Eric Dirnbach is a union researcher and labor activist in New York City. He has published in Jacobin, Labor Notes, New Labor Forum and Organizing Work.
Federal managers cleared a limited, tightly controlled 2026 season and Washington sent $21.3 million in disaster aid, yet drought, hatchery dependence and a warming Pacific still threaten a fish central to coastal economies and tribal life.
The administration's ruthless deportation policy is wrecking lives, communities, and the U.S. economy. It may turn out to be a political albatross as well.