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Bertolt Brecht (and Me)

Victor Grossman CounterPunch
"A rich man and a poor man, there they stood, And judged each other as best they could. The poor man said, his voice at low pitch, If I were not poor you’d not be rich." -- Brecht

Only in Mississippi

Bobby Harrison and Adam Ganucheau Mississippi Today
White representatives vote to create white-appointed court system for Blackest city in America

The Wealthy Save Billions in Taxes by Skirting Old Law

Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen ProPublica
Congress outlawed tax deductions on “wash sales” in 1921, but Goldman Sachs and others have helped billionaires like Steve Ballmer see huge tax savings by selling stocks for a loss and then replacing them with nearly identical investments.

92 Percent of Ex-NFL Players Show Brain Trauma

The Brink The Brink
Leading up to Super Bowl LVII, Boston University's CTE Center Director Ann McKee says the NFL ignores the risks of repetitive blows to the head and that it’s “foolish” to think the league will police itself

What Ending the COVID Emergency Actually Means

Katelyn Jetelina and Caitlin Rivers Your Local Epidemiologist
What does it mean to 'end the emergency'? Questions and answers about antigen tests, vaccines, Paxlovid, healthcare coverage and more. Why we, as a society, need to transition NOT to a 2019 world but to a new and better 2023 world.