Apple Workers in Oklahoma Vote To Unionize
AP
The vote on Friday signaled another win for the labor movement
Cheers for Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment
The American Prospect
It will compensate seniors for the bout of inflation. Workers deserve as much.
1 Billion Crabs Disappear
CBS
Alaska snow crab season canceled as officials investigate disappearance of an estimated 1 billion crabs.
The War for Democracy in America Will Be Lost—or Won—in the States
The New Republic
States were meant to be “laboratories of democracy.” Instead, they are pioneering new ways to restrict voting and distort representation.
War, Climate Change, and Other Disasters Haunt Afghanistan
The American Prospect
Almost half a century of fighting brought the country to its nadir, and there is no clear way out of the misery.
Never Throw Away the Key
ZNetwork
Just Mercy challenges us not just to abolish the cruel, oppressive, and racist system of death sentencing, but to move beyond soul-killing modes of thought that are part of what make such systems of oppression possible in the first place.
The Incentives To Get Workers Back to the Office Aren’t Working. Here’s What Would.
Slate
Millions of office employees started working at home in 2020, now many don't want to return to the workplace. Companies are struggling to figure out how to convince them to return.
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Status Left It Vulnerable to Hurricane Fiona
The American Prospect
When a place is controlled by a government in which it has no representation, it will be abused.
In Italy’s Deserted Democracy, Far-Right Giorgia Meloni Has Emerged Victorious
Jacobin
Yesterday’s Italian election brought victory for Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Fratelli d’Italia — and record-low turnout. The opposition between technocrats and the far right is the symptom of a deeper decline.
The Supreme Court’s Public Legitimacy Crisis Has Arrived
The New Republic
Americans’ antipathy toward the high court is deepening—and for the first time, a slim majority favors expansion.
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