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November 24, 2023

Argentina’s Labor Leaders Warn of Resistance to President-Elect

Daniel Politi AP

Argentina’s unions and social organizations are vowing pushback and protests if Right-wing populist President Javier Milei makes good on his promises to slash the size of the state and privatize companies

November 24, 2023

Spanish PM Proposes Talks on the Establishment of a Palestinian State

Al Jazeera

In meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Spain’s Pedro Sanchez proposes international peace talks

How Israel Created a Water Crisis for Palestinians

November 24, 2023

How Israel took control of the region's water supply and created a deadly scarcity crisis for Palestinians.

Chicago's Radical Solution for Broken Tipping Culture

November 24, 2023

Your tips are subsidizing the payrolls of multi-billion dollar chains. How tipping culture got so broken, and the fight to fix it.

Frybread Face and Me | Movie

November 24, 2023

Two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds bond during a summer herding sheep on their grandmother's ranch

Why Being Bilingual Is Good for Your Brain | BBC

November 24, 2023

From delaying dementia to enhancing problem solving, turns out bilingualism is good for you

Investigating Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Claims to Indigenous Ancestry | The Fifth Estate

November 24, 2023

The investigation includes genealogical documentation, historical research and personal accounts, and examines the harms of “pretendians” — those faking Indigenous heritage.

November 24, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | November 24, 2023

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Investigating Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Claims to Indigenous Ancestry. Why Being Bilingual Is Good for Your Brain. Frybread Face and Me | Movie. Chicago's Radical Solution for Broken Tipping Culture. How Israel Created a Water Crisis for Palestinians.

November 23, 2023

This Thanksgiving, Consider the Wellbeing of Family Farmers

Tommy Enright Wisconsin Examiner

Thanksgiving serves as a reminder of the interconnectedness of our lives with the land and those who cultivate it. As we express gratitude for the abundance before us, it is incumbent upon us to advocate for policies that sustain our food system.

November 23, 2023

Tidbits – Nov.23, 2023 – Reader Comments: Thanksgiving; Stop Calling It a Conflict, It’s…; Ceasefire; Trump’s Calling Opponents Vermin, Repeats Language of Hitler; the Real Bayard Rustin; Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, Dangerous Conflations; Cartoons

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Reader Comments: Thanksgiving; Stop Calling It a Conflict, It's...; Ceasefire; Trump's Calling Opponents Vermin, Repeats Language of Hitler; The Real Bayard Rustin; Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Dangerous Conflations; Cartoons; and more....