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What’s Behind Rising Unemployment for Black Workers?

Valerie Wilson Economic Policy Institute
There has been a clear deterioration in the labor market for Black workers this year. The decline in Black workers’ employment appears to be concentrated among Black women.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Cancellation Is Peak Hypocrisy

Branko Marcetic Jacobin
After campaigning on ending censorship and cancel culture, Donald Trump is making the list of things you're not allowed to say in America longer and longer. ABC’s cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show signals that not even comedians are safe

The UAW Has a Vision for Green Industrial Policy in California

Paul Prescod Jacobin
A recent report from UAW Region 6 outlines a bold vision for how to expand clean energy industries in California using union labor. It’s an example of how unions can get serious about industrial policy and assert themselves in the “abundance” debate.

The Giant Fireball That Could Save Us

David Sirota, Ariella Markowitz, Bill McKibben The Lever
America’s real-life Lorax says the climate apocalypse might be averted after all.

Oct 18 No Kings Day #2

No Kings
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. On October 18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people.

People Are Boycotting Disney, Hulu, and ESPN

Saleah Blancaflor Fast Company
Some experts who study the impact of brand backlash doubt the entertainment giant will suffer in the long term, but that doesn’t mean it has nothing to lose.