| Will Supreme Court case lead to a post-union America? Posted: 26 Feb 2018 02:10 PM PST ![Will Supreme Court case lead to a post-union America?]( "Will Supreme Court case lead to a post-union America?") Robert Esparza has had a front-row seat to the decline of unions in Texas. Forty-one years later the union only has 350 members, who get about 10 percent of the work – non-union workers, many working for a fraction of what unionized ironworkers get, are taking the rest. "We're kind of like a secret, really, nobody knows too much about us," says Mr. Esparza, who is now the business manager and financial secretary-treasurer for Local 66.
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| Grand coalition? Why some in Germany prefer polarization to a mushy middle. Posted: 26 Feb 2018 01:09 PM PST ![Grand coalition? Why some in Germany prefer polarization to a mushy middle.]( "Grand coalition? Why some in Germany prefer polarization to a mushy middle.") As a local chairwoman of Germany's center-left Social Democrats in the traditional heartland of Germany's working-class left, Janina Kleist does not typically defy the party line. If enough of the SPD base says "no" instead, it could herald new elections in Germany and prolonged instability at the epicenter of Europe.
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| The quality of mercy in stemming violence Posted: 26 Feb 2018 12:27 PM PST ![The quality of mercy in stemming violence]( "The quality of mercy in stemming violence") In the history of seeking justice for violent acts, nothing can quite match what is happening in an Indonesian hotel this week. Over three days, about 120 former terrorists behind two mass bombings in 2002 and 2004 are meeting privately with dozens of their victims – to offer apologies. Like a mass wedding, it is meant to be a bonding exercise, with a testing of the sincerity of vows.
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| From fisherman to smuggler: How ocean pollution fuels Tunisian migration Posted: 26 Feb 2018 10:13 AM PST ![From fisherman to smuggler: How ocean pollution fuels Tunisian migration]( "From fisherman to smuggler: How ocean pollution fuels Tunisian migration") Disillusioned by diminished hauls, rampant ocean pollution, and a dearth of alternative employment prospects, these fishermen say they are running out of options. This perfect storm of circumstance is pushing the next great migrant wave to Europe – one that may deliver tens of thousands of migrants to Italy's shores next summer. Tunisia's Kerkennah Islands have emerged as a strategic launching point for migrants to Europe.
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