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March 5, 2022

Grijalva Warns Against Fossil Fuel Lobby's Drilling Push Amid Ukraine War

Julia Conley Common Dreams

"We can't let the fossil fuel industry scare us into a domestic drilling free-for-all that is neither economically warranted nor environmentally sound," said the U.S. congressman.

March 5, 2022

The Changing Political Geography of COVID-19

Bradley Jones Pew Research Center

During the fourth wave of the pandemic, death rates in the most pro-Trump counties were about four times what they were in the most pro-Biden counties.

March 5, 2022

How Tony Mazzocchi Built Worker Militancy in the Suburbs

Paul Prescod Jacobin

Labor leader Tony Mazzocchi believed unions could inspire their members to engage in a broader political movement of working people. His Local 149 did just that in the 1950s — and in a suburban environment where no one thought it possible.

March 5, 2022

The Lords of Baseball Think You’re Stupid

Alex Kirshner Slate

The MLB lockout displays a breathtaking level of cynicism.

March 4, 2022

1955 (12 Miles from Ground Zero)

Lee Rossi

With the crisis in Ukraine, old nuclear fears rise to the surface as California poet Lee Rossi recalls the year 1955.

March 4, 2022

After More than 10 Months of Public Organizing, New York Times Tech Workers Vote 404-88 to Unionize

Angela Fu Poynter

Workers with signs rallying in front of the NYTimes

The new unit, which is organized by the NewsGuild, is now the largest unit of tech workers with bargaining rights in the country.

Bernie Sanders on Putin and the Oligarchs

March 4, 2022

Bernie Sanders returns to The Late Show to help Stephen Colbert break down the highlights of President Biden's first State of the Union speech.

How Russian State Media Is Portraying the War in Ukraine | WSJ

March 4, 2022

Using maps and disinformation, many television programs are shaping public opinion by justifying Moscow’s decision to attack its neighbor.

Tyranol: The Drug For Conservatives Who Want to Forget They Praised Putin

March 4, 2022

Are you a conservative who praised Putin, but now need to hate him? Ask your doctor about Tyranol. #DailyShow

Caught on Tape: Trump Ally Roger Stone Bolts 'Insurrection Headquarters' on Jan. 6

March 4, 2022

New footage shows Stone calling Trump the “greatest single mistake in American history,” after he learned Trump had pardoned Steve Bannon, and bolting the insurrection central Willard Hotel.