Global Left Midweek — September 16, 2026
Portside
Imperialism and anti-imperialism
Imperialism and anti-imperialism
Imperialism and anti-imperialism
poetry
Burning
Poet Gene Grabiner reminds us that even in the intimacy of the family one encounters intimations of past horror.
poetry
My Grandpa Was Two
Stopping in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, during a trip along the Mississippi, historian and poet Peter Carroll contemplates the flow of time.
labor
The 9 to 5 Movement: How Women Got Angry, Got Organized and Made Labor History
Teen Vogue
As the economy opened up to women a half century ago, one in three working women was an office employee. As the clerical workforce grew by leaps and bounds, so did a sense of injustice among the women, leading to the founding of the 9 to 5 Movement.
labor
‘This Is Our Time’: How Women Are Taking Over the Labor Movement
USA Today
Over the course of the pandemic, the vast majority of essential workers were women. The vast majority of those who lost their jobs in the pandemic were women. And now the vast majority of those organizing their workplaces are women.
How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier.
The New York Times
Rich countries contribute an average of $14,000 per year for a toddler’s care, compared with $500 in the U.S. The Democrats’ spending bill tries to shrink the gap.
Dispatches From the Culture Wars - October 1, 2019
Portside
Suddenly Last Summer; Cancel Culture; Faith and Climate; Anti-Communism is Back with a Vengeance; Poland's Jewish Museum; Family and the Far Right; Little Haiti
For Richer, For Poorer: Re-Imagining and Reclaiming the Family for the Left
Socialist Project
Feminist voices emphasize that production and reproduction are inextricably linked to one another. We need to collectively reflect on our contradictory longing for family and dare to challenge seemingly natural forms of living together.
labor
When Factory Jobs Vanish, Men Become Less Desirable Partners
The Atlantic
Declines in manufacturing employment are shaping the structure of the American family.
books
Louise Erdrich's Hard Facts
Public Books
Acclaimed Native American novelist Erdrich's fifteenth novel is a "multigenerational tale," writes reviewer Round, that "stretches across two centuries of life on the Northern Plains."
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