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A Brief History of Ben & Jerry’s Political Ice Cream Flavors

Sarah Todd Quartz via Secret Breakfast Newletter
Ben & Jerry's is know for its outspoken advocacy on issues ranging from climate change to economic inequalityn and also for expressing its social values in the form of limited-edition frozen desserts.

Time To Blow Up Electricity Markets

Yanis Varoufakis Project Syndicate
The European Union’s power sector is an example of what market fundamentalism has done to electricity networks. With the end of cheap natural gas, retail consumers and businesses are paying the price for their governments’ embrace of a shoddy theory.

Barbara Ehrenreich and the Real Work of Labor Day

Richard Eskow Common Dreams
Every walkout, every outstretched hand, every word written or spoken in defense of workers' rights, is a victory—whether it results in immediate and obvious success or not.

Barbara Ehrenreich and the Real Work of Labor Day

Richard Eskow Common Dreams
Barbara Ehrenreich
Every walkout, every outstretched hand, every word written or spoken in defense of workers' rights, is a victory—whether it results in immediate and obvious success or not.