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Naomi Osaka and the Power of ‘Nope’

Lindsay Crouse The New York Times
This latest episode is evidence that when athletes such as Ms. Osaka are told to refrain from commenting on racism or politics and instead to shut up and play, it has always included an unsaid caveat: “unless we stand to profit off your voice."

The ‘Lost World’ of Vittorio De Seta

J. Hoberman The New York Review of Books
Filmed in the 1950s, Vittorio De Seta's luminous shorts depicting the hardscrabble lives of fishermen, shepherds, peasants, and miners in rural Italy turn documentary into art film.

Democratic Unions Get the Goods

Alex N. Press Jacobin
A new report coauthored by labor analyst Jane McAlevey presents overwhelming evidence that democratic unionism that puts workers at the center of collective bargaining wins strong contracts.