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August 12, 2023

King Coal Is a Powerful Requiem

Chandler Dandridge Jacobin

Appalachians built their identities around an industry that’s nearly dead. Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s new documentary film King Coal asks: What happens when the king dies and there’s no heir apparent?

August 12, 2023

Why the U.S. Needs at Least a $17 Minimum Wage

EPI Economic Policy Institute

How the Raise the Wage Act would benefit U.S. workers, their families, and entire communities

August 11, 2023

Chinese Exclusion Act

Gerald Sloan

Arkansas poet Gerald Sloan reminds us that the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was no “act” but often lost to history and found again.

August 11, 2023

Customers, Allies Lead ‘Starbucks Solidarity’ Day To Support Workers

JESSICA CORBETT Common Dreams

A few Starbucks customers and union allies stand in front of a Starbucks store with signs saying they support Starbucks workers. ta m

A New York City organizer said that "we're out here using the visibility we have to help Starbucks customers and people that like the company know that the company is preventing the workers from fighting for better pay and working conditions."

The High Schooler Who Solved a Prime Number Theorem

August 11, 2023

High school senior Daniel Larsen proved a key theorem about Carmichael numbers — strange entities that mimic the primes.

Dark Winds Season 2 Trailer | Premieres July 30

August 11, 2023

For tribal police officer Lieutenant Leaphorn, this is about more than just uncovering the truth. This is personal.

We Went To a Trump Rally: What We Heard

August 11, 2023

Donald Trump voters believe billionaires have too much power.

This Is Not a Song, It's an Outburst: Or, the Establishment Blues

August 11, 2023

Musician Sugarman (Sixto Rodriguez), 1942-2023, paradoxically won international celebrity for Dylan-like lyrics while his identity remained unknown. Searching for Sugarman documentary.

Is Donald Trump a Fascist? | Robert Reich

August 11, 2023

What makes a fascist? These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump.

August 11, 2023

Navalny: ‘Everyone Has To Make Some Kind of Sacrifice’

Alexei Navalny Meduza

Facing another 20 years in prison for ‘extremism,’ Navalny’s courtroom speech urges others to fight the ‘unscrupulous evil’ of the Russian authorities