The Next Crash
New York Times
Equal at School
Cartoonists Group
Organizing Community Unions
rabble.ca
By reaching out to groups of people who have not traditionally been union members, we at Unifor are challenging ourselves, and the labour movement, to include in our fight those who need it the most, and by doing so, to be true to one of the most basic union principles there is. In the union's plea for economic justice, fair labour laws, decreased inequality and more, involving new members in our work can only be an asset.
Who Ain't a Slave? Historical fact and the fiction of 'Benito Cereno'
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Melville's tale describes the deep structures of a racism that was born in chattel slavery but didn't die with it. Racism, in the United States at least, was grafted onto slavery, while at the same time disguised by a potent kind of individualism, a cult of individual supremacy, based on the fantasy that some men were born natural slaves and that others could be absolutely free.
Researchers Find Factors Tied To Voting Restriction Bills Are 'Basically All Racial'
Talking Points Memo Muckracker
A new study, titled "Jim Crow 2.0? Why States Consider and Adopt Restrictive Voter Access Policies," concludes that restrictive voter measures are connected to both partisan and racial factors.
Five Reasons Why ‘Food’ Is A Massive Global Health Issue
Public Library of Science
Food is an essential part of health and wellbeing. But mismanaged, unregulated, recklessly advertised, poorly produced and over consumed, food can have dire public health consequences.
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