Photos by David Bacon Text by David Bacon & Rosario Ventura

The Economics of Trump's War with Iran

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

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May/June 2026

The Art of Performing Maintenance

There is no one-to-one correlation between what we do and what it means to us or to others. Many of

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The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

DAVID BACON is a journalist and photographer covering labor, immigration, and the impact of the global economy on workers. He is author of several books, including Illegal People: How Globalization Cr

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March/April 2015

These Things Can Change

In 2013, Rosario Ventura and her husband Isidro Silva were strikers at Sakuma Brothers Farms in Burlington, Wash. In the

Photos by David Bacon Text by David Bacon & Rosario Ventura Mar 1, 2015