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July 14, 2023

A Voice That Has Shaped the Court and the Country: One Year of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Candice Norwood The 19th News

In her first year on the Supreme Court, Jackson's words have offered historical context as the majority-conservative bench has weighed in on rights for historically marginalized groups.

The Greediest 'Non-Profit' Hospital in America

July 14, 2023

92,000 employees. Revenue of roughly $26 billion. But its flagship hospital recently made headlines for being the least charitable non-profit hospital in the country.

AOC Teams Up With UPS Workers

July 14, 2023

We hit a Teamsters practice picket with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and hundreds of workers, who told us why 340,000 of them are ready to strike.

Jack Smith Smacks Down 'Frivolous' Trump Delay Move

July 14, 2023

Special Counsel Jack Smith files court papers shredding the Trump team's proposal to postpone the Trump documents trial indefinitely.

Integrity Watch: Harvard Fake Data Scandal Explained

July 14, 2023

A top professor at Harvard University was exposed for data fraud. And she isn't the only example of data fraud in the industry.

Fran Drescher Delivers Fiery Speech on SAG-AFTRA Strike

July 14, 2023

"You share the wealth, because you cannot exist without us," SAG-AFTRA president and actor Fran Drescher said at a news conference.

July 14, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | July 14, 2023

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Fran Drescher Delivers Fiery Speech on SAG-AFTRA Strike. Integrity Watch: Harvard Fake Data Scandal Explained. Jack Smith Smacks Down 'Frivolous' Trump Delay Move. AOC Teams Up With UPS Workers. The Greediest 'Non-Profit' Hospital in America.

July 13, 2023

Despite Controversy, Rail Workers Are Winning Paid Sick Leave

Paul Garver and Eli Gerzon Working Mass

Freight rail corporations, which appeared triumphant at the end of 2022 after successfully using the blackmail threat that a rail strike would cripple the U.S. economy, then faced blowback from the negative consequences of their political victories.

July 13, 2023

The Writers Who Went Undercover To Show America Its Ugly Side

Samuel G. Freedman The Atlantic

In the 1940s, a series of books tried to use the conventions of detective fiction to expose the degree of prejudice in postwar America. Their books — along with Sinatra’s song and film; Richard Wright’s memoir, coincided with a surge of activism.

July 13, 2023

Tidbits – July 13, 2023 – Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Return To Separate and UnEqual; Child Labor; Remembering Pat Fry; Museums That Remember Slavery; Culture Wars Against Education; Ending Climate and Nuclear Crises; Announcements; Cartoons

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Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Return to Separate and UnEqual; Child Labor; Remembering Pat Fry; Museums that Remember Slavery; Culture Wars Against Education Archive; Ending Climate and Nuclear Crises; lots of Announcements; Cartoons; more....