Poem for My Country
San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil opens the new year with poetry of hope.
Inside the Supreme Court Case That Could Chill a U.S. Strike Wave
Work Bites
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174 on Jan. 10. Justices Alito and Thomas might want to use this case to narrow what is considered “protected activity”. That would follow the pattern of the 2018 Janus v. AFSCME decision, which was preceded by another case where Alito disputed the 1977 precedent that public-sector unions may charge nonmembers fees for the costs of representing them.
In Milley’s Own Words: The Most Striking Moments From His Jan. 6 Interview
Politico
“You’re the Commander in Chief. You’ve got an assault going on on the Capitol of the United States of America, and there’s nothing? No call? Nothing? Zero?” Milley said.
Why Socialists Need To Talk About Justice
Jacobin
It’s not enough for socialists to point out capitalism’s many faults — we need to explain our positive vision of the future and how it lives up to our ideals of justice.
A Jan. 6 Comic Book Asks the Terrifying Question: What if the Coup Had Worked?
VICE
“1/6” imagines the dystopian MAGA future that almost was.
What New Zealand Can Teach Us About Reparations
The Māori fight for justice leads the way on how to reckon with a dark past.
How Physicists Created a Holographic Wormhole in a Quantum Computer
Almost a century ago, Albert Einstein realized that the equations of general relativity could produce wormholes. But it would take a number of theoretical leaps and a “crazy” team of experimentalists to build one on Google's quantum computer.
Boebert and Hannity Clash, Republicans Turn On Trump Amid GOP Speaker Chaos
The humiliating Republican meltdown in the House leaves one of two chambers of Congress in total paralysis as Republicans and Fox News hosts bicker with each other
The Beat, It Travels: Reggaeton
Reggaeton's rich history, from Panama to Puerto Rico and beyond, is a celebration of collaboration across cultures, making it one of the world's favorite genres.
The Case for a $20/Hour Minimum Wage
Workers say the $15 minimum wage is now unlivable. NY State Senator Jessica Ramos is leading a bill to raise the minimum wage to $20/hour and index it to inflation.
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