Why the Texas Measles Outbreak Was ‘Inevitable’

Joseph Choi The Hill
Critics of Kennedy accused him of fostering anti-vaccine sentiment in Samoa, months before an outbreak ultimately resulted in 83 measles-related deaths and more than 5,600 infections.

Trump Sends Conflicting Medicaid Cut Messages

Ben Leonard, Adam Cancryn and Robert King Politico
Republicans are getting worried about how much they’ll have to cut from the popular health safety-net program, and whether the president will protect them from political blowback.

Amazon Union Push Fails at North Carolina Warehouse

Danielle Kaye and Rebecca Davis O’Brien The New York Times
The outcome was a setback for workers trying to score a second election success at an Amazon facility. The union vowed to keep trying to organize.

In Memory of the Forgotten

Suzanne Cleary The Odds
Poet Suzanne Cleary sneaks a peek into the production of art in a theocratic society.

The Democratic Capitulation Point

Hamilton Nolan Working in These Times
photo of a weather-worn and tattered poster on the street that says Neither Party Represents the Working Class.
Hope begins when Democratic Party leadership gives way to the Left. Unions can make it happen.

Clean Slate | Prime Video

This heartfelt Norman Lear comedy follows an old-school car wash owner in Alabama who has a lot of soul searching to do when the child he thought was a son returns as a proud, trans woman, Desiree 

No Other Land | Oscar-Nominated Movie

Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist. Too hot for any streaming service, but you can watch it in theaters.

The Town Elon Musk Took Hostage

Elon Musk sold hope to this Texas town, one of the poorest communities in America. Instead, SpaceX has caused earthquakes and rampant workplace injuries, while securing millions in corporate welfare.