Politics
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Justice Without Fear or Favor

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Annie Searle
June 15, 2023

In the 1960s, a relatively new technology was able to record and broadcast as news the behavior of citizens and law enforcement in Southern states, in particular Alabama and Mississippi. The rhetoric matched the behavior, as protesters or voting rights advocates were beaten while the police stood by. One cannot repeat the names called, but can remember still the violent speech used by segregationists as they fought against the change that was coming.

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Business
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June 2023 Magazine

PR for People Team
June 07, 2023

June is our jobs issue when we look at labor markets, unusual jobs and developing economic trends. Our feature story is about Labor Union Consultant and Activist Mike Locker. We also feature working-class hero Bryan Apslund who is Operations Supervisor at the Des Moines Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Des Moines, Washington. 

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Business
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Labor Unions Are Here to Stay!

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William Lulow
June 07, 2023

William Lulow interviews Mike Locker President of New York City-based Locker Associates, a union-friendly business-consulting firm.

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People
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Stewards of Public Health

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Barbara McMichael
June 07, 2023

Most of us probably don’t think much about where our wastewater goes once it swirls down the drain.  In fact, most of us would rather not think about that at all.

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Books
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Patricia Vaccarino Author Chat June 22 Yonkers Public Library

Patricia Vaccarino
June 06, 2023

The Yonkers Public Library hosts Patricia Vaccarino in author chat via zoom on Thursday, June 22.

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Politics
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The Debt Ceiling Settlement Dismantled Republican Demands

Nick J. Licata
June 05, 2023

The leadership of both the Democrat progressive wing and the Republican reactionary wing voted against passing the legislation to allow the debt ceiling to be raised.

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Politics
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Robin Lindley interviews interview White House speechwriter Cody Keenan

Robin Lindley
June 05, 2023

Robin Lindley interviews interview White House speechwriter Cody Keenan on his moving and illuminating memoir Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America. Cody shares a behind-the-scenes depiction of White House operations and the pressure of working on demanding schedules with one of the most celebrated writers and orators in modern history--President Obama. 

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World Views
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A Universal Needs Basic Guarantee

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Peter Corning
June 02, 2023

There is growing interest in the concept of providing a basic income to all adults, unconditionally. The idea is even being tried out in various places. The goal is to provide an income floor for everyone, including especially those who are living in poverty. However, this is a costly, and poorly targeted approach to the basic problem for every human society, namely, how to ensure the satisfaction of our basic biological needs, of which there some fourteen distinct categories. Here I will propose that we concentrate on ensuring the end – meeting our biological survival and reproductive needs -- rather than promoting an insufficient means.

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