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Cranky Uncle's 5 Techniques of Science Denial

April 2, 2021

An introduction to the five techniques of science denial: fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations, cherry picking, and conspiracy theories

Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses (Lyrics)

April 2, 2021

The story of Passover sounds a universal note of struggle against oppression.

Why Matt Gaetz Is a Product of the Modern Republican Party | Mehdi Hasan

April 2, 2021

"The reason we are where we are today is because the old school Republicans didn't stand up to the crazies. They embraced them, however uneasily."

April 2, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | April 2, 2021

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Why Matt Gaetz Is a Product of the Modern Republican Party | Mehdi Hasan. Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses (Lyrics). Cranky Uncle's 5 Techniques of Science Denial. Lawsuits Put 45 in 'Serious Trouble.' Does My Neighborhood Determine My Future?

April 1, 2021

Tidbits - Apr. 1, 2021 - Reader Comments: GOP Voter Suppression; Asian Americans Attacked; Refugees, Pensions; China, Uyghurs; Aretha Franklin biopic; Black-white unemployment gaps; Amazon workers; Challenging Antisemitism; more....

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Reader Comments: GOP Voter Suppression; Asian Americans Attacked; Refugees, Immigrant children; AOC; Pensions; China, Uyghurs; Aretha Franklin biopic; Black-white unemployment gaps; Amazon workers; Challenging Antisemitism; Zoom events-lots; more...

April 1, 2021

Cuba's Dream: Come For A Vacation, Get A Homegrown COVID Vaccine

Jason Beaubien NPR

Cuba has a dream — to have so much COVID-19 vaccine that not only could everyone on the island get immunized but Cuba would give it away to friends and allies around the world.

April 1, 2021

Why I Signed the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism, Full Text and Signatories of JDA

Barry Trachtenberg Jewish Currents

Criticizing or opposing Zionism as a form of nationalism is prima facie not antisemitic, nor is the BDS movement, nor are comparisons to Israeli policy with apartheid, if the goal is to critique the state—the Jerusalem Declaration opens up space...

April 1, 2021

Following the Traces: A Roundup of Forthcoming University Releases

Scott McLemee Inside Higher Ed

The reviewer highlights some of the noteworthy (and readable) academic press books coming out in the first half of 2021.

April 1, 2021

Strike Hard, Have Fun, Make History – Amazon general strike in Italy – March 22, 2021

Peter Olney The Stansbury Forum

The strike was mainly motivated to force the company to act to improve the general working conditions of the subcontractors. But the whole workforce’s conditions are at the core of the struggle.

April 1, 2021

The Executed Innocent: Why Justice for Ethel Rosenberg Still Matters

Emily Tamkin Emily Tamkin

How a new investigation into a 1951 spy trial exposed long-running injustices committed in the name of US security. The Rosenbergs’ story is as relevant to our times as it was 70 years ago.