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Unions Step Up To Meet the Moment

Stephanie Luce Convergence
Labor unions, as individual organizations and in coalitions like May Day Strong, are mobilizing to defend democracy this fall.

The Next Generation of Cultural Stewards

The editors Newmansown.org News
Tlingit & Haida’s Traditional Food Security program connects Native youth with traditional foods that are nutrient dense, unprocessed, and culturally relevant. This increases traditional food access and encourages youth to make healthy food choices.

Brazil’s Angry Tide and the Struggles Ahead

Vijay Prashad CounterPunch
Flávio Bolsonaro of the state of Rio de Janeiro, the eldest son of Lula's predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, led with 47% of the vote over incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 45%. They will face each other in a runoff on 25 October 2026.

Boxcar to Nowhere

Caroline Fraser The New York Review of Books
American lore about hoboes has sugared over the economic and environmental forces that drove people from their homes and onto the rails and roads in the first place, as a new history lays out.

The Making of Israel’s Palestinian Mafias

Ghousoon Bisharat (Host), Elat Ma (Guest) +972 Magazine
An epidemic of criminal violence is devastating Palestinian communities inside Israel, with this year’s death toll reaching 168 at the time of recording. But the numbers tell only part of the story: Mafia networks have penetrated almost every aspect

UAW President Shawn Fain Nears Reelection Victory

Luis Feliz Leon, Jane Slaughter Labor Notes
The election was a referendum on the new fighting direction Fain has taken the union by leading 2023’s Stand-Up Strike against the Big 3 automakers, other bold contract fights, and new organizing campaigns.