Take My Benefits—Please!
New Politics
Employment-based Health Care Has Become an Anchor Around the Neck of the U.S. Working Class
Climate Activists Can’t Afford to Ignore Labor. A Shuttered Refinery in Philly Shows Why.
In These Times
In order to fully confront the complexities of how to actually have a just transition away from fossil fuels, workers in those industries need to be at the front of those conversations.
The Limits of Capitalism
Socialist Project
We are at a crossroads where either global apartheid and authoritarian, nativist regimes will prevail, or a radical democratization from below motivated by humanist and universal values as well as love of biodiversity.
Australia: “Magpies are Mimicking Emergency Vehicles, They’ve Heard So Many”
OpenDemocracy
Australian social media is an “unfiltered waterfall of tragedy as the country burns.” Each day an area is declared a 'leave zone', an 'evacuation zone', a 'state of disaster', as vast chunks of the country are no longer suitable for human life.
Lawmakers Refused to Increase an Infamous Prison’s Funding. Then, Chaos Erupted.
ProPublica
Understaffed and underfunded, Mississippi’s Parchman prison has received media attention for its grisly violence, gang control and subhuman living conditions. Lawmakers have known about these issues for years, and have done nothing to fix it.
The Seven Square Inches Making Us Lots More Unequal
Inequality.org
With every purchase, those credit cards in our wallets are reinforcing a rich people-friendly America.
Why Did the Pentagon Push the FDA to Approve a Powerful New Opioid?
Gizmodo
In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved America’s newest opioid, the strongest prescription painkiller available and the first one brought to you by the Pentagon, which pushed for the drug’s expedited approval and endorses its benefits.
Friday Nite Videos | January 10, 2020
Portside
Bernie Sanders to Stephen Colbert: I Will Do Everything I Can To Stop A War With Iran. Soul Rebel Featuring Bunny Wailer and Manu Chao. Advocate | Movie. What If We Nuke a City? Top Science Breakthroughs of 2019.
Bernie Sanders to Stephen Colbert: I Will Do Everything I Can to Stop A War With Iran
Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders believes the United States has no business going to war with Iran, and intends to do whatever he can to prevent that from happening
Soul Rebel Featuring Bunny Wailer and Manu Chao
Bob Marley once said “One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain...” Enjoy Bunny Wailer, Manu Chao and Bushman singing the Wailer’s classic, “Soul Rebel,” along with musicians from around the world.
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