🔗 It’s time to organize. — Ethan Marcotte:

In short, the world’s on fire. So I want to suggest that — now more than ever — you need a union.

A union is many things: it’s an engine of democracy in your workplace; it’s a path to a contract; it’s a community. A union also provides a critical layer of protection and stability. And that’s something you could use right now.

🔗 Fans Discover an Inconvenient Truth About ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ - WSJ:

So when Van Sistine visited New York last month to meet with clients, he was pumped to catch a live rendition of “Glengarry” on Broadway and hear those famous lines.

“I was on the edge of my seat,” Van Sistine said later, “waiting for that character to come out and give us the monologue, the gospel.”

He never appeared.

Lots of people from around town got on busses to be part of big protest in Boston; others went to NYC, Brattleboro, Keene.

We stood out as usual on the green here in town because while big protests with thousands of people are cool and build energy, I think it’s important to do it locally in small towns and rural communities, too.

We had a few assholes shout obscenities and nonsense at us, but the vast majority of the people driving by were honking their horns in support.

🔗 They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions - The American Prospect:

Trump believes that every relationship is zero-sum and transactional. There are no win-win arrangements with allies. They have to suffer for us to win. And if a deal is made, it must be made from a position of strength. From Trump’s perspective, he just gained leverage on every country in the world, even the ones only inhabited by penguins.

The problem with this “logic” is that America is not indispensable and other countries have just as much ability to retaliate, forcing the whole world into recession and making it very clear who started it.