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How the Hart–Celler Act Changed America

Ruth Milkman Dissent
The Walls Within: The Politics of Immigration in Modern America by Sarah R. Coleman Princeton University Press, 2021 The 1960s effort to end discriminatory quotas sowed the seeds of the political conflicts over immigration still with us today

Indiana University Graduate Workers Submit Cards, Seek Union Election

Patrick McGerr The Herald-Times
The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America submitted 1,584 union cards to the Indiana University last week, representing almost two-thirds of the roughly 2,500 graduate students working at IU.

Dark Chocolate's flavanol may help to protect the heart.

Harvard Chan editors Harvard Chan Newsletter
Observational studies suggest a link between high cocoa or chocolate intake of 6 grams daily (1-2 small squares) and a reduced risk of heart disease and mortality, possibly in part by reducing blood pressure and inflammation.

The Great American Teacher Exodus

Nora De La Cour Jacobin
Chronic disinvestment in public education, a corporate reform model that punishes student poverty, and the pandemic’s disruption of school life are making it impossible for teachers to do the job they love. Many educators are at their breaking point