A Diaspora at a Crossroads

Ankur Singh The Progressive
At two events in the suburbs of Chicago this spring, members of the Indian diaspora responded to the rise of ethnonationalism in very different ways.

The Italian Labor and Citizenship Referenda June 8–9

Salvo Leonardi and Lepoldo Tartaglia The Stansbury Forum
Despite the defeat of pro-worker referenda, bringing workers’ rights and dignity back to the top of the list in the public discourse, in a time saddened by wars and epochal challenges, can be considered a positive.

Adams Retreats From Medicare Advantage Effort

Richard Khavkine The Chief
Days after the state’s high court OK’d city officials’ yearslong bid to switch 250,000 retired municipal workers to a Medicare Advantage plan, Mayor Adams has pulled the plug on the effort — for now.

Friday Nite Videos | June 20, 2025

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She Got an Abortion. A Texas Cop Used 83K Cameras To Track Her Down

Rindala Alajaji Electronic Frontier Foundation
Lawmakers who support reproductive rights must recognize that abortion access and mass surveillance are incompatible. Systems built to track stolen cars and issue parking tickets have morphed into today’s reproductive dragnet.

A Path to Pushing MAGA out of Power

Max Elbaum Convergence
Only a new governing coalition capable of expanding political democracy and beginning a process of structural change can push MAGA back to the margins. Lessons from the 2020 election and the Biden years help show a path toward that goal.

Smartphones Again Set the Agenda for Justice

Allissa V. Richardson The Conversation
Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions. On the ground, the videos helped inspire a “No Kings” movement, which organized protests in all 50 states on June 14, 2025.

Why American Presidents Dance to Bibi’s Tune

Eric Alterman The New Republic
Trump is the most pliable. But Netanyahu plays them all like cheap violins, despite being wrong about every important matter of the last 25 years.

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Sly & The Family Stone | Everyday People

In his 1968 hit song Everyday People, recorded  with his band Sly and The Family Stone, Sly Stone (March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025) confronted a world beset by chaos, war and hatred with a message of profound brotherhood and compassion