The Daily Shaarli

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April 15, 2022

Unionization spreads across Starbucks outlets in US despite efforts to intimidate workers
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According to Starbucks Workers United, which is organizing workers to form unions, workers from over 200 outlets have already approached the National Labor Relations Board for a union vote

Is the US stalling urgent diplomatic efforts in Ukraine?
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Next to starting a war, the most reprehensible act would be keeping one going when more people will die with little hope the outcome will improve. Yet, there are several lines of evidence that suggest that the US is inhibiting a diplomatic solution in Ukraine. Years prior to the war, when diplomatic avenues were open to prevent war, the United States already seemed to be setting up roadblocks.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon Has a Mandate to Rebuild the French Left
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In Sunday’s election, France’s neoliberalized Socialist Party slumped to a pathetic 2 percent support. Yet the overall left-wing vote increased — all thanks to Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Insoumise, whose transformative program inspired millions.

Lowkey: ‘They Are Trying to Stop Pro-Palestinian Music Being Made’
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Rapper and activist Lowkey is facing down a campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists to get his music taken off Spotify. He speaks to Tribune about the censorship of pro-Palestinian voices – and the outpouring of support he

Canada’s Right-Wing Think Tanks Love Race Science
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Canadian conservatives present their animus toward social spending as nothing more than fiscal prudence. But a review of the think tanks’ arguments informing this frugality reveals a deeply misanthropic racism.

The housing market is broken, but Pierre Poilievre won’t fix it
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Faux populist politicians are channeling anger about the status quo, but won’t place blame where it belongs—at the feet of landlords, speculators, and austerity-inclined governments.