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What Can ‘True Detective’ Tell Us About Race?

Micah Peters The Ringer
The casting of Mahershala Ali provided an opportunity for the HBO show to explore new themes it its third season, but in the end it all felt a little vague and perfunctory

A New Political Party in Poland Wants to 'Re-Christianize' Europe

Lidia Kurasinska Open Democracy
Father Tadeusz Rydzyk (left)
Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, the ultra-rightist Catholic priest and entrepreneur, is seen as the driving force behind the new Polish party intent on rebuilding “Christian thought in Europe” and winning seats in the European parliament elections in May.

As Many as 5 Socialists Could Join Chicago City Council

Ryan Smith Chicago Sun-Times
“For the third-biggest city in the country to have a DSA caucus is amazing, and having members around Carlos will only amplify the causes that working-class Chicago — not the rich — wants,” local DSA co-chair Lucie Macías.

The Illusion of Race-Neutral Tax Policy

Misha Hill, Alan Essig, Meg Wiehe, Jenice Robinson, Steve Wamhoff and Carl Davis Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
A continued “colorblind” approach to tax and economic policies is outmoded and ineffective. Acknowledging the disparate impact tax policies have based on race is paramount to building truly equitable and sustainable tax systems.

SouthWest Airlines Sues Mechanics Union

David Koenig AP
"The airline industry is a special case. Airline workers have a lot of leverage because of their role connected with safety," said Lance Compa, a senior lecturer in labor law at Cornell University.