Let Them Not Say
Poem-a-Day
The poet Jane Hirshfield offers a grieved portrayal of contemporary impotence and apathy.
New National Labor Relations Board Policies Can Protect Undocumented Workers
Documented
The National Labor Relations Board unrolled several new policies to safeguard the rights of undocumented workers organizing their workplaces.
Same-Sex Behavior Evolved in Many Mammals To Reduce Conflict, Study Suggests
New York Times
But the researchers caution that their work can not shed much light on sexual orientation in humans. “We’re trying to steer way from one explanation to rule them all.”
Calling the War in Ukraine a ‘Tragedy’ Shelters Its Perpetrators From Blame and Responsibility
The Conversation
It is best to keep a clear mind and use precise vocabulary: Russia has committed aggression, and its forces continue to commit atrocities in Ukraine. The nation’s responsibility for these crimes should not hide behind the label of “tragedy.”
It’s Not Personal: Why Clarence Thomas’ Trip to the Koch Summit Undermines His Ethics Defense
ProPublica
Even by Thomas’ own permissive interpretation, the justice’s recently revealed travel to Palm Springs and the Bohemian Grove appear to violate the disclosure law, experts explained.
Sean Doolittle, Baseball’s Left-Wing Lefty, Retires
The Nation
How the Nationals’ star reliever became the conscience of baseball.
What if We Bring Back Life From Mars?
An animated journey from Mars to Earth. On Earth, the samples will need to be treated as if they contain life-threatening pathogens.
Prison Health Care | John Oliver
Damn writers! No sooner do they end their strike than they're back to writing jokes and raking up muck. And this shit needed exposing.
Who Killed Che?
Two leading U.S. civil rights attorneys recount the extraordinary life and deliberate killing of the world's most storied revolutionary: Ernesto Che Guevara
Speaker of the House | Randy Rainbow Song Parody
Parody of “Master of the House” from Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel and Herbert Kretzmer
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