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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Wasn’t Always Celebrated

Joseph Mogul Jacobin
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which began 82 years ago today, is now hailed as a bold act of Jewish resistance against the Nazis. But at the time, many Poles watched — or cheered — as the ghetto burned. The parallels with Gaza are hard to ignore.

Sunday Science: STARTALK When Black Holes Collide, With Nergis Mavalvala

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Harrison Greebaum, Nergis Mavalvala StarTalk
Ripples in spacetime? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Harrison Greenbaum explore black hole collisions, quantum tricks, and how gravitational waves can help us uncover the early universe with MIT physicist and LIGO researcher Nergis Mavalvala.

CTU Members Ratify New Contract With 97% Approval

Nader Issa, Sarah Karp | WBEZ and Michael Puente | WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times
The contract is the CTU’s first without a strike or a strike vote in 15 years. The agreement sets lower class size limits, gives pay raises and could add hundreds of new staff members.

Biden and Trump’s Leniency on Corporate Crime

Freddy Brewster Jacobin
The federal government under Joe Biden prosecuted fewer corporate crime cases than at any point in the last 30 years. Now the Trump administration is set to drop or pause more than 100 enforcement actions against corporate misconduct.
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