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Watching the GOP’s circular firing squad during the speaker votes was entertaining, but what do progressive Democrats have to show for rallying round their party’s leadership?

Myanmar’s military junta is not short of partners. Indeed, business, notably in the arms market, continues unabated. Such conduct makes a mockery of the sanctio ns and injunctions imposed by the EU, United States and other states since the 2021 coup.

Two long-time organizers for economic, racial, and gender justice reflect on the lessons of the past half-century and assess the strategic challenges and opportunity confronting a new generation of workers, activists, and organizers.

Some researchers have theorised that ultra-processed foods increase inflammation because they are recognised by the body as foreign – much like an invading bacteria. The body mounts an inflammatory response, which has been dubbed “fast food fever”.

More than 25% of survey respondents have avoided care fearing how they would be treated, and nearly one third reported that they had been treated unfairly.

The Nobel Prize-winning economist calls for a global tax on high earners at 70% and a 2-3% wealth tax on large fortunes to combat widening inequality. He also talks about war profiteering, politicians who want more inequality and the sperm lottery.

Workers at the Science Museum of Minnesota have voted overwhelmingly to join together in a union with the AFSCME Council 5.

According to the latest data, the ranks of unionized workers grew by 200,000 between 2021 and 2022. If the United States’ unionization rules in place weren’t so biased toward bosses, tens of millions more workers indicate they would have joined a union, too.

America’s unbreakable fixation with football will only lead to more injuries like Damar Hamlin’s. A uniquely American concoction of capitalism and culture has allowed football to continue to thrive, even as the dangers it presents to players, both professional and amateur, have become clearer. Football remains the biggest hit on TV.

A U.S. startup carried out a geoengineering experiment in Mexico, which the country claims was done without prior notice and consent