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September 29, 2023

A New Picture of When We Mated With Other Kinds of Humans

Maddie Burakoff and Laura Ungar AP

DNA evidence shows that H. sapiens mated with groups including Neanderthals and Denisovans. It even reveals evidence of other “ghost populations” — groups who are part of our genetic code, but whose fossils we haven’t found yet.

Get Up, Stand Up | Bob Marley (Live at Munich, 1980)

September 29, 2023

This marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of Bob Marley's greatest songs on his album Burnin'

The Secret C.I.A. Operation That Haunts U.S.-Iran Relations | Retro Report

September 29, 2023

A 1953 C.I.A.-backed coup that ousted Iran’s Cold War leader has colored U.S.-Iran relations for decades

AOC Speaks at UAW Strike Rally

September 29, 2023

Solidarity IS the strategy.

As we overcome division and bigotry, we will win economic dignity for all.

The people stand with @UAW 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/tc6mSa77Ht

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 28, 2023

Insurance Reps Laugh at Denying Claim

September 29, 2023

UnitedHealthcare tried to deny Chris McNaughton health coverage. He fought back, filed a lawsuit and exposed the insurance company’s inner workings.

The 'Transformer' That Crawls, Rolls and Flies

September 29, 2023

M4, the multi-modal mobility morphobot, draws inspiration from the natural world, adapting how it uses its limb-like rotors and wheels to move in a wide range of ways

September 29, 2023

Where Are We Headed

Beau Beausoleil

Loss of liberty, the rise of civil terror, asks San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil. Is that where we are headed?

September 28, 2023

The Looming Shutdown: ‘Political Theater’ Showing Total Contempt for Essential Workers

Bob Hennelly Work Bites

several government workers rallying outside a government office.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contract workers are on edge this week with just a few days to go before a possible federal government shutdown engineered by former President Donald Trump’s most ardent partisans in the House of Represen

September 28, 2023

Strikes Aren’t Bad for the US Economy. They’re the Best Thing That Could Happen

Robert Reich The Guardian

America is in the midst of the biggest surge in labor activity in a quarter-century. Auto workers, writers, actors, Starbucks workers, Amazon workers, UPS drivers, flight attendants – labor isn’t a ‘special interest’. It’s all of us.

September 28, 2023

Socialists in Office Condemn New York’s Failure To Support Immigrants and Asylum Seekers

New York City Democratic Socialists New York City Democratic Socialists

We do not accept New York City and State officials’ cruel response to asylum seekers, scapegoating new arrivals to defund public goods for everyone. Mayor Eric Adams announced a city hiring freeze, cuts of 15% for all New York City public agencies.