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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.

Friday Nite Videos | December 31, 2021

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Book-banning Parents Are Making Reading Cool

Luke Winkie The Guardian
Narratives about race, gender and inequality are being banned around the US – but sales are rising as the frenzy appears to have the opposite effect

Redistricting Is Going Surprisingly Well for Democrats

Joel Wertheimer Data for Progress
Why is the conventional wisdom suggesting that Democrats are doomed this cycle so wrong? Analysts are failing to compare to the relevant baseline. Nationally, the 2021 maps are unfair, but not as unfair as 2011.