Ukraine War Threatens Food Supplies in Fragile Arab World

Zenia Karam AP
From Lebanon, Iraq and Syria to Sudan and Yemen, millions of people in the Middle East whose lives were already upended by conflict, displacement and poverty are now wondering where their next meals will come from.

Steward’s Corner: Sustaining the Organizing Surge

Ellen David Friedman Labor Notes
Worker organizing is on the upswing. Here are some principles for building capacity and bottom-up power—in your union drive and in the ongoing functioning of your union.

How the Ukrainian Working Class Was Born

Marko Bojcun Jacobin
At the turn of the last century, Ukraine’s labor movement was subject to tsarist domination and divided along linguistic lines. The revolutions of 1917 inspired calls for self-determination and the formation of a common Ukrainian identity.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

A first look at the stunning new science series hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. For a discussion of the relation of science and religion in the first episode, go here.