Best of the Week’s News:

• Hillman Prize-winning sociologist Matthew Desmond proposes new objective in the war on poverty: fighting exploitation. (NYT)
• The storied history and uncertain future of Scabby the Rat. (Guardian)
• Why unions matter so much. (NYT)
• Teamsters’ president calls GOP senator a “greedy CEO” in senate testimony. (WaPo)
• Barista union will ask Starbucks shareholders to back an independent review of the coffee company’s labor practices. (Reuters)