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Getting around in sprawling Los Angeles is painful whether you have a car or depend on public transportation, so LA is experimenting with a novel way to make life easier. They’re giving people money to use on public transit. Could that work where you live? What If Your City Gave You Money for Transit? https://nextcity.org/podcast/what-if-your-city-gave-you-money-for-transit
Are the students protesting the ongoing slaughter of civilians in Gaza being antisemitic? Robert Reich, the American professor, author, lawyer and political commentator who served in the administrations of four presidents, answers with a resounding No! Protesting against slaughter – as students in the US are doing – isn’t antisemitism https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/23/israel-gaza-campus-protests Related Reading
Cannabis and psilocybin, better known by their nicknames marijuana and magic mushrooms, have been used as medicines for thousands of years in many cultures – but not in the United States. Not until now, anyway. Now, reclassifying both from Schedule I drugs, which are highly restricted, to Schedule III, which are much less restrictive and…
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These books on current events are strongly recommended because they so clearly delineate the malignant powers that are poisoning our society, exhibit how even people of the highest intentions and most heartfelt goodwill are letting it happen, and what we can – and must – do to ensure our freedoms and democratic way of life…
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Americans are living in a time of unprecedented pessimism. Our political system is broken as never before, and our faith and confidence in our major institutions – Congress, the White House, our courts, organized religion, the news media, everything – has fallen to record lows. Does organized labor hold an answer to a brighter tomorrow? …
The fear that foreign and domestic actors will use artificial intelligence (AI) to undermine November’s General Election is causing many Americans to lose faith in the election process, and even in democracy itself. Although that faith almost certainly cannot be fully restored by November, several major tech companies have bonded together to provide candidates with…
The EPA’s new ruling will be expensive for local water systems, but it is expected to prevent tens of thousands of people from contracting serious illnesses, especially cancer. EPA finalizes the nation’s first PFAS limits in drinking water https://grist.org/accountability/epa-finalizes-the-nations-first-pfas-limits-in-drinking-water/
Regardless of how the Supreme Court decides whether a local government can outlaw homeless people sleeping outside when adequate shelter is not available, it’s going to be bad for homeless people. But, building on a model first tried in Houston, New Orleans may be paving a new third way that’s a win-win for everyone. SCOTUS…
Although virtually all polls consistently show that most Americans favor transgender rights, Republican-led legislatures in many states continue to adopt bills that oppose them and all other LGBGTQ rights. An interview with two litigators who have been deeply engaged in the movement for trans rights for decades delves into trials of the past and prospects…