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By Kevin O’Kelly Correspondent Even before the job losses of the pandemic, many American workers were facing a tough situation. In recent years, fed-up employees – from fast-food workers to university adjunct instructors – have seen little choice but to unionize. The signs of a rising new labor movement makes journalist Edward McClelland’s latest book, “Midnight in Vehicle City: General Motors, Flint, and the Strike That Created the Middle Class,” remarkably timely. McClelland details what was arguably the most important strike in American history. On Dec. 30, 1936, a few...

 stirred controversy, particularly his policy of separating children from their parents. Now, as the United States grapples with a growing surge of migrants – with nearly 100,000 detained last month, including 9,300 unaccompanied minors – President Joe Biden is coming under increasing pressure to demonstrate that he has a solution. Many of these minors have been kept in detention facilities beyond the legal limit of 72 hours, prompting conservatives to ask why Democrats are not again decrying “kids in cages.” Why We Wrote This Democrats criticized Donald Trump’s...

Actors of color and female directors are better represented this year among the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards. Hollywood has been under pressure to diversify ever since #OscarsSoWhite in 2015 drew attention to the lack of minority nominees.

Quick Read By Cathryn J. Prince Correspondent Rodrigo Sardinha was unsettled on what to do for a living. “I wasn’t from a poor family exactly, but I didn’t have so many opportunities,” he says. Then he heard about Gastromotiva – a Rio de Janeiro-based nonprofit that offers vocational kitchen training, nutrition programs, and food education. Mr. Sardinha’s decision to enroll in the initiative was life-changing: “I didn’t learn just to be a technical cook,” he says. “I learned to be a better person and to look out for others.” The ...

A new style of bar is catching on around the world, serving drinks like craft cocktails, but without the alcohol. While dry bars first appeared during the temperance movement in the 19th century, this newer trend is fueled by a growing interest in health and wellness.