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September 24, 2021

‘We’re all fighting the giant’: Gig Workers Around the World are Finally Organizing

Peter Guest rest of world

Delivery man on a scooter on a street in front of a ferris wheel.

Faced with fragility and uncertainty, gig workers are connecting across borders to challenge platforms’ power and policies.

September 24, 2021

‘Vaccine Apartheid’: Africans Tell UN They Need Vaccines

Pia Sarkar AP

“No one is safe unless we are all safe.” That message was repeated throughout the day to world leaders assembled at the UN, as the inequity of vaccine distribution came into sharp focus.

September 24, 2021

Human Footprints Suggest Surprisingly Early Arrival in the Americas

Lizzie Wade Science Magazine

If dates hold, tracks would put people in New Mexico thousands of years earlier than thought

The Fight Over Masks in Schools | Jordan Klepper

September 24, 2021

Jordan Klepper fingers the pulse on masks, vaccines and teaching critical race theory in schools in North Carolina. #DailyShow #JordanKlepper

Peace Train featuring Yusuf / Cat Stevens | Playing For Change

September 24, 2021

Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ timeless anthem of hope and unity, originally released on the classic album 'Teaser and the Firecat' in 1971, was Stevens’ first US Top 10 hit, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Bernie Sanders Takes on Fossil Fuel Lobby in Fight Over Climate Change

September 24, 2021

A closer look at progressives in Congress pushing forward with a transformative $3.5 trillion spending plan that would invest heavily in climate infrastructure amid historic wildfires, droughts and flooding.

Dutch Neanderthal Gains a Face, With Expression

September 24, 2021

Watch palaeo-artists as they recontruct and interpret the layers of a Neanderthal skull to arrive at the face of ‘Krijn’, a young man with a conspicuous lump over his right eyebrow.

The Card Counter | Movie

September 24, 2021

The story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler haunted by the ghosts of his past decisions, with riveting performances from stars Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe. In theaters now.

September 23, 2021

Seventeen Winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics Sign Letter in Support of the President’s Build Back Better Package

Joseph Stiglitz Economic Policy Institute

Seventeen recipients of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences have signed an open letter in support of President Biden’s Build Back Better package currently being considered in Congress.

September 23, 2021

Afghanistan and Beyond: End U.S. War-Making Everywhere

Azadeh Shahshahani In These Times

We need a reinvigorated anti-war movement. It is time to end all U.S. wars, shut down all U.S. military bases, and put an end to U.S. militarization and sanctions impacting countless people in the Global South.