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Propaganda by the Deed

North Rhine-Westphalia has a population of about 18 million, comparable to New York State.

Source of the article (German): https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/polizeischuesse-nrw-tote-100.html

Great swaths of the planet are drier with saltier soils, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.

Doesn't this pair of headlines capture 2024 perfectly?

Working-class residents of South Baltimore marched through the streets of Annapolis, demanding Gov. Wes Moore intervene in a generations-long struggle to stop rail giant CSX from polluting their communities.

The Tech Giant, Whose Major Suppliers Purchase Minerals From Rwanda, Could Face An Epic Legal Battle.

Many of us are feeling a certain way right now—trying to make sense of the level of injustice, misinformation, and apathy in the world. In the absence of a satisfying explanation or solution, I've done my best to offer my own take on it. I hope that by opening up about some of my past and what I care about, you’ll see the human context of these issues. I hope this is the right place to post and not against the rules!

There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the surge. Here are some possibilities.

Workers describe tens of thousands of packages delayed—and a strong sense of empowerment within warehouses—after Amazon workers with the Teamsters launched the largest strike to date against one of the world’s most powerful companies.

Counterpunch.org

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure “general intelligence”.

As the author of America's containment policy Ambassador George Kennan noted, "I am particularly bothered by references to Russia as a country dying to attack Western Europe. Don't people understand? Our differences in the Cold War were with the Soviet Communist regime. And now we are turning our backs on the very people who mounted the greatest bloodless revolution in history to remove that Soviet regime."

We are forced to choose: Is our priority in Russia fledgling democracy or market economics?

I work with Latino migrants every day—here’s the history to help you stand up for people like my students during Christmas dinner.

"Workers who can least afford to bear the cost of lost earnings—particularly low-wage workers—are disproportionately vulnerable to wage violations," according to Economic Policy Institute researchers.

Changes in plant nutritional value as a result of rising carbon dioxide levels could have far-reaching impacts throughout ecosystems worldwide

Everyone from janitors to the Geek Squad could be forced to help the NSA spy — and Democrats barely put up a fight.

Axios.com

While leadership may have been kept in the loop, several rank-and-file House members from both parties told Axios they were unaware of Granger's living situation until this weekend.

Workers’ demands for union democracy have fueled more fights, more wins, higher expectations and more new organizing.