Is Exercise Really Good for the Brain? What the Science Says

Matthieu P. Boisgontier and Boris Cheval 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.

Cancelling Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

Mary Anne Trasciatti 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.”

Trump and DeSantis: (White Nationalist) Peas in a Pod

Clarence Lusane TomDispatch
Sadly, the problem isn’t just Trump — or DeSantis either. The horror of our moment is the way the base of the Republican Party has come to embrace the most extreme views and policies

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Hot Labor Summer

Bill Lipton The Forge
This summer’s labor fights are an important opportunity for an increasingly militant labor movement to win critical battles. But it could be more than that. It might also be an opportunity for allies to begin to build a solidarity machine.