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The rational maximizers

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Hmmm, this is an interesting social experiment. As of now more than 675 colleges and universities in the USA are requiring proof of COVID vaccination as a condition of in-person attendance, and in many cases enrollment of any sort. This is posing the following conundrum for...
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Trumka’s Legacy

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I was the guest on today's episode of the Slate podcast What's Next with Mary Harris on the legacy of Richard Trumka and the future of the AFL-CIO. It's a pretty long interview--about 36 minutes I think--so we do get into the weeds on some things,...

Cuomo Gone?

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Photos from the opening of the new Delta Air Lines terminal in LaGuardia Airport in Queens, NY, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. (Chris Rank for Rank Studios) Looks like Cuomo.

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Working in the Heat

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I am so not happy to have my Oregon time include another of these insane heat waves. Good times. But my work is in air-conditioned archives or wherever else I want to work during the summer. No real pain for me. A lot of us are...

Fuck You Pay Me

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Other than the New York Times amusing continued unwillingness to write the swear words that dominate American life, this is actually a really important story having to do with the.

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