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May 17, 2024

Inside the Effort by Two Beverly Hills Billionaires To Kill a State Law Protecting Farmworkers

Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times

If it succeeds, California’s legal protections for farmworkers could be rolled back to conditions that prevailed before César Chavez’s campaigns for farm unionization in the 1960s.

May 17, 2024

In the 1960s and the 2020s, Antiwar Movements Change the Landscape

Max Elbaum and Stephanie Luce Convergence

Difficult as the road to forcing the US out of Vietnam was, the path to winning Palestinian self-determination and equal rights for all in Israel-Palestine appears even more challenging.

May 17, 2024

Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed To Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.

Carl Zimmer The New York Times

The energetic cost of a human pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new study found.

May 17, 2024

The Progressive Agenda That Appeals To Swing State Voters

Rob Todaro and Anika Dandekar Data for Progress

Many policies championed by progressive groups are not only popular with the Democratic base, but also among Independents and swing state voters. Policies that expand access to child care and elder care are supported by a majority of Republicans.

May 17, 2024