Southern Voter Suppression Bills
Facing South
New Southern voter suppression bills face challenges in state and federal court
Draft Legislation in New York Would Put Gig Workers into Toothless 'Unions'
Labor Notes
“It’s about creating a distraction and a real carve-out from the PRO Act,” said Bhairavi Desai, director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
Protestation
Costa Rica poet Simmons protests the legacy of “colonization” that confuses crime and justice.
Unions Take Up the Fight for Racial Justice
Organizing Upgrade
The labor movement will not survive at all, let alone build power, without a serious racial analysis and making racial justice key to their core mission.
Piles of Ancient Poop Reveal ‘Extinction Event’ in Human Gut Bacteria
Science Magazine
A new first-of-its-kind study of DNA recovered from preserved human feces suggests that over the past thousand years the human gut has experienced an “extinction event,” losing dozens of species and becoming significantly less diverse.
‘Brazil Is a Global Pariah’: Lula on His Plot to End Reign of ‘Psychopath’ Bolsonaro
The Guardian
Brazil’s leftist former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leaves no doubt he is planning a finale to a dramatic political career
Columbia Journalism Faculty Protest the Nikole Hannah Jones Tenure Decision
Columbia University
The extraordinary decision of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to deny tenure to one of the most recognized journalists of her generation has a chilling effect on untenured junior scholars and is an attack on freedom of the press
Black Lives Matter, Palestinian Resistance, and the Ties That Bind
The American Prospect
The symbiosis between African Americans and Palestinians grows as both groups face human rights crises.
The Undying Hydra: A Freshwater Mini-Monster That Defies Aging
Could this tiny creature, named after a mythical multiheaded monster, hold the secret to eternal youth? Related to jellyfish and anemones, the hydra has an almost otherworldly ability to heal itself and stave off aging.
Palestinian Artist Taqi Spateen Painting George Floyd on the Separation Wall
Palestinian artist Taqi Spateen paints a mural of George Floyd on the Seperation Wall in Bethlehem, June 2020. “The most important thing is that the people know this mural is a gift from Palestine,” says Spateen. “That’s all that matters.”
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