stood up against the Koch Brothers’ front  group Americans for Prosperity, dubbing them Americans for Austerity. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out why. Then we’ll talk to Jonathan Sperber about …

Peabody Coal dumped union miners and retirees into subsidiary Patriot Coal which is now in bankruptcy and reneging on union contracts, pensions and healthcare for retired miners. Tune into this week’s Heartland Labor Forum to hear The Peabody/Patriot Shuffle. Then …

This week on Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll go in-depth on Bill Fletcher’s talk at the Kansas City Public Library about his new book “They’re Bankrupting Us!” & 20 Other Myths About Unions. Later on, we’ll feature a commentary on the …

There are less than 100 days until the October 1st kickoff of Obamacare, when uninsured people can begin applying for health insurance and premium subsidies through the Affordable Care Act’s new state and federal marketplaces. On this week’s Heartland Labor …

“No words can describe the horror of the criminal action of the manufacturers, brands, employer groups, and regulatory authorities for their greed for profit, at the cost of precious human lives, injuries, and misery to thousands,” so says Roy Ramesh …

This week on Heartland Labor Forum, our correspondents Cris Mann and Ann Pritchett explore our obsession with testing mania. Later, HLF reporters Sayra Gordillo and Jen Zaman talk to a St. Louis fast food worker about going on strike. Thursdays …

The 2013 Missouri and Kansas Legislative sessions have twisted away into oblivion. Like recent storms, they’ve left a path of destruction through workers’ rights and welfare. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll assess the damage. To help us sift …