Authored by Brett Wilkins via Common Dreams, Inspired by the successful unionization of workers at two Buffalo, New York Starbucks stores last week, employees at a pair of the chain’s Boston-area locations—one in the city’s Allston neighborhood and the other in Brookline—requested votes this week to join the Workers United union. In a letter to company CEO Kevin… Continue reading Starbucks Union Drive Spreads To Massachusetts & Arizona
Vanishing in Plain Sight – SpiritualDirection.com
Planes are disappearing from the skies, stocks are disappearing from the shelves, and workers are disappearing from their jobs. It is happening all around us. Wherefore vanish these, purgatorial shadows? It happened to me just days ago. I noticed that I vanished. It began one quiet afternoon during a discussion with my supervisor at the… Continue reading Vanishing in Plain Sight – SpiritualDirection.com
We Discovered a Rogues’ Gallery of Monster-Sized Gas Giants – Facts So Romantic
It doesn’t feel right to see a toddler walking down the street by themselves. Toddlers don’t just go rogue, and if they do they are quickly chased down by a parent or grandparent or teacher and brought back where they belong. Most planets are like toddlers: They follow a well-behaved orbit around a star. It… Continue reading We Discovered a Rogues’ Gallery of Monster-Sized Gas Giants – Facts So Romantic
Reconciliation Overload | RealClearPolitics
Central to the fight over President Biden’s Build Back Better bill has been the use – or misuse – of budget reconciliation to advance the package. Attention has been focused on the cost and politics of the package, but it is also important to take stock of the process. What is budget reconciliation, and how… Continue reading Reconciliation Overload | RealClearPolitics
GM Ships First Electric Hummers To Customers
General Motors President Mark Reuss spoke with CNBC’s Phil LeBeau during “Squawk on the Street” about the first shipments of its GMC Hummer EV to customers. The Hummer EV is an impressive vehicle, with claims of up to 1,000 horsepower, able to rocket the truck from 0-60 mph in just 3 seconds. The all-electric super-truck… Continue reading GM Ships First Electric Hummers To Customers
The Year in Physics | Quanta Magazine
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Gender Pay Gap Among Doctors, America’s Labor Shortage, ‘Hacking Equity’: RAND Weekly Recap
This week, we discuss the $2 million pay gap between male and female doctors; what to do about the weird U.S. job market; implementing social and emotional learning programs; assessing the trade-offs of decisions about U.S. military intervention; RAND’s virtual hackathon; and new artwork that illustrates the high prices of prescription drugs in the United… Continue reading Gender Pay Gap Among Doctors, America’s Labor Shortage, ‘Hacking Equity’: RAND Weekly Recap
Turkey Halts All Stock Trading As Currency Disintegrates, Central Bank Powerless To Halt Collapse
Another day, another collapse in the Turkish lira, only this time there was a twist: as the hyperinflating currency implodes, Erdogan has finally had enough of the relentless pummeling, and is starting to shut down Turkey’s markets. But first, let’s back up: heading into Friday, the lira accelerated its historic descent, weakening past the 16… Continue reading Turkey Halts All Stock Trading As Currency Disintegrates, Central Bank Powerless To Halt Collapse
Epiphany-the Coming of Christ our Light
As a child, I obsessively needed a nightlight, so afraid was I of the dark. My brother and I, who shared a bedroom, would often argue over that nightlight. They claimed not to be able to sleep with it on. I was convinced I couldn’t sleep with it off. Of course, we were all wrong. … Continue reading Epiphany-the Coming of Christ our Light
The Anti–Critical Race Theory Movement Will Profoundly Affect Public Education
The recent election of Glenn Youngkin as the next governor of Virginia based on his anti–critical race theory platform is the latest episode in a longstanding conservative disinformation campaign of falsehoods, half-truths and exaggerations designed to create, mobilize and exploit anxiety around white status to secure political power. The problem is, these lies work, and… Continue reading The Anti–Critical Race Theory Movement Will Profoundly Affect Public Education