Portside

The democracy question

This book examines organized crime in New York City unions and the rank and file fightback.

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to ratify their first union contract last week, securing pay bumps, job protections and a rare win for the United Auto Workers union in the South.

President Donald Trump’s expansion of the blockade is the latest chapter in an aggression waged by 12 successive US presidents. It’s time to close the book.

So little truth, so much time

Amid Trump’s lies and xenophobic rants, people struggling to pay bills and make ends meet are unlikely to be moved

Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.

Solidarity melts ICE

A Q&A with two founders of the 51st, a worker-led nonprofit newsroom launched after the closure of the beloved local outlet DCist.

The president was already doubling the budget deficit. With the high court’s tariff decision, he’s tripling it. There’s only one solution: Repeal his “big, beautiful” tax cut.