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Why Newsrooms Are Unionizing Now

Steven Greenhouse Nieman Report
Journalists are saying yes to unions to lift salary floors, win or improve basic benefits, and provide some cushion to the industry’s volatility.

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Ico Maly Diggit Magazine
This book argues, says reviewer Maly, that "the Googles and Facebooks of this world are shaping an antidemocratic world," using our data to produce "raw material in the production of predictive products that eliminate our freedom."

Global Left Midweek - June 12, 2019

Portside
Mass Uprisings: Sudan, Algeria, Haiti, Honduras * Black Vests in France * Soc Dems Dilemma in Denmark * Philippines Labor Leader Gunned Down * Trump Declares War on UK Labour

Beyond #MeToo

Judith Levine New Labor Forum
The only thing that will protect service workers is a fundamental cultural transformation that renders groping the nanny a shock to the sensibilities of most men.

Why We Continue to March in Gaza

Abdalrahim Alfarra Electronic Intifada
waving Palestinian flag in midst of black smoke
The soldiers were looking at us and their weapons were aimed toward us. And there was a deceitful sniper who waved at us, telling us to leave the place safely.