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BLS: Oregon Union Membership Grew 23% Since 2013

Garrett Andrews Oregon Business
A new study shows Oregon saw higher than average union growth in recent years, a trend pushed by strong participation in education, behavioral health and social services.

Costa-Gavras Directing the Revolution-‘Z’

Kenan Behzat Sharpe Jacobin
Political cinema can sometimes be too highbrow for a mass audience. But in the 1960s and early '70s, French-Greek director Costa-Garvas showed that films with a revolutionary message can also be popular.

Squid Game 2, an Allegory of Capitalism Versus Democracy

Caitlyn Clark Jacobin
In the nail-biting new season of Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, players’ desperate circumstances push them to make fatally risky bets on individual success even when collective action might save them.

The Video Game Industry Is Unionizing

An interview with Emma Kinema Robin LoBugilo Carolyn Jong Em Geiger Josiah Clark Jacobin
This summer, World of Warcraft and Bethesda Game Studios workers joined the growing number of video game developers organizing with Communications Workers of America. We spoke with some of the workers and organizers who have been unionizing

The Labor Movement Just Notched Two Big Wins

Timothy Noah The New Republic
Photo of the Union President speaking from the podium.
Trump’s victory makes it “That much more important to come together, to organize workers, to build real power, because that’s our best offense in this moment." - Jamieson from the Huff Post.