Killing George Floyd
Three years after the murder of George Floyd on March 25 2020, San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil offers a limited portfolio of 20 poems as homage and legacy. (More will follow in June.)
Remote Work Continues To Be a Battleground in the Struggle Between Bosses and Workers
Jacobin

Just because not all jobs can be done at home does not mean that no jobs should be done at home. Working from home won’t end exploitation, but it’s nonetheless an important front on which labor can strive to secure improved working arrangements.
AI Assists 50-Year Math Breakthrough
Researchers at Google research lab DeepMind trained an AI system called AlphaTensor to find new, faster algorithms to tackle an age-old math problem: matrix multiplication.
After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics | FRONTLINE
A year after Uvalde, FRONTLINE, Futuro Investigates and The Texas Tribune document the community’s trauma and the fight over assault rifles.
Tina Turner Talks About Gaining Respect in the Music Industry
In this 1985 interview, Anne Rohmer interviews Tina Turner, who has finally risen to the top of the pop music ladder and been honored at the Grammy Awards.
The Corporate Money Behind 'No Labels'
Kyrsten Sinema or Joe Manchin for President? 'No Labels' has emerged as a potential ballot line and financier for a spoiler candidacy.
Is Exercise Really Good for the Brain? What the Science Says
The Conversation

It is common for scientific studies to produce apparently conflicting results, but the benefits of physical activity on a wide range of physical and mental health outcomes remain undeniable.
A Plea From the Russian Left to Western Progressive Friends
Russian Dissent

Please stop identifying Putin and his gang with Russia. Realize at last: those who want the good of Russia and the Russians cannot but be irreconcilable enemies of this power.
Cancelling Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Labor and Working Class History Association

Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire had a marker at Elizabeth Gurley Flynn's childhood home removed just two weeks after it was unveiled, arguing that Flynn did not deserve such recognition because she was “un-American.”
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