Railroads Must Be Brought Under Public Ownership
UE
Railroads are, like utilities, “natural monopolies.”
UnAmerican Activities
Arkansas poet Gerry Sloan speaks to global absurdity (think Ukraine)
“weapons of mass destruction place…victory out of reach…”
Fear and Loathing Among the Union Busters
The Lever
The tactics suggested by "union avoidance" consultants, such as “old-fashioned captive audience [speeches],” remain the same, with a slightly different twist to match the moment.
Tyre Nichols and America’s Systemic Failure
The Boston Globe
Proposed reforms at the federal level would not have saved the life of Tyre Nichols. Only the fundamental transformation of systems of punishment that have been normalized in American society and culture can do that.
The Collapse of the Vertical
Russian Dissent
A top-down society is extremely brittle. Vertical control is easier; it eliminates the need to convince anyone. But it is far less effective. The number of errors and the cost of correcting them increase sharply.
Insulin Is Way Too Expensive. California Has a Solution: Make Its Own.
Vox
Insulin’s cost crisis is spurring states to pursue a public version of an essential medication.
The Culture Wars Look Different on Wikipedia
The Atlantic
The site is tackling more controversial edits, the results of which can reverberate across the internet.
Do You Need a Brain To Sleep?
You might think you need a brain to sleep, but organisms with super simple neural networks can still "sleep" sort of like we do.
Jordan Klepper Crashes Trump's First 2024 Campaign "Rally"
At Trump's "intimate event" (definitely NOT a rally) in South Carolina, MAGA fans think Trump is still president
Brett Kavanaugh Documentary ‘Justice’ Debuts At Sundance
The surprise premiere at the Sundance Film Festival sparked a lot of buzz for its examination of the sexual assault allegations, including a previously unreported one.
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