December 29, 2021 70 Years Ago Black Activists Accused the U.S. of Genocide. They Should Have Been Taken Seriously. Alex Hinton Politico The charge, while provocative, offers a framework to reckon with systemic racial injustice — past and present.
December 29, 2021 'Madness': Oklahoma Bill Would Empower Parents to Remove Books From School Libraries Julia Conley Common Dreams "These books are not there for anything else other than to affirm and show the kids their love for who they are, and that there are other people out there like them, that they are not alone."
December 29, 2021 Greta Thunberg Says It’s ‘Strange’ Joe Biden is Considered a Climate Leader Maya Yang The Guardian Environmental activist criticizes US president for expanding fossil fuel infrastructure
December 29, 2021 A Year That Changed How Athletes Think About Mental Health Louisa Thomas The New Yorker The psychological challenges of sports have been talked about for ages. In 2021, athletes in a number of disciplines took action.
December 30, 2021 Tidbits - Dec. 30, 2021 - Reader Comments: Joe Biden, Congress, Executive Action, Presidential Power; Donald Trump, GOP, and fascist danger; Angela Davis; Starbucks and Amazon workers; Desmond Tutu; Chile; Christmas; more.... Portside Reader Comments: Joe Biden, Congress, Executive Action and Presidential Power; Donald Trump, GOP, fascist danger; Angela Davis; Starbucks and Amazon workers; Supply chain crisis; Desmond Tutu; Chile; Christmas, Dickens, and Marx; Classical Music
December 28, 2021 Why the Very Worst People Really Don't Want Us to Look Up Thom Hartmann Common Dreams There's never been a more important time to look up, wake up, and get active.
December 28, 2021 This Year in Working: The 10 Most-Read Labor Stories In These Times Editors In These Times Now’s a good a time to look back and ask: What just happened?
December 28, 2021 How Brigham Health Helped Create a Chinese Hospital for Elites — and Almost Nobody Came Deirdre Fernandes, Rebecca Ostriker, Liz Kowalczyk and Spotlight editor Patricia Wen, Globe Staff, The Boston Globe In a deal worth millions with Chinese developer Evergrande, a Harvard teaching hospital risked its reputation on what would become a near-empty shell.
December 28, 2021 Angela Davis Speaks on Abolition, Justice for Palestine and Critical Race Theory Democracy Now! World-renowned author, activist and professor Angela Davis talks about the prison abolition movement from her time as a Black Panther leader to today.
December 29, 2021 Global Left Midweek - December 29, 2021 Portside Sober year-end assessments from Western Sahara, Germany, Macedonia, and Russia, and more news from four continents.
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