In “I Am Gitmo,” French director Philippe Diaz recreates the torture rooms inside the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center.
The rise of the baron illustrates the failures of our approach to food policy better than a dry description of policies ever could. For example, the story of the Grain Barons tells the history of the Farm Bill and how it has corrupted the food system
Netflix's Spanish-language adaptation of One Hundred Years Of Solitude premieres later this year
This book analyses social movements around the world that engage with democracy-driven or participatory governance.
A new restoration of Frank Borzage’s 'Man’s Castle' starring Loretta Young and Spencer Tracy, showcases the visionary Hollywood director’s lusty yet spiritual artistry balancing a sharply etched view of poverty in the shadow of wealth.
Soups are made from the traditions of the countryside where people are used to eating the animals that live there (the rat is a country creature, not the urban variety) and some think of them even as a kind of medicine.
Labor
The National Labor Relations Act still functions, just barely, for Starbucks workers. Employees at fast-food franchises face even worse odds under federal labor law.
Unionization at Volkswagen's Chattanoooga plant shows a "just transition" could be possible, even in the anti-union South. That's great news for climate politics.
The United Auto Workers union announced it reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck, averting a potential strike of more than 7,000 workers.
The ongoing legacy of Labor Notes was renewed at last week’s gathering.
“.......journalists have been paying the highest price— their lives—to defend our right to the truth. Each time a journalist dies or is injured, we lose a fragment of that truth,” said CPJ Program Director Carlos Martínez de la Serna.
Taylor voiced both a cautious optimism about his union’s trajectory, and some frustration at the labor movement’s hesitation to exploit the unusually pro-union climate now abroad in the land.
Marc Elias discusses the Supreme Court arguments regarding presidential immunity.
Having trouble understanding the intricacies of the interference hush money trial? The frog explains what it's all about.
The next chapter in worker power in the South: 7,300 workers are ready to walk out and shut down seven plants at midnight.
As protests for Gaza ramp up on college campuses, the de-escalation effort doesn't seem to be...de-escalating.
AI may soon allow us to understand and talk to whales. But some scientists are asking: SHOULD we talk to whales?
Over 4,000 Volkswagen workers in Tennessee just joined the UAW. This will change the auto industry, and the future of American labor.
What if you stopped and listened to what they have to say? You might find their stories strikingly relatable.
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