Paul Prescod and Natascha Elena Uhlmann, Labor Notes. World Cup Leverage. In a World Cup-fueled union win, concessions workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have won the right to walk off the job, should ICE pose a threat to their safety. The stadium’s 2,000 cooks, bartenders, dishwashers, servers, and attendants had a major piece of […]
Jake Johnson Common Dreams Iranian officials reportedly warned US Vice President JD Vance late last month that two officials leading the Trump administration’s diplomatic efforts in the Middle East—special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner—were trying to profit from their proximity to critical negotiations rather than working to secure a lasting peace agreement. According to Drop Site, […]
Ellen Brown Discussions of artificial intelligence typically begin with the question, What happens when the machines take our jobs? For thousands of years, work has been the means by which we fed our families, earned our place in society, and gave structure to our lives. We have come to equate paid employment with identity. That […]
The proposed projects, part of a wave of Gulf capital being poured into Syria's reconstruction, align with a broader effort to keep the country out of Iran's orbit.
The low-profile emirate has been reinventing itself around Wynn Resorts’ Al Marjan Island resort, which will house the Gulf’s first legal casino, but the Iran war has caused delays.