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The Unionization Wave Is Hitting Costco

Fernando Perez interviewed by Luis Feliz Leon Jacobin
Costco workers in Norfolk, Virginia, recently unionized, defying the company’s reputation as one that cares about workers. In an interview, a Costco worker says he and his coworkers are tired of being treated with disrespect on the job.

Would-Be Assassins of Democracy, 2024

Portside Moderators Portside
Trump lawyers assert, in court, that as president he would have the right to assassinate political opponents. The GOP is flat-out embracing insurrectionists. Here is how we – Portside moderators – assess the danger to democracy. And how you can help.

Israel’s Vietnam—And Ours

Van Gosse The Nation
Everything that Israel is doing to the people of Gaza—especially killing civilians through intensive aerial bombardment—was prefigured during the American “ground war” in Vietnam.

Inside Biden’s Secret Surveillance Court

Alfred Ng, John Sakellariadis Politico
In a deal to let companies keep trading transatlantic data, the White House built an opaque new forum that could affect national security and privacy rights — without any public paper trail.

The Scary Third Meaning of Freedom

Felicia Wong, Michael Tomasky, Jefferson Cowie The New Republic
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jefferson Cowie on the deep, twisted roots of American oppression