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The idea has always been that postal service is a public good, not to be mined for profit, and not tiered to give the wealthy yet another leg up. That’s why it’s so worrying that the current leaders of the Postal Service seem intent on driving it into the ground. Also: If you didn’t know that K–12 teachers and college professors are under visceral attack simply for teaching the unvarnished truth of US history, it might be because somehow many free speech advocates, including in the press corps, haven’t taken on this disturbing encroachment on the rights of educators and students.

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Plans to mine the ocean floor are moving forward around the world, especially around hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the sea that create deposits of valuable metals. But given the fact that humans have explored less than 1 percent of the deep sea, it’s fair to say that we really have no idea what’s at risk. Amon is here to talk about the findings of a recent study she co-authored about biodiversity and research effort at deep sea vents, what got her into studying the bottom of the ocean in the first place, and two of her favorite deep sea creatures: the Dumbo octopus and the headless chicken monster.

There has never been a better or more critical time to invest in climate action and, address longstanding racial and economic inequality, say organizers of the Climate Jobs Summit. The climate summit brought together the newly established state Climate Jobs coalitions, labor leaders, union climate activists, environmental and environmental justice advocates, clean-energy developers, policymakers, scientists, and all who want to build the clean-energy economy, with good union jobs. The Summit featured how climate change and inequality are inextricably linked, dig into the once-in-a-generation opportunity to create good family-sustaining jobs by developing the renewable energy sector, and engage in a holistic discussion about just transition for workers in fossil fuel industries and their communities. ...

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There's a shift within the last few years in the way that the Palestinian narrative is discussed in the media, on campuses, and on the streets of America. It is not dramatic, and has not yet affected Washington politics, but it is evolving. Today on This Week In Palestine, we take a deep dive into the dynamic with Tariq Kenney-Shawa who has studied the dynamic of this shift and discusses it on the Occupied Podcast recorded September 22nd, 2021 with Lara Friedman and Khaled Elgindy.

While this article is a bit old, it presents a classic picture of today's reality. This company made a billion dollars extra from the pandemic, and meanwhile its F-35 program is a monstrous comedy of errors. The company is resisting government demands for refund for defective parts. Congress was angry about this, and therefore ... did nothing about it.

Hanson is the Director of the John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute. As Research Ecologist he is part of a growing movement of scientists and researchers who are calling into question many of the practices and policies of logging, not just the so-called fire suppression. Much of current research is presented in his 2021 book, Smokescreen – Debunking Wildfire Myths to Save Our Forests and Our Climate. And the key themes are listed in his talk. Hanson had a Zoom meeting in September 2021 with the Dogwood Alliance, a forest protection nonprofit based in Asheville, North Carolina – and prior guest on TUC Radio.

Victor is longtime host of "Lucid Sounds" and "Expanding Awareness" (7 and 9am every Saturday). Donations can earn premiums. The list is down the page at https://radiowzbc.abilafundraisingonline.com/wzbc2021telethon . Two of them are special Haymarket books. Their authors are Aviva Chomsky and Alfred McCoy.