Readers Response

Portside Labor Readers Comments on, Without Tenure; International Support Enables Victory of Egyptian Union; Ruling Says McDonald's Is Liable for Workers; Article Interview With Cleo Silvers (When the Union's the Enemy: An Interview with Cleo Silvers)

Israelis in US: An Open Letter to American Jews on Gaza War

Noam Sheizaf +972 Magazine
In its public appeal to the American Jewish community, Israelis For a Sustainable Future (IFSF), a new organization of Israelis living in the U.S., says "maintaining the occupation is what this war is all about." The IFSF appeals to American Jews to oppose the current policies of the Israeli government, and support Israeli voices for peace. "Israel needs your support to break out of the cycle of violence," the IFSF Open Letter says.

The Fed Should Be Meeting In Ferguson, Not Jackson Hole

Isaiah J. Poole Campaign for America's Future
The central bankers and the Ferguson residents would do well to switch places. Ferguson is actually a much better place from which to understand the consequences of the past six years of economic policies.

Obama Administration Calls the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Bluff

Ian Millhiser ThinkProgress
The Obama Administration’s new rules will likely put an end to the Supreme Court’s ability to move the goalposts every time someone raises a new objection to the administration’s policy. Now, the country will have to wait to find out whether Hobby Lobby actually permits this latest set of rules — or whether the language in the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision was simply Lucy pulling away the football one more time

The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar TIME
Kareem Abdul Jabar says that Ferguson is not just about systemic racism — it's about class warfare and how America's poor are held back

The Racism of the US Criminal Justice System in 10 Charts

The shooting of Michael Brown offers Americans yet another reminder that their criminal justice system is riddled with racial disparities. From encounters with police to prison sentences, Ferguson is another drop in a very full bucket.

The Racial Wealth Gap in America

Though the United States is one of the wealthiest countries, to many Americans this prosperity remains out of reach. Blacks and Hispanics who are striving to make a better life for themselves and their families are not given the same asset building opportunities. Full research here.

Peter Case -- House Rent Party

Peter Case tells the tale of a modern day house rent party. Filmed during the Music Fog sessions at the 2010 Americana Music Festival in Nashville, TN.