May 6, 2022

The U.S. jobs market continues its strong comeback from the pandemic

Pedestrians walk past a Now Hiring sign in Arlington, Virginia, on March 16. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. job market remains red-hot. Employers […]
May 5, 2022

Wage theft alleged at Vikings project

Around 40 workers for subcontractors who did work at the Viking Lakes development, owned by the family that owns the Minnesota Vikings, say they were […]
May 4, 2022

What Europe's ban of Russian oil could mean for energy markets – and your gas prices

It's going to get even more volatile in energy markets – and hence for gasoline prices. Crude prices jumped on Wednesday after the European Union […]
May 4, 2022

New Bemidji State degree draws on Indigenous practices to teach 21st century sustainability

On a recent brisk spring morning, in the backwoods of the Red Lake Reservation, Bemidji State University assistant professor, Awanookwe Kingbird-Bratvold worked among the maple […]
May 3, 2022

Fargo-Moorhead flood control project advances amid worker shortage

Construction is well underway on large concrete and metal structures that will control the flow of water during major flood events. Last week workers began […]
May 3, 2022

4 things to know as the Fed embarks on its biggest fight against inflation in years

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell collects his notebooks as he testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on March 3. The Fed is widely expected to […]
May 3, 2022

Army Corps of Engineers holds hearing on controversial PolyMet water permit

In a first of its kind three day public hearing this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hearing testimony to determine whether the […]
May 3, 2022

MN Black farmers working to reconnect to land

Angela Dawson has been farming for three years on land near Sandstone, Minn. She describes herself as a fourth-generation “reclamation” farmer, getting back to her […]
May 2, 2022

Workers around the world mark May Day with rallies for better working conditions

Workers participate in a May Day rally in New York City. Amazon workers recently unionized a facility in Staten Island, emboldening other workers to push […]
April 30, 2022

What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism

May Day demonstrators march through downtown Los Angeles last year. Thousands of people took to the streets across the nation that May 1 in rallies […]