I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS in Chicago” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

One-third in Chicago area can't afford cost of living, leaving them at risk of food insecurity chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

I'm attending Indivisible Chicago's event, “Protecting Immigrant Neighbors, 5th round” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

"Husband wins Ohio lottery scratch-off, plans to cover wife's cancer treatment" The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and should provide universal healthcare. No one should have to win the lottery to afford cancer treatment. www.freep.com/story/money/...

America’s problems are simple to diagnose and solve. Let’s stop pretending everything is complex and entertainingly counterintuitive. www.levernews.com/its-just-not...

Northwestern’s President Will Resign After University Faced Republican Pressure www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...

RFK JR: It's going to have a it's going to it's going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history. SANDERS: You know why? Because you're cutting $150 billion for rural hospitals. You're putting $50 billion back. That's not an infusion.

Democrats lay into RFK Jr. “Sir, you’re a charlatan. That’s what you are. You’re the one who conflates chronic disease with the need for vaccines,” Sen. Maria Cantwell told the Health Secretary.

🥗 There’s a new food security and nutrition starter pack! From @foodequity.bsky.social go.bsky.app/9mZrrpQ

Kurt Vonnegut Diagrams the Shape of All Stories in a Master’s Thesis Rejected by U. Chicago www.openculture.com/2014/02/kurt...

The Middle Class Is Shrinking Everywhere — In Chicago It’s Almost Gone www.wbez.org/chicago/2019...

Chicago sees its fewest summer murders since 1965 chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

The Grotesque Fruits Of Your Labor www.levernews.com/the-grotesqu...

This is one of my favorite posts from @hcrichardson.bsky.social It strikes directly into the misconception so many people have about Mexicans in the US. Awareness and an understanding of history can completely change the way someone sees something. And in the comments is a map for context.

Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Something blue states will need to explore: how to create cross-state compacts dedicated to a functioning government as the Trump administration walks away from it's responsibilities.

The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century: A Printable List www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

🎙️ LIVE With Professor Omer Bartov, one of the world’s leading genocide scholars, to discuss his New York Times article: "I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It." 📩 I'm collecting questions from YOU—the audience—for this important conversation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Os...

The Low-Wage 100 - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/25/t...

Power and Peril: 5 Takeaways on Amazon’s Employment Machine www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/u...

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry, animated - thekidshouldseethis.com/post/the-pea...

The Income Gap Jeopardizing Retirement for Millions www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/h...

With COVID vaccine access likely to become restricted soon, now would be good time to get back in the habit of wearing a mask more frequently again if you haven’t been doing so lately.

The most important part of this article, to me, is the end. It challenges a false binary between “long COVID” and “everyone else.” Maybe it's a spectrum... 🧵 (1/5) www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Ugly laws led to poor, disabled people being institutionalized. It's now part of the strategy Trump plans to use to get rid of unhoused people, in DC and beyond. For @motherjones.com, I spoke to @okaysoldierschweik.bsky.social, who wrote a book about ugly laws. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

We Can't Battle the Bigotry Stoked by Trump without a Strategy to Alleviate the Chronic Misery Behind It | Chris Hedges www.filmsforaction.org/articles/we-...

Homeless and Burning in America’s Hottest City www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/w...

Today, we announced that 80% of the union members @latimes.com are ready to vote yes to authorize a strike. It has been three years without a contract, without a cost of living raise, without meaningful effort from our leaders to bargain a fair contract. We deserve better. So do our readers.

Over 50, Female and Jobless Even as Others Return to Work www.nytimes.com/2016/01/02/b...

The Rule of the Uber-Rich Means Either Tyranny or Revolution www.commondreams.org/views/2018/1...

“Leave Us Alone!” D.C. Residents Furious as Federal Takeover Begins newrepublic.com/post/199087/... via @newrepublic.com

'This Isn't Normal!' Secret Pentagon Plan for Troops to Put Down Local 'Unrest' Nationwide www.commondreams.org/news/pentago...

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Racial and ethnic disparities in the United States: An interactive chartbook www.epi.org/publication/...

50 Years After Sex Discrimination At UChicago, Two Female Students Receive Ph.D.s www.wbez.org/chicago/2019...

'Policy Murder': Research Shows Poverty Is 4th Leading Cause of Death in US www.commondreams.org/news/poverty...

ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 80: The Enduring Myth of Hiroshima & Nagasaki consortiumnews.com/2025/08/05/a...

Almost like the goal is not to combat antisemitism, but to use Jews as a shield to promote an anti-education agenda that the majority of American Jews oppose.

Everybody Hates Trump Now newrepublic.com/article/1986... via @newrepublic.com

The Friends of #BLS protest the firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. The rationale for firing her is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers.

With government statistics, it's pretty simple. If you liked the February, March, and April numbers, then you have to accept all the next ones, too. They are produced in the exact same way, it's what the computer spits out, based on the inputs provided. You do not get to cherry pick your stats.

we have been screaming about the threat to federal statistics for months. alongside firing the BLS Commissioner, today the administration RIF’d nearly all of the National Center for Education Statistics - the second oldest statistical agency

THE FIRINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE MACROECONOMIC STATISTICS IMPROVE www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Of course the Bureau of Labor Statistics is right about job growth and Trump is lying, but just in case you wanted to check, you can substack.com/home/post/p-...

The True Unemployment Rate May be 25% - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/27/t...

Israel Detains, Chokes, and Beats Up Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls newrepublic.com/post/198550/... via @newrepublic.com

Mayor Johnson’s crossroads — budget decisions that will define his financial stewardship of Chicago chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...