Author Profile
Michelle Chen
Michelle Chen is a contributing writer at In These Times and The Nation, a contributing editor at Dissent and a co-producer of the “Belabored” podcast. She studies history at the CUNY Graduate Center. She tweets at @meeshellchen.
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“Hardhats vs. Hippies”: How the Media Misrepresents the Debate Over the Green New Deal
A recent Politico article about the Green New Deal resolution put forward in February by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) features many grumblings from blue-collar union members... MORE
Working · June 18, 2019
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6 Years After Rana Plaza Collapse, an Accord to Improve Bangladesh’s Worker Safety Is in Jeopardy
Today’s clothing retail industry is driven by “fast fashion”—a business model of break-neck production, frenzied trend cycles and ravenous consumption. But the factories producing the clothes are... MORE
Working · March 19, 2019
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Labor Unrest Is Erupting on Honduran Plantations—And Rattling the Global Supply Chain
Long before Hondurans were demonized by Trump for “bringing chaos” to the southern border, U.S. consumers welcomed truckloads of Honduran-grown fruit, which have for years streamed through regional trade networks... MORE
Working · February 13, 2019
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This Is How We Can Defend Migrants Coming to the Border
U.S. President Donald Trump is stoking fear over a new migrant caravan from Central America, claiming to have "alerted Border Patrol and Military that this is a National Emergy ... MORE
Working · October 24, 2018
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The Rallying Cry of a Nationwide Movement: “Chinga la Migra” (F*ck Border Patrol)
Amid the horror of family separation, a grassroots network spearheaded by Mijente is launching a national tour of resistance. MORE
Features · June 19, 2018
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Rotten and Rat-Infested: The Appalling Food and Healthcare Conditions Facing Inmates in U.S. Prisons
We rarely see what goes on inside of U.S. prisons, besides the occasional reports of riots, suicides or corruption scandals that trickle out of an otherwise opaque institution. But a new study... MORE
Working · April 20, 2018
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The Oklahoma Teachers’ Strike Is a Mutiny Against Austerity
Oklahoma teachers proudly marked themselves absent from school since Monday, and they had an excellent excuse: They made themselves present in politics instead, with a historic march on the Capitol in hopes of... MORE
Working · April 5, 2018
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These Teachers Refuse to Be Weaponized
The call to “arm the teachers”’ started as another stink bomb President Donald Trump lobbed into the crowd at a conservative rally. But somehow, the concept cycled through the 24-hour... MORE
Working · March 1, 2018
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Why We Must Not Look Away From Trump’s Attacks on Salvadoran Immigrants
While his inflammatory rhetoric dominates the news, Trump is upending the lives of 200,000 Salvadoran migrants and refugees. MORE
Features · January 12, 2018
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What Will It Take To Stop Trump’s Muslim Ban?
Movements are gearing up for the fight ahead. MORE
Features · December 18, 2017