During the fight to form a union, a Starbucks shift manager reveals what happened at one store in central New Jersey when baristas were pulled in for individual meetings to “review benefits.”
Starbucks’ Anti-Union Playbook: the ‘One-on-One’
Author: corinna barnard
THE ANGRY ARAB: The US & Middle East Elections
The most reliable pollster in Lebanon reports interesting trends ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
US Imposes Flawed Food System on the World
Compounded by Ukraine, food prices will continue to climb as the consolidated global agricultural system faces problems it can’t handle, writes Jim Goodman.
EARTH DAY: Activists Block Newspapers Over Climate Coverage
“The more we threaten the fossil fuel status quo, the less the media covers it,” says one U.S. climate scientist.
Dark Times with a Sliver of Light
Vijay Prashad raises the hope that Argentina — which just joined China’s BRI — can forge a development strategy not written by IMF staffers in Washington.
US Trashes ICC, But Wants It to Charge Russians
Marjorie Cohn delves into the U.S. double standard in using an international court to prosecute war crimes.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Prison Food
“Not for Human Consumption.” The author, who saw that label himself when he was incarcerated, calls out a widespread human rights violation being committed in U.S. prisons.
Missing Link in a UN Cold Case?
IMF Loans Forcing Austerity on Crisis-Ravaged Nations
IMF pandemic-related loans are forcing developing nations to implement austerity measures that fuel further impoverishment and inequality, an Oxfam analysis finds.
Globalization Without an Epicenter
E. Ahmet Tonak and Vijay Prashad say a retreat from Western-designed globalization by some areas of the world began before the pandemic and before Russia’s war on Ukraine.