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September 13, 2022

White House Preps for Rail Strike As Congressional Democrats Urge Patience

Tanya Snyder, Alex Daugherty and Ben White Politico

Supply chain disruptions, from crops to water to energy, could be devastating if freight rail unions strike as soon as Friday.

September 13, 2022

What—if Anything—Will US Military Learn From Putin’s Disastrous Ukraine Invasion?

Andrew Bacevich TomDispatch

We need an entirely different approach to national security.

September 13, 2022

Chile’s Constitutional Makeover, Take 2

John Dinges The Nation

The Boric government can recover from the lopsided rejection of Chile’s new Constitution by harnessing the energy behind the country’s reform movement.

September 13, 2022

Health Movement in South Korea Fights for Universal Access to Medicines

Jyotsna Singh, Ana Vračar People’s Dispatch

Civil society in South Korea renewed its commitment to ensure universal access to medicines and public pharmaceutical production, building on decades of mobilization

September 13, 2022

Seattle Teachers Secure Tentative Deal To End Strike After ‘Enormous Community Support’

Julia Conley Common Dreams

"We should all be proud of what we accomplished and what we stood up for: student supports and respect for educators," said the Seattle Education Association.

September 13, 2022

Society Is a Mess in Emily the Criminal, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and Not Okay

Alissa Wilkinson Vox

Three new movies recall the 1930s gangster movie era, but with a twist. They sketch the outlines of a dysfunctional social and economic reality by focusing on people who are caught in the gears of the system, in one way or another

September 13, 2022

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – September 13, 2022

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“Latinx” may be necessary. But does it fit in the Spanish language?

July 18, 2014

Friday Nite Videos -- July 18, 2014

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Spike Jonze Presents: Lil Buck and Yo-Yo Ma. If Latinos Said the Stuff White People Say. Johnny Winter: Live at the Fillmore East. Reggae Got Soul. Murder on Abortion Row.

Spike Jonze Presents: Lil Buck and Yo-Yo Ma

July 18, 2014

An amazing collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and a young dancer in LA, Lil Buck. Someone who knows Yo-Yo Ma had seen Lil Buck on YouTube and put them together. The dancing is Lil Buck's own creation and unlike anything I've seen. Hope you enjoy. -- Spike Jonze

If Latinos Said the Stuff White People Say

July 18, 2014

"You're just not what I picture when I think of a white person."