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November 11, 2023

US Lawmakers Renew Call for Biden To Drop Charges Against Julian Assange

Brett Wilkins Common Dreams

"The bottom line is that journalism is not a crime," said Rep. Jim McGovern. "The stakes are too high for us to remain silent."

November 11, 2023

Republican Courts Could Sabotage the Ohio Abortion Vote

Mary Ziegler Slate

Ohio has Republicans in control of all three branches of government, but the state’s voters still managed to approve a ballot initiative on reproductive rights.

November 11, 2023

The British Roots of the Conflict in Palestine

Saurav Sarkar Socialist Project

It is this commonality that firmly establishes that the British Empire policies are the root cause of the violence in these regions; there are simply too many instances of these conflicts being traced back to the empire to imagine a coincidence.

November 11, 2023

Shifting Patterns in Global Manufacturing

John P Ruehl Asia Times

The Chinese manufacturing sector is resilient to headwinds

November 10, 2023

Parade Rest

Joseph Zaccardi Slipstream

California poet Joseph Zaccardi reminds us that war veterans carry their burdens through their lifetimes.

November 10, 2023

SAG-AFTRA Lauds New Deal, Valuing It at Over $1B With “Unprecedented” Provisions & “Extraordinary Scope”

Peter White Deadline

SAG-AFTRA says that its tentative agreement with the studios is worth more than $1 billion over three years and added that it has “extraordinary scope” and “unprecedented provisions.”

Have an Autoimmune Disease? Blame the Black Death

November 10, 2023

The same genes that helped your ancestors survive the bubonic plague in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa may be contributing to autoimmune disease today.

Little Fishermen, Rich Fisherman and Why Our Videos Got Raided

November 10, 2023

The federal government introduced a misguided, market-based system to conserve our oceans. Now, thousands of small fishermen are going out of business while a lucky few are striking it rich.

Washington's Dream | SNL

November 10, 2023

George Washington (Nate Bargatze) tells his soldiers (Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, James Austin Johnson) his dream for the country.

Democrats in House Call for Cease-fire

November 10, 2023

Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) and Summer Lee (D-Pa.) called for a cease-fire in Gaza and the West Bank on Nov. 9