Labor
Mack Truck workers begin strike in Maryland, two other states Baltimore Sun
UAW Mack Truck members strike UAW
Thousands to Strike against ASARCO’s Unfair Labor Practices United Steelworkers
It’s a tight labor market, and unemployment is at a 50-year low. So why aren’t wages rising? Philadelphia Inquirer
What’s at Stake in Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Whether Unions Can Bargain for the Entire Working Class In These Times
Class Struggle is Still the Issue Counterpunch
Indigenous Peoples
Celebrating Warriors: Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Today Photos By Bad Bear Censored News
Im/migrants and refugees
US has sent 13K migrant children back to Mexico this year: report The Hill
Border Wall Rising In Arizona, Raises Concerns Among Conservationists, Native Tribes NPR
Atatiana Jefferson
‘I Don’t Want No Hug’: Atatiana Jefferson’s Family Speaks Out About Police Shooting News One
Texas DA Overseeing Atatiana Jefferson’s Shooting Also Prosecuted Crystal Mason For Voting News One
Poverty prize Michael Roberts
Esther Duflo reckoned economists should give up on the ‘big ideas’ and instead just solve problems like plumbers: “lay the pipes and fix the leaks”. This ignores whether the plumbing is designed properly in the first place. Far from fixing leaks, economists may be trying to stop a flood with a spoon.
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