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Hollywood Unions Are Back at the Bargaining Table

Alex N. Press Jacobin
Two major strikes by Hollywood writers and actors dominated headlines last year. Only months after the strikes’ end, contract negotiations are now underway for the entertainment industry’s crew members — and the possibility of a strike is not off the

The Booksellers’ Revolt

Maththew Patin / The Texas Observer Texas Observer
The READER Act would have required vendors to rate books on "explicitness" before selling to schools—and blacklisted those that didn't comply.

The Black Box of Race

Henry Louis Gates Jr. The Atlantic
In a circumscribed universe, Black Americans have ceaselessly reinvented themselves.

A New Alliance Could Change Puerto Rican Politics

Rafael Bernabe, Ed Morales Jacobin
The Citizens’ Victory Movement and the Puerto Rican Independence Party are forming a coalition called La Alianza. Their goal: a radical shift in Puerto Rican politics.