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5 Weeks Paid Vacation: France's Work-Life Balance Secret f.mtr.cool/rstgifoepe

The “Each One Reach One” Strategy for No Kings, March 28 f.mtr.cool/xsznqrihcw t’s time to lace up our boots. Start calling and texting people on our phones. Emailing everyone we can.  @rob_okun #NOKINGS

The War Economy vs. Human Needs f.mtr.cool/hqrzmswapg What Military Spending Reveals About America’s Priorities @SharonKyle00 #WAR

The Video That Put a Fatal Beating on the Border in Sharper Focus C Ashley Young became part of a growing legion to bear witness to state violence at the hands of U.S. immigration officials. @bgirledukate

The DNC Is Sorely in Need of Democracy f.mtr.cool/sfnaiydill No matter how much the DNC leadership tries to shunt it aside, the burning issue of US policy toward Israel will not go away. @normansolomon #DNC

How the Past Whispers to the Present in Iran f.mtr.cool/frybmnfqye Alfred McCoy: Historians now refer to the phenomenon of a dying empire launching a desperate military intervention to recover its fading imperial glory as “micro-militarism.”

Injustices Against One Are Injustices Against All f.mtr.cool/vcvdbvnawv While the MAGA new right is celebrating a racist and sexist founding, the rest of us need to celebrate Reconstruction America.

Pax Silica and the Embryonic Fascist State f.mtr.cool/fypdnqfxrb In the depraved logic of global capitalism in crisis accumulation of butchery is but the counterpart to the accumulation of capital.

Pete Hegseth: The Dumbest Cabinet Member Ever? f.mtr.cool/qkzwualuig It’s difficult to select one of Trump’s Cabinet members as the stupidest, but in the end the Secretary of Defense is in a class of stupidity completely his own. @RBReich #hegseth

A Culture of Endless War f.mtr.cool/vvbbvnprqt More often than not, we’ve rushed off without a purpose, or a plan, or any formal authorization, leading all too often not to triumph but to frustration, embarrassment, and humiliation.

The Cowards Behind the War Drums f.mtr.cool/drbazsltph Donald Trump talks like someone for whom death is always happening to other people, somewhere else, for reasons that can always be spun into a slogan. @desicortez1 #warmongers

In Memoriam Berta Cáceres  f.mtr.cool/bftdbhgegd John Perry: If Cáceres’s murder is still unresolved, so is the question of how Hondurans can wrest control of their country from the families that control Honduras.

Himpathy, Whimpathy, and the Emotional Machinery of Hierarchy f.mtr.cool/zwszuvhxjx How misplaced sympathy protects power—and why naming the pattern helps us finally see it. @SharonKyle00

Cuba Facing Island-Wide Blackout  f.mtr.cool/zyatnciywl “While we’re busy destroying the Gulf, our side project is implementing a total siege on the island of Cuba,” said one progressive critic. “Unbelievably cruel.” @corbett_jessica

A ‘Generational Shift’ on Menopause Care f.mtr.cool/qowgdgrhis Menopause is a stage for women, but many don’t receive adequate medical care. New California legislation aims to expand access, but excludes millions on Medi-Cal. Elizabeth Aquilera #menopause

Ever wonder what happens on January 3rd? It's when new members of Congress are sworn in. While usually ceremonial, events like Jan 6th show it's not always automatic, with discretion given to officials. #USPolitics #Government

Ever wonder what happens on January 3rd? It's when new members of Congress are sworn in. While usually ceremonial, events like Jan 6th show it's not always automatic, with discretion given to officials. #USPolitics #Government

Procedures for swearing in new members of Congress aren't always automatic. Officials have discretion, and refusal could disrupt proceedings, especially when the Speaker's swearing-in hinges on the Dean of the House, a role held by an election denier. #USPolitics #Congress

Trump Plays God, Too, But Badly  f.mtr.cool/vlekzmpxuh America needs an end to this new Great Awakening as well. We need to put in the dustbin of history where they belong pastors like Franklin Graham and John Hagee, two of the very worst. Lawrence Wilkerson #trump

Iranian Women and the Enduring Struggle for Gender Justice f.mtr.cool/wvnsdwfivm This International Women’s Day carried a somber air and fallen walls that silenced more than 160 young voices at Minab Elementary School. @Tech4Educating #iranianwomen