Reuters: A record 129 journalists were killed in 2025. Two-thirds were killed by Israel.

Interesting read. After 3 years of bargaining, only union Chipotle store in the US has called it quits on push for a first contract. That’s not a moral failing, it’s a structural one. 1st contracts require leverage & a single shop of 12ish workers simply didn’t have it jacobin.com/2026/02/chip...

It is done

"Learning From the UAW’s National Organizing Push," by Chris Brooks (Feb 16, 2026). bsky.app/profile/chac...

Union density, the most important measure of worker power in America, was stagnant for another year. We can start turning this around whenever the labor movement is ready to put on its ass-kicking shoes. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/labor-move...

Five great, action-oriented questions by Hamilton Nolan. The entire piece is excellent, highly recommended—especially when read in conjunction with the two most recent pieces in Jacobin by @chactivist.bsky.social (linked below).

Which form of organizing is more effective: one based more on momentum or on structure? As @chactivist.bsky.social shows in this carefully crafted piece on UAW's Stand Up 2.0, it depends. Click through for a summary of outcomes; read through for an analysis that organizers will truly appreciate.

This is amazing. Solidarity with the Twin Cities Tenants!

If the labor movement hopes to survive, we have to organize the private sector at scale. I was one of the central architects of the UAW’s Stand Up Strike and our national auto organizing push. I shared some of what I learned in this new @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social piece 🧵 jacobin.com/2026/02/uaw-...

I have been made aware of reports of an ICE agent firing a gun into a car in Roxbury this week. Whenever ICE is around, you can expect violence. It's time to ABOLISH ICE. Until then, NJ must use its full might to pass laws protecting us from ICE.

Excellent breakdown of the UAW’s landmark tentative agreement at VW 👇

The labor movement isn’t just weak, it’s approaching an event horizon: the point at which unions become so small they lose the political, cultural, and institutional mass to successfully reverse their own decline. 🧵 jacobin.com/2026/02/unio...

First article as a new columnist for @jacobinmag.bsky.social 👇