Summit of the Americas in L.A. Next Month
L.A.Times
Mexican president is unlikely to attend.
Power of Poetry
Veterans of life Write
California poet Amy Meier wrote this poem in memory of Jacob George, a veteran of 3 tours in Afghanistan whose postwar “moral injury” led him to suicide.
A Delivery App Tackles Health Care With One Slight Difference: Workers Have Rights
rest of world
Mexican laws generally protect the rights of health workers. But worker rights advocates caution that adopting this model of a precarious distribution platform by other industries can encourage informal work without social security.
The Hidden History of “Hand Talk”
The hidden history of an ancient language.
How Your Phone Knows If You’re Getting an Abortion
Roe vs. Wade is under threat. And if abortion is made illegal, people seeking to end their pregnancies will face an adversary that didn’t exist in 1973: mountains of data that can be used to track them.
Jacinda Ardern at Harvard: Gun Control and Democracy
New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern receives a standing ovation as she gave the commencement address at Harvard University connecting gun control and democracy.
Oye Como Va ft. Carlos Santana & Cindy Blackman Santana
The legendary Carlos Santana, Cindy Blackman Santana, Becky G, Tito Puente, Jr., Tal Wilkenfeld, Rubén Rada, along with 20 other musicians from around the globe, join together for this energetic, classic, feel-good groove.
A Simple, If Extremely Difficult Solution: Reduce the Number of Guns
If you're heartbroken and frustrated after yesterday's mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, you're not alone. There are things Congress can do right now, Congress just refuses to do them. #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
The Love Affair Between Hollywood and the Pentagon
Vox
For the Pentagon, films like Top Gun: Maverick are more than just a movie. They are a recruitment bonanza.
The Supreme Court Is on the Verge of Expanding Second Amendment Gun Rights
Brennan Center for Justice
Law professor Darrell Miller forecasts a “radical change” in the law concerning Second Amendment gun rights coming from the Court’s conservative justices.
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