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Tall Ships Bring a Warning for American Democracy

Bruce Berman Portside
When I was 20, I knew why I was protesting. The injustice was visible. The stakes were clear. Today the danger is no less visible though it is wrapped in patriotic language and asks us to confuse loyalty to a person with loyalty to the Constitution.

Tidbits-July 16: Reader Comments: More ICE Killings; Todd Blanche – Trump’s Hired GumShoe Lawyer; USAID; Civil Rights on the 250th Anniversary of the Country; Take Action: Support Mahmoud Khalil; the Case for Tripling Union Membership; Cartoons, More

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Reader Comments: More ICE Killings; Todd Blanche - Trump's Hired GumShoe Lawyer; USAID; Civil Rights on the 250th Anniversary of the Country; Take Action: Support Mahmoud Khalil; The Case for Tripling Union Membership; lots more and Cartoons;

Troy Jackson’s Politics Are Rooted in Maine Logger Struggles

Branko Marcetic Convergence
Maine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson’s history is a case study of something the Left often discusses but rarely sees: a working-class politician who emerged from workplace organizing struggles and used his power to advance pro-worker policies.

An Expansive Exploration of Summertime Detroit.

Cheryl A. Head Washington Independent Review of Books
This new collection of essays, poems, comics, memoir, and short stories focuses on Detroit and the Black experience of summer in the city.

Hachette Book Group Employees Vote To Unionize

Alexandra Alter The New York Times
Hundreds of staff members at Hachette Book Group voted to unionize forming the largest union in American trade book publishing at one of the biggest publishers in the United States.