Grand Scheme
Dig Boston
Mass legislature helps, harms workers in “deal” with labor and business lobbies
An MSG Convert Visits the High Church of Umami
The New Yorker
Monosodium glutamate is a compound molecule in which glutamate is the amino acid responsible for the mysterious deepening of flavor. Its once-vilified reputation has been ascribed to illogic, superstition and even racism.
Why We Should Be Alarmed That Israeli Forces and U.S. Police Are Training Together
Foreign Policy in Focus
The Israeli forces mowing down unarmed Palestinian protesters also train U.S. police forces that brutalize communities of color.
Legalized Xenophobia - Poster of the Week
Center for the Study of Political Graphics
Deplorably, legalized racial profiling continues today.
A Climate Constitution in the Courts and the Streets
Portside
What’s the Constitution got to do with climate? Current legal cases are now addressing that question.
Religious Extremism is at the Heart of US Support for Israel
Electronic Intifada
One of the most important elements of the Israel lobby in the United States is right-wing Evangelical backing – or Christian Zionism.
The Immigrants Fueling the Gig Economy
The Atlantic
The short-term promise of easy cash can trap individuals in bad long-term conditions. This article is the third in a series about how the gig economy is shaping the future of labor and what that means for workers.
Friday Nite Videos -- October 7, 2016
Portside
RIGGED!!! | Sam Bee's Election Report. Rock Group Drive-By Truckers Take on the South. All The Things Mike Pence Said Donald Trump Didn’t Say, He Did. The Secret US Prisons You've Never Heard of Before. Do Cause and Effect Really Exist?
RIGGED!!!
Sam Bee's investigative reporters Allana Harkin and Amy Hoggart speak to Trump folks who are convinced that this election is most definitely rigged, sort of.
Rock Group Drive-By Truckers Take on the South
Drive-By Truckers formed in Athens, Georgia 20 years ago, and the band's been exploring the music and culture of the American South ever since. Their new album continues that tradition, with a piercing look at issues of race and police brutality.
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