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Shelby County Opened the Door to Modern-Day Poll Taxes

Michael Podhorzer Weekend Reading
Voter suppression is the modern-day version of poll taxes. The idea that there is an “acceptable” level of voter suppression is antithetical to what it means to live in a pluralistic democracy with equal voting rights for all.

Friday Nite Videos | March 22, 2024

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RFK Jr. Is a Real-Time Nightmare. Mary Lou Fulton | Many More Of Us. The Captured Supreme Court. New Research Suggests That Our Universe Has No Dark Matter. The Growing Rift Between Gen Z Boys and Girls.

Taking a Hammer to It

Jeremy Hsu New Scientist
An eye-opening read traces today’s collective rage against big tech back to the Luddite uprising the industrial revolution.

UMWA Joins Fight Against Landfill

Shawn Street United Mine Workers of America
Placing a landfill on this site [Moss 3 Preparation Plant occupied by miners during 1989 Pittston strike] is a snub to not only those surviving workers but Russell County’s proud labor heritage.

Tidbits – Mar.21 2024 – Reader Comments: Most Committed Are the Uncommitted; Schumer Clears Path for Democrats; Jonathan Glazer’s Brave Oscar Speech; Folk Music and the New Deal; Women’s History Month in Song, Spoken Word; Block & Build-Left Strategy

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Reader Comments: Most Committed Are the Uncommitted; Schumer Clears Path for Democrats To Disavow Netanyahu; Jonathan Glazer’s Brave Oscar Speech; Folk Music and the New Deal; Women's History Month in Song, Spoken Word; Block & Build: Left Strategy;

Angela Davis: Standing With Palestinians

Angela Y. Davis Hammer & Hope
Reflecting on the past 60 years. "This is the first time in my own political memory that the Palestine solidarity movement is experiencing such broad support both throughout the U.S. and all over the world."

Schumer Spoke for Diaspora Jews

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Schumer was giving voice to what most Democratic officeholders believed but were afraid to say, and he clearly had the blessing of President Biden to go ahead and make that speech. It also showed the divide between Israeli Jews and diaspora Jews.