Category Archives: Newsletter and Updates

Study shows the proportion of musicians, writers and artists with working-class origins has shrunk by half since the 1970s — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/dec/10/huge-decline-working-class-people-arts-reflects-society

Google’s water use is soaring in The Dalles, records show, with two more data centers to come – oregonlive.com — Read on http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/12/googles-water-use-is-soaring-in-the-dalles-records-show-with-two-more-data-centers-to-come.html

Inequality in annual earnings worsens in 2021: Top 1% of earners get a larger share of the earnings pie while the bottom 90% lose ground | Economic Policy Institute — Read on http://www.epi.org/publication/inequality-2021-ssa-data/

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, said weapons being used for the war in Ukraine and Russia were filtering into the Lake Chad and Sahel regions. — Read on punchng.com/russia-ukraine-war-weapons-coming-into-lake-chad-buhari/

Our first salary and jobs survey in three years found little improvement despite stated industry-wide efforts to diversify staff and narrow the gender pay gap. — Read on http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91157-the-pw-publishing-industry-salary-survey-2022.html

The US Senate has passed the so-called Bolivar Act whereby no business may be conducted with the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolás Maduro. — Read on en.mercopress.com/2022/12/19/us-congress-passes-bolivar-act-banning-deals-with-maduro-s-gov-t

Kumi James aka BAE BAE examines how dance parties can help build community among marginalized folks. — Read on http://www.e-flux.com/journal/132/508444/hood-rave-la-framing-the-black-femme-underground/

Today, the morning of December 16th, 2022, Dr. Mutulu Shakur was released from prison on parole! — Read on mutulushakur.com/mutulu-is-home-with-family/

Eighty Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli prisons have been boycotting Israeli military courts in protest against Israel’s policy of ‏administrative detention without charge or trial. — Read on qudsnen.co/80-palestinian-detainees-boycott-israeli-military-courts-pps-says/