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June 21, 2024

Essential Jobs and Public School Teachers in the US Fail To Provide Living Wages

Alexandra Jacobo Nation of Change

Home health aides, retail salespersons, fast-food workers, and public school teachers are essential to the economy and society, yet their wages fall far short of the cost of living.

Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown | Hulu

June 21, 2024

Survivors and eyewitnesses tell the immersive story of Jim Jones' organization's final hours

A Time for Choosing

June 21, 2024

THE SENECA PROJECT is a bipartisan superPAC, led by women, dedicated to mobilizing moderate women voters in key swing states in support of President Joe Biden’s re-election

Rev. Dr. William Barber - “White Poverty” & Poor People’s Campaign March | The Daily Show

June 21, 2024

William J. Barber II sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his latest book, “White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy.”

Jesus Christ | Woody Guthrie

June 21, 2024

Hey, Louisiana. How about mandating these biblical verses at school assemblies?

Jordan Klepper at First Post-Conviction Rally

June 21, 2024

Jordan Klepper heads to the battleground state of Wisconsin for Trump's first campaign rally as an official convict

June 21, 2024

The Christian Right Is Coming for Divorce

Anna North Vox

A counter-revolution is brewing: Conservative commentators and lawmakers are calling for an end to no-fault divorce, arguing that it has harmed men and even destroyed the fabric of society.

June 21, 2024

Cooling California Could Heat Up Europe

Jonathan Watts The Guardian

Scientists call for regulation to stop regional use of marine cloud brightening that may cool one region in the short term but have negative impact elsewhere

June 21, 2024

Lessons From Europe: The Left Can’t Win by Running to the Right

Chris Mills Rodrigo Foreign Policy in Focus

The far right showed disturbing strength in the European Parliament elections, but there’s nothing inevitable about a far right wave. To win, the left needs to stick to principles — and stick together.

June 21, 2024

This Democratic Governor Just Demonstrated the Right Way To Use the Pardon Power

Austin Sarata Slate

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s clemency forgives low-level marijuana possession charges for an estimated 100,000 people in what he said is a step to heal decades of social and economic injustice that disproportionately harms Black and Brown people.