Starbucks workers rally in front of a store in downtown Los Angeles on March 24, 2023. (Photo: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) “Starbucks has engaged in the most significant union-busting campaign in modern history.” JAKE JOHNSON Mar 27, 2023 (CommonDreams.org) A Senate committee headed by Bernie Sanders of Vermont released… Continue reading
Free the Press The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It BRIAN J. KAREM – FOREWORD BY SAM DONALDSON Blending his experiences as a veteran reporter with analysis of the erosion of trust between the press and the government during the past 40 years, in Free the Press, renowned journalist Brian… Continue reading
GUEST ESSAY March 18, 2023 (NYTimes.com) In fact, Judaism sees us as so ancient that according to one fifth-century interpretation of the Bible, the very first human being, Adam, was actually an androgynos. This explains why Genesis says, “And God created humankind in the divine image, creating it in the… Continue reading
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism Martin Wolf From the chief economics commentator of the Financial Times, a magnificent reckoning with how and why the marriage between democracy and capitalism is coming undone, and what can be done to reverse this terrifying dynamic Martin Wolf has long been one of the wisest… Continue reading
How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America Heather Cox Richardson Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best History & Biography (2020) While the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a “new birth of freedom,”… Continue reading
By Adrienne Fong Not back posting on a regular basis Will not be posting next week unless there’s an emergency. Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ These are JUSTICE issues!! *** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .***… Continue reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 25, 2023. (Photo: Gavriil Grigorov Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images) “Putin’s nuclear provocations are dangerous and unacceptable. U.S. and NATO must resist calls to respond in kind and avoid injecting nuclear weapons deeper into this war,” said… Continue reading
Authors of paper accepted for publication in Harvard Environmental Law Review argue firms are ‘killing members of the public at an accelerating rate’ Brian Kahn Wed 22 Mar 2023 06.00 EDT (TheGuardian.com) Oil companies have come under increasing legal scrutiny and face allegations of defrauding investors, racketeering, and a wave of other lawsuits…. Continue reading
MARCH 23, 2023 (medicalxpress.com) Editors’ notes by Lancet A new Series published in The Lancet describes how, although commercial entities can contribute positively to health and society, the products and practices of some commercial actors are responsible for escalating rates of avoidable ill health, planetary damage, and social and health inequity. Authors make… Continue reading
