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California Jury Pay Could Soon Increase to $100 a Day

Soumya Karlamangla The New York Times
The proposal was inspired by a pilot program in San Francisco that has increased the racial and economic diversity of the county’s jury pools by providing $100 daily payments to low- and moderate-income jurors.

Unionizing Made Me a Different Person

Emily Markwiese Jacobin
Forming a union with my coworkers at the immersive arts company Meow Wolf wasn’t easy. It was stressful and scary. But we pushed past that fear — and ended up transforming our lives in the process.

Loma Linda University Medical Residents Vote Yes on Union

Alex Aamodt Spectrum
Resident physicians at Loma Linda University Health voted to unionize on June 22. The historic vote is the latest chapter in the showdown between a Seventh-day Adventist healthcare institution and organized labor.

The Prigozhin Mutiny Is a Lesson in the Folly of War

Branko Marcetic Jacobin
This past weekend’s attempted insurrection in Russia is a reminder of the self-defeating stupidity of Vladimir Putin’s invasion. It should also be a reminder of the profound dangers of attempting to carry out regime change.