A New Kind of Anthem
On Veterans Day, we honor Gerald Sloan’s poem, commissioned by a local symphony to be recited at a choral performance of Wilfred Owen's famous sonnet (see below).
Unionizing Is Now on Track To Be a Constitutional Right in Illinois.
Working In These Times
In Tuesday’s midterm elections, a majority of Illinois voters backed the Workers Rights Amendment which will enshrine the ability to organize. A coalition of unions, along with socialists, helped propel the campaign.
Remembering the Veterans Who Marched on DC To Demand Bonuses During the Depression, Only To Be Violently Driven Out by Active-Duty Soldiers
The Conversation
In 1932, with the Great Depression underway, President Herbert Hoover and General Douglas MacArthur violently suppressed the Bonus March, a massive encampment of veterans demanding relief, with far-reaching and unforseen consequences.
Inside the Justice Department’s Decision on Whether To Charge Trump in Mar-a-Lago Case
NBC News
“If Trump were anyone else, he would have already faced a likely indictment,” said lawyer Bradley Moss, who represents intel agency workers in cases involving classified information.
What Next-Gen COVID-19 Vaccines Might Look Like
Knowable Magazine
From building up defenses in the nose to slowing down a virus’s ability to make copies of itself, scientists are rolling out a raft of creative approaches to fighting infection
The GOP Is More MAGA Than Ever
The Atlantic
It’s hard to overstate how radicalized and anarchic the base of the Republican Party remains.
What We Know About the State of Russia's Military
Russian soldiers' own videos, sent back to their relatives, shed light on the conditions inside Russia's military and the devastating toll on their morale and will to fight
Lindell Freaks, Fox News Turns on Trump
Republicans and right-wing media look for someone to blame after Biden had the best midterm showing of any sitting president in 20 years
How John Fetterman Broke Trump’s Red Wave
In the vital swing state of Pennsylvania, the progressive Democrat John Fetterman defeated the TV celebrity Dr Mehmet Oz in a race that could determine the balance of power in Washington
Trump Attacks DeSantis in Unhinged Rant
Donald Trump drops a big hint of where he sees a looming threat to his hold over the Maga faithful
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