Media Bits and Bytes — August 18, 2026
Portside
Surveillance goes haywire
Surveillance goes haywire
Surveillance goes haywire
Mamdani’s Taking On Amazon. His Opponent? Chuck Schumer’s Daughter.
The American Prospect
Legislation before the New York City Council would end Amazon’s subcontracting of delivery drivers. Jessica Schumer is the lead lobbyist against it.
Inside the Nearly 5-Month Labor Lockout at an Indiana Refinery
Grist
BP has locked out about 800 refinery workers in Whiting without pay for months. The hardline tactic is raising fears about the future of union power.
Monitor Amok!
The American Prospect
The federal court–appointed official overseeing the UAW is taking sides in the union’s upcoming presidential election.
The New Ellis Island
The New York Review of Books
A history of five families in El Paso reveals the city’s significance as a bellwether of America’s immigration policy.
labor
AI and the Working Class
UE
The Economy, the Environment, and the Future of Work
labor
Learning, Recharging, Uniting at Labor Notes 2026
Labor Notes
With 300 workshops and panels, and almost 5,000 registered attendees, the Labor Notes Conference June 12-14, 2026 in Chicago was an oasis of inspiration and solidarity.
What to Eugene Debs Was the Fourth of July?
Dissent Magazine
Few figures on the left have been as committed to realizing the democratic promise of American politics as Eugene Debs.
Media Bits and Bytes — July 7, 2026
Portside
Labor in an AI generated future
labor
Linking Immigrant, Worker, and Tenant Struggles To Build Community Power
Shelterforce
In Atlanta, nearly 1,000 labor union members and community allies gathered at the Jobs With Justice national conference, where one of the themes was linking immigrant, worker, and tenant struggles to build community power.
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