Future Timeline

Looking at how even this sub-forum is focused on all illness, except mental illness, I wonder everyday, if depression ... For me at least, stress is very much related to mental illness. We do have a thread dedicated to stress management in which many forms of mental illness can be addressed: https:...

^^^ A very important point: capitalism as practiced now, or at least as practiced in the last part of the twentieth century, depended on the internalization of profits and the externalization of costs.

Bus Drivers Strike with Climate Activists in 57 German Cities by Berit Ehmke and Yanira Wolf April 8, 2024 Introduction: (Labor Notes) Public transit workers across Germany have broken new ground by coordinating our contracts—nearly all of them nationwide have expired over the last four months—and ...

Why the UAW Is Standing Up with Mexican Auto Workers by Brandon Mancilla March 29, 2024 Introduction: (Labor Notes) The United Auto Workers announced February 23 that it will provide material support to Mexican auto workers organizing in the independent union movement. As a member of the UAW Execut...

We Need Housing, Not Handcuffs by Farrah Hassen April 10, 2024 Introduction: (Other Words) As the cost of housing has exploded, so has the number of people experiencing homelessness. And unfortunately, instead of trying to house people, more states and cities are criminalizing people simply for lac...

As Elections Loom, Congressional Maps Challenged as Discriminatory Will Remain in Place by Marlyin W. Thompson April 4, 2024 Introduction: (ProPublica) With the Republicans holding just a two-vote majority in the House of Representatives, voters will go to the polls in November in at least two cong...

Medieval Europe Was far from Democratic, but that Didn’t Mean Tyrants Were Given a Free Pass by Joelle Rollo-Koster April 12, 2024 Introduction: (The Conversation) My students tend to imagine the Middle Ages as something like the “Kingdom Come” or “Total War” video games: an age of utter political ...

Biden Wins Wyoming’s Caucuses as Alaska Democrats Cast Their Votes for the Nomination April 13, 2024 Introduction: JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Joe Biden nudged further ahead in the Democratic nomination for reelection by winning the party caucuses in Wyoming and was the only choice on the ballo...

Argentina's Milei Meets Elon Musk at Tesla Factory April 12, 2024 Introduction: (DW) Argentine President Javier Milei met tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday at a Tesla plant in Austin, Texas, where they agreed on the "need to free markets." Musk shared an image of the two on his microbl...

Javier Milei, the President of Cash-strapped Argentina, Starts Another U.S. Tour and Plans to Meet Elon Musk April 10, 2024 Introduction: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP via PBS) — President Javier Milei of Argentina kicked off a visit Wednesday to the United States, where he’ll meet with tech billiona...