For her new book, “Salvage,” the Trinidadian-born writer Dionne Brand rereads classic English novels, teasing out evidence of the ravages of colonialism.
In Hollywood, sex workers have become the ultimate girlbosses. The message is clear: there’s no need for collective empowerment when one can escape the low-wage economy by cashing in on the power of bootstrapping entrepreneurism.
Koda Farms, the family-owned rice farm in Merced County, which Keisaburo Koda started 97 years ago, is shutting down. Its rice is prized by chefs and home cooks alike.
There seems to be a reluctance to get into politics this season, a missed opportunity.
This book and this review are nearly five years old. Their relevance remains undiminished.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) filed suit against Tuson Foods claiming it is making “unsubstantiated environmental claims” about its products – known colloquially as greenwashing.
For its third series, hit LGBTQ+ teen drama is entering the wild new world of sex – while getting darker and scarier. The cast talk love, longing and courgetti pasta
Labor
Black and Latina women are driving labor union growth in the U.S. amid a decades-long decline in membership. In 2023, Black women’s union membership rate notched a slight bump from 10.3% to 10.5%, while Latinas went up from 8.5% to 8.8%.
The terms are a total victory for dockworkers and for smooth supply chain operation, as the White House faced down exorbitant shipper profits. What would Trump have done?
Rank-and-file autoworkers democratized their union, elected president Shawn Fain, and won a landmark strike. Now they will have to win local officer positions, dominated by the old guard, to hold bosses to their word and maintain a fighting union.
Workers Win $24 Wage Increase
Eleven of Impact Plastics’s workers were at the company’s Tennessee factory when Hurricane Helene hit. Two are confirmed dead, four are still missing. Workers say the company did not let them leave until it was too late.
“The USMX’s anti-worker tactics fool no one, and the ILA is serving dockers and workers everywhere by drawing a line in the sand and refusing to accept anything less than they deserve."
In the crucial swing state of Georgia, election deniers and rightwing conspiracy theorists are facing a new generation of Gen Z candidates and voters
What makes Charlamagne so sure that Trump will try to steal the 2024 election? Because he tried to steal the last one!
Maria is no nun, but a mom, and Project 2025 is in full swing. What's it like for her and her family?
These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
How Donald Trump has impacted our federal courts, what he could do if reelected, and how Judge Steve Harvey fits into our judiciary branch
Trump and his MAGA allies engage in the political gymnastics, distancing themselves from Mark Robinson while refusing to explicitly condemn him
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