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The Unsung Heroes of the Boxing World

Mismatched Fighters Help Up-and-Coming Champs Bolster Their Records in a Winner-Takes-All Industry

In the name of beer sales and taco Tuesday nights, Cinco de Mayo has morphed from a symbol of anti-imperialist struggle into a lucrative marketing opportunity for corporate America. Cinco de Mayo’s fight night—a stage for high-profile fights and staggering paydays, with renowned headliners like Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., generating millions in revenue—has, too, become a cash grab for the boxing industry.

This Cinco de Mayo weekend, Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, this era’s top earner, is scheduled to take on Jaime Munguía and defend his super middleweight world …

by Rudy Mondragón |

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How San Francisco Became a Labor Enforcement Laboratory

Community Partners Are Helping Local Government Protect and Empower Low-Wage Workers

by Seema N. Patel |

In the U.S., there is a chasm between what the labor laws say and what workers experience as their everyday realities. That’s because employment here is based on private contractual …

Tips and Tricks From an Uber Driver

Don’t Talk Politics, Store a Towel in Your Trunk, and Let Them Sing Their Songs

by TONY PIERCE |

This piece publishes as part of the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation public program and editorial series, “What Is a Good Job Now?” which investigates low-wage …

People Coming Out of Prison Need Good Jobs, Too

Like Anyone Without Recent Employment Experience, They Want More Pay, More Stability, and More Upward Mobility

by David J. Harding |

This piece publishes as part of the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation public program and editorial series, “What Is a Good Job Now?” which investigates …

Leader of Inland Empire Amazon Workers United Sara Fee

Crestline, My Community, Still Has That Small-Town Feel

Sara Fee is a founder and leader of Inland Empire Amazon Workers United, a group of warehouse workers seeking to transform working conditions inside Amazon facilities, like the one she …

California Labor Commissioner Assistant Chief Daniel Yu | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

California Labor Commissioner Assistant Chief Daniel Yu

I Really Like Weird Pizza

Daniel Yu is the California Labor Commissioner assistant chief who oversees the field enforcement and judgment enforcement units. Before joining the panel at a Zócalo event in Sacramento called “What …


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