Chicago!

Join us at Haymarket House for a discussion of the book Stayed on Freedom with author Dan Berger in conversation with Old Man Perez. Organized with In These Times

Thursday, May 16th at 6:30 PM CT

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If this was just an event w/ Old Man Perez you’d want to be there…

If this was just an event w/ Dan Berger you’d want to be there…

If this was just an event sponsored by Haymarket Books…

Bottom line is you want to be there on Thursday. This is gonna be 🔥
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Campus protests have forced universities to take a side on Gaza.

Strikes can force them to the bargaining table. inthesetimes.com/article/colleg…

“Audubon management refuses voluntary recognition and is an outlier in the environmental organization field in that regard ... Sunrise Movement, Sierra Club, 350.org and Greenpeace, have all voluntarily recognized their workers’ unions.” inthesetimes.com/article/bird-u…

Artificial intelligence is currently being deployed by the Israeli military in its brutal assault. The tech isn’t a future threat—it’s here. inthesetimes.com/article/gaza-i…

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Polls show that the majority of Americans disagree with Biden’s Gaza policy. Instead of engaging with the substance of protesters’ arguments, pundits have landed on their next best option: blaming TikTok. inthesetimes.com/article/biden-…

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SpaceX's Starbase facility is cutting off public beach access—but locals are fighting back. inthesetimes.com/article/boca-c…

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Unable to meaningfully defend Biden’s Gaza policy, pundits have landed on their next best option: blaming TikTok. inthesetimes.com/article/biden-…

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Grieving moms are pushing back against a new wave of harsh drug-war laws.

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4 years after my sister’s death, it’s good to see families challenging these harmful laws that are cynically implemented in our names.

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inthesetimes.com/article/christ…

Following the UAW’s triumph at Volkswagen, elected officials and special interest groups are escalating their anti-union rhetoric. inthesetimes.com/article/merced…

Today is my first Mother’s Day. It is also day 218 of genocide. ⁦When I wrote this piece 4 months ago my baby was laying & babbling. Now he’s crawling quickly & pulling up on furniture.

In the same 4 months 4,500 children have been killed. inthesetimes.com/article/gaza-g…

It’s #MothersDay and if you read one article today, make it “On Parenthood and Genocide” by Heba Gowayed هبة جويد. The In These Times piece was first published in January and its importance has grown every day—and especially today—the genocide has continued. 🧵
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The Mercedes union vote could be a watershed moment for efforts to organize the South. inthesetimes.com/article/merced…