This week, Starbucks and Workers United announced that they’d reached “a constructive path forward” on the future of organizing and collective bargaining at the company.
Natascha Elena Uhlmann
Israel & Palestine
The ADL Wants to Conflate Critiques of Israel with Antisemitism. That Won’t Make Jews Safer.
As conservative pundits mainstream antisemitic tropes, the ADL is instead focused on silencing expressions of Palestinian solidarity.
Samuel Hoadley-Brill
Viewpoint
Supporting Palestinian Rights Used To Be Considered Far Left. Now It’s Mainstream.
It’s clear that the Democratic base has moved on supporting Palestinian rights. Leadership needs to catch up.
Sandra Tamari and Saqib Bhatti
Israel’s mass bombardment of civilians in Gaza is being facilitated, aided and abetted by the United States government.
Azadeh Shahshahani and Sofía Verónica Montez
Thomas Friedman Is a Dinosaur, and a New World Is Here
"Ultimately, Friedman’s latest op-ed isn’t really a criticism of Israel’s actions—it’s a plea that Israel please, please make sure people don’t think badly of its actions."
Yasmin Nair
As Norfolk Southern Reports Billions in Earnings, East Palestine Residents Wait for Justice
One year after the Norfolk Southern derailment, families are still struggling to relocate, find work, and access medical care.
Maximillian Alvarez
A First Contract Is Finally in Sight for Unionized Starbucks Workers
After a grueling campaign, Starbucks Workers United and the company announced a major breakthrough this week that’s being hailed as “a very, very big deal.”
Saurav Sarkar
ISRAEL & PALESTINE
The measure, which is moving forward in Congress, effectively gives Israel a check to purchase $3.5 billion in arms in complete secrecy.
Janet Abou-Elias, Lillian Mauldin, Mekedas Belayneh, Rosie Khan, Liv Owens and Women for Weapons Trade Transparency
ViewpointIsrael & Palestine
“I Am Done Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils. I Will Not Vote for Joe Biden in 2024.”
Saqib Bhatti
LaborViewpointIsrael & Palestine
Starbucks Is Exploiting the Violence in Gaza and Israel to Attack Its Union
Lynne Fox
ViewpointInterviewEn Español
¿Está Permitiendo Biden Que Los Republicanos Fijen Los Términos Del Debate Sobre Inmigración?
Natascha Elena Uhlmann
LaborViewpoint
The War on Gaza Is a Labor Issue
Paul Stauffer
Rural America
How To Privatize a Mountain
Joseph Bullington
Dobbs will throw many lives into disarray. Lationna Halbert’s is one of the first.
Bryce Covert
Since we first profiled her, Lationna has returned to work, her son Kingsley is crawling—and the family is still just treading water.
Bryce Covert
LaborInterviewPodcast
How Kaiser Workers Won
Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked out on a three-day strike, marking the largest healthcare strike in U.S. history.
Maximillian Alvarez
LaborInterviewPodcast
A Major Seattle Sandwich Chain Fired a Union Organizer, Sparking Backlash—and Change
Workers at Homegrown voted overwhelmingly to unionize with UNITE HERE in late 2022. They’ve been fighting for a contract ever since.
Maximillian Alvarez
“I yearn for our voices to echo across the globe with the truth, reaching out to those who seek it.”
Sherell Barbee
CultureIsrael & Palestine
Heba Zagout, We Will Not Forget You
Aya Ghanameh
DispatchCulture
Striking a Chord for Change: The Poor People’s Campaign for Revolution
Natascha Elena Uhlmann
ViewpointRural America
Louisiana’s Prison System—Brought to You by Big Oil
Lydia Pelot-Hobbs
Rural America
How Deregulation Is Helping Turn Eastern Oklahoma into a Factory Farm Sacrifice Zone
Ben Felder
