Author Archives: aidarends

A federal judge in Texas said Thursday that some Affordable Care Act mandates cannot be enforced nationwide, including those that require insurers to cover a wide array of preventive care services at no cost to the patient, including some cancer, heart and STD screenings, and tobacco programs. — Read on http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/affordable-care-act-preventive-care-reed-oconnor/index.html

A look at black music’s favorite season (with images, playlist fixed) — Read on harmonyholiday.substack.com/p/songs-of-black-spring-06c

Chae Hui Chol has been approved as ambassador to West African country – Anadolu Agency — Read on http://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/burkina-faso-to-resume-diplomatic-relations-with-north-korea/2859013

FL university system imposes 5-year tenure review; profs, other advocates criticize the change – Florida Phoenix — Read on floridaphoenix.com/2023/03/29/fl-university-system-imposes-5-year-tenure-review-profs-other-advocates-criticize-the-change/

On 29 March 1985, two brothers, Rafael and Eduardo Vergara Toledo, were murdered by police in Santiago, Chile. Rafael, 18 and Eduardo, 20, were members of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), which was engaged in a guerrilla struggle against the right-wing dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. — Read on stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10116/vergara-toledo-brothers-killed

The Alchemy of Abolitionisms – Joy James – Inquest — Read on inquest.org/the-alchemy-of-abolitionisms/

A 1965 article from Kwame Nkrumah’s journal The Spark highlights the role of monetary policy – and the US dollar – as an instrument of imperialism and neocolonial rule. — Read on http://www.blackagendareport.com/essay-currency-crisis-west-1965

The report highlights San Diego County, where Blackstone Group purchased thousands of affordable housing units in 2021. As renters moved out, the company raised… — Read on http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/new-report-claims-blackstone-group-is-buying-san-diegos-affordable-housing-hiking-up-rent-prices/3195265/