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Beau Beausoleil
Poet Beau Beausoleil offers witness to the acts of courage required in this time of tyranny.

Nike Is Moving Jobs to Low-Wage Regions of Indonesia

by Rob Davis and Nick McMillan, ProPublica, and Matthew Kish, The Oregonian/OregonLive ProPublica
After moving manufacturing to the developing world to save on labor, Nike and other apparel brands are shifting employment in their Indonesian supply chain away from high-wage parts of the country and into less-developed areas.

Songs for Good: The Sudden Resurgence of the Protest Song

Zac Johnson AllMusic
Beginning in the middle of 2025, politically-minded (or just fed up) musicians slowly began making their rage and frustration known. Below is a loose timeline of the recorded protest music thus far in Trump's final(?) term.

Six Data-Driven Reasons Texas Could Actually Go Blue in 2026

G. Elliott Morris Strength in Numbers
I would not go so far as to say that Texas is likely to vote for Talarico for senator in November. But the data all point in the same direction. If Republicans pick Paxton, that could be enough to close the gap.

‘Advocates Know How To Fight Attempts To Repress Black History’

Janine Jackson Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR)
"How history is told has, of course, always been disputed. But somehow, as on so many things, the Trump White House has managed to shock people who just assumed there was some kind of understanding about what people in power are permitted to do."

It Was Just an Accident | Movie

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. A searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about revenge and mercy

Police Body Cameras | John Oliver

John Oliver discusses why police body cameras can be useful, or useless, depending on whether they’re used properly, and yeah, he also discusses what it looks like to arrest a giant mouse.