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Health Care Discrimination Rampant – Still

Mark Kreidler LA Progressive
In searching for answers, the nation might begin by asking why their highest rated hospitals do no better at reducing race-based inequities than anyone else.

California Jury Pay Could Soon Increase to $100 a Day

Soumya Karlamangla The New York Times
The proposal was inspired by a pilot program in San Francisco that has increased the racial and economic diversity of the county’s jury pools by providing $100 daily payments to low- and moderate-income jurors.

Unionizing Made Me a Different Person

Emily Markwiese Convergence
Forming a union with my coworkers at the immersive arts company Meow Wolf wasn’t easy. It was stressful and scary. But we pushed past that fear — and ended up transforming our lives in the process.

The Prigozhin Mutiny Is a Lesson in the Folly of War

Branko Marcetic Convergence
This past weekend’s attempted insurrection in Russia is a reminder of the self-defeating stupidity of Vladimir Putin’s invasion. It should also be a reminder of the profound dangers of attempting to carry out regime change.
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