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The Last Time the Globe Warmed

October 15, 2021

During the last great global warming, tropical forests flourished ... in the arctic. This warming is happening much faster than that one.

Children’s Author Tells the True Story of Columbus’ Exploits

October 15, 2021

Oriel María Siu’s new children’s book explodes the myth of Christopher Columbus as a celebrated explorer and re-centers Indigenous narratives of how the Americas were colonized.

The Real Reason the Economy Might Collapse | Robert Reich

October 15, 2021

The wealthy now own more of the economy than at any time since the 1920s. Meanwhile, millions in this country are barely scraping by.

October 15, 2021

How TV Lied About Abortion

Tanya Melendez Vox

For decades, dramatized plot lines about unwanted and unexpected pregnancies helped create our real-world abortion discourse.

October 15, 2021

Trump to Skip 2024 Campaign and Go Straight to Claiming He Won

Andy Borowitz The New Yorker

“The 2024 election was so stolen it makes the 2020 election look not stolen.”

October 15, 2021

Occupation Failed Afghanistan. Our Struggle for Freedom Continues.

Malalai Joya Il Manifesto

The only way to save Afghanistan is solidarity of the progressive, democratic and secular forces. We want an Afghanistan free from fundamentalists and foreign intervention, in which men and women have equal rights based on democracy.

October 15, 2021

The Brutal Slave Trade in the US Has Been Largely Whitewashed From History

Joshua D. Rothman The Conversation

Mountains of material expose the depravity of the men who ran the largest domestic slave trading operation in American history and reveal the fortitude of the enslaved people they trafficked as merchandise.

October 15, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | October 15, 2021

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The Real Reason the Economy Might Collapse | Robert Reich. Children’s Author Tells the True Story of Columbus’ Exploits. The Last Time the Globe Warmed. Fruits of Labor | PBS. The End of Oil, Explained | Vox + Netflix.

October 14, 2021

Why Are Major Unions Undermining the Progressive Strategy on Reconciliation?

Jeff Schuhrke In These Times

Democratic leaders have been pursuing a “two-track” strategy linking the Build Back Better Act with an infrastructure bill championed by conservative Democrats. Recent AFL-CIO and AFT actions raise questions about their support for this approach.

October 14, 2021

Tidbits - Oct. 14, 2021 - Reader Comments: $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill; USPS Postal Banking; Democrats in Congress; Covid Restrictions Still Needed; China; New Films: Young Lords; Harold Washington; more resources; ...

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Reader Comments: $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill; USPS Postal Banking; Democrats in Congress; Covid Restrictions Still Needed; China; New Films: Young Lords; Harold Washington; more resources; ....