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June 2, 2023

Paxton Is Burning

Nancy Goldstein Texas Observer

While Paxton burns—or simmers or escapes entirely—intra-party fighting and dirty laundry airing be damned, the USA’s largest, richest, and most powerful wing of the GOP have screwed Texas on such a large, systemic scale that they'll still prevail.

June 2, 2023

The Surprising Pervasiveness of American Arrogance

John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus

Advocates of "peace now" in Ukraine would do well to listen to what Ukrainian and Russian progressives have to say.

June 2, 2023

Bernie Sanders: I Could Not, in Good Conscience, Vote for the Debt Ceiling Bill

Bernie Sanders Guardian

This bill cuts programs for the most vulnerable, and is totally unnecessary – why doesn’t Biden invoke the 14th amendment?

Why the Dyslexic Brain Is Misunderstood

June 2, 2023

How dyslexia is a differently organized brain.

The Boys – Season 3 Official Trailer

June 2, 2023

The Boys learn of a mysterious anti-Supe weapon, crash into The Seven, start a war, and chase the legend of the first Superhero: Soldier Boy. Arrives June 3.

This Could Be the Biggest Strike in U.S. History

June 2, 2023

If they don't get a fair contract deal by July 31, 2023, UPS workers could go on strike. It would be the largest single-employer strike in U.S. history.

Color of the ‘Āina | Pō & the 4fathers | Playing for Change

June 2, 2023

Be transformed by the rhythmic sounds of Pō & the 4fathers as they perform "Color of the ‘Āina" Live Outside in Waiāhole, Oʻahu.

What a Vietnam War Riot Says About Today’s Culture Wars | Robert Reich

June 2, 2023

The "Hard Hat Riot" of 1970 was used by Nixon to stoke division and is strikingly similar to the tactics used by modern culture warriors like Ron DeSantis.

June 2, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | June 2, 2023

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What a Vietnam War Riot Says About Today’s Culture Wars. Color of the ‘Āina | Pō & the 4fathers | Playing for Change. This Could Be the Biggest Strike in U.S. History. The Boys – Season 3 Official Trailer. Why the Dyslexic Brain Is Misunderstood.

June 1, 2023

3 Decades Ago, There Was a Deadly Attack on Mexican Autoworkers. Here’s What It Can Teach the U.S. Labor Movement Today.

Isabela Escalona Workday Magazine

A weakness of labor is an inability to critically examine the stakes. As a healthy organization, you have to be able to examine the past, acknowledge it, account for it, and move forward. Without that you’re stuck in a circular trap.