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December 3, 2021

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Jodi Hottel Voyeur

California poet Jodi Hottel discovered her changing identity after her Japanese American family was shipped to an internment camp during World War II.

December 3, 2021

Canada Goose workers vote to unionize in Winnipeg.

Noam Scheiber The New York Times

Workers at three plants owned by the luxury apparel-maker Canada Goose in Winnipeg, Manitoba, have voted overwhelmingly to unionize.

December 3, 2021

Sanders Calls on Biden to Slash 'Outrageous' Medicare Premium Hike

Jake Johnson Common Dreams

"It would be absolutely unacceptable to force 57 million senior citizens to pay $11.50 more a month in Medicare premiums due to Biogen's greed for a drug that has not been proven to be effective by the scientific community."

December 3, 2021

1.6 Billion Reasons Why Activists Say New York City Needs Public Banking

Glenn Daigon WhoWhatWhy

“A public bank would be a catalyst for the type of economic development that we frankly see too little of in New York City and cities around the country.” — Andy Morrison

December 3, 2021

World's First Living Robots Can Now Reproduce, Scientists Say

Katie Hunt CNN

Scientists from the University of Vermont, Tufts and Harvard said they have discovered an entirely new form of biological reproduction different from any animal or plant known to science.

December 3, 2021