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Donald Trump’s Empty Promises on Jobs

Lawrence S. Wittner The Hill
During the four years of Trump’s presidency, the United States lost 2.7 million jobs. As a result, he was the only president since 1939, when the U.S. government began compiling such employment statistics, to preside over a net loss of jobs.

Revolt in the Universities

Chris Hedges Chris Hedges Report
University students across the country, facing mass arrests, suspensions, evictions and explusions are our last, best hope to halt the genocide in Gaza.

What Are ‘Food Barons’— and Why Should You Care?

Charlie Hope D’Anieri Bittman Project
The rise of the baron illustrates the failures of our approach to food policy better than a dry description of policies ever could. For example, the story of the Grain Barons tells the history of the Farm Bill and how it has corrupted the food system

Chandler Davis: Dissent and Solidarity

David Palumbo-Liu Against the Current
Davis viewed his confrontation with HUAC and the University of Michigan as an opportunity. He willingly risked both his freedom and his career to expose and perhaps even put an end to the establishment’s willingness to quash left political dissent.

Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

AFL-CIO The Stand
AFL-CIO report finds that workers of color are dying on the job at increasingly higher rates. Black workers’ job fatality rate is the highest it’s been in nearly 15 years. Latino workers continue to face the greatest risk of dying on the job.

Single Dose of LSD Highly Effective at Treating Anxiety

Colin Davidson The Conversation
Over 80 years after its discovery, LSD may finally have found a medical application. A new study shows that it is highly effective at treating generalised anxiety disorder for up to 12 weeks with just a single dose. And it is fast acting.