Staughton Lynd seemed like a personal force almost more than a person within the antiwar movement of the 1960s. My Country Is the World largely and usefully recounts the controversies that came with his rise in the peace movement of the middle 1960s
This book, writes reviewer Wendland-Liu, shifts the geographic focus of "origins of capitalism" debates from Europe "to the motion, spaces, circuits and conflicts in multiple global sites and stages of economic production relations."
A new documentary by Alain Gomis turns footage from an interview with Thelonious Monk into a commentary on the submerged violence of the star-making process.
Writers, producers, stylists, and other workers on “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” and “The Kitchen” are forming a union with the Writers Guild of America, East
If you’ve ever been in a fandom space — yes, even stan Twitter — the last thing a Black woman gets away with is even the hint of violence or anger.
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In Jakarta, women take to the roads out of desperation. Drivers for ride-hailing platforms have a tough gig. For women in Indonesia, gender norms can mean they’re demeaned, and still carry responsibility for the household when they get home.
Echoing the complaints voiced by many protesters, Carlos called for a change of tactics after ten days of protests that brought millions to the streets – but failed to impress the government. “I’m fed up with these strolls around town. Macron will only listen once we shut down the economy.”
Republicans in Congress have already filed bills to undermine labor rights, eliminate the agency that oversees workplace safety, and roll back wage protections.
Unprecedented strikes, and a call for a nationwide general strike leads Netanyahu to halt his plans for judicial overhaul.
As a new CEO takes over, employees of the Seattle-based coffee giant are taking their demands to the street: Stop union-busting and bargain in good faith.
Bon Jovi’s hit “Livin’ on a Prayer” is an anthem about working class survival. But it also contains a deeper message about class struggle.
Trump will be arraigned in Manhattan on Tuesday. Here's what else we know.
From failed uprisin’ to harmonizin’. #Colbert #Comedy #ColdOpens
Starbucks founder Howard Schultz testified before the Senate about the company's rampant illegal union-busting campaign, and Sen. Bernie Sanders held nothing back.
Witness the creation of two labor murals (Mexico City / Chicago), linked by the collaborative efforts of unions from both sides of the border.
Scaremongering politicians promote fear. John Leguizamo separates border myths from border facts. #DailyShow #Comedy
Jordan Klepper chats with the handful of Trump supporters who actually turned out to protest the former president's predicted arrest. #DailyShow #Comedy
As of March 2023, the iconic and iconoclastic De La Soul catalog is available on streaming platforms
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