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We Ran OSHA. Here’s the Truth About the So-Called ‘Vaccine Mandate’
On Nov. 4, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an emergency temporary standard (ETS) directing larger employers to take steps to keep their workplaces safe from COVID-19 by either requiring vaccinations or weekly testing and masks for those who are not vaccinated. This effort has been blocked, at least temporarily, and is now…
There’s Only One Way to Stop the Emergence of Variants Like Omicron
There are still more questions about the Omicron variant than answers. While the mutations identified suggest it has the potential to be more resistant to vaccines, invade cells more efficiently and be more transmissible than other variants, it may also turn out to cause less severe disease or it could just simply fizzle out. However,…
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The Story of the Jonestown Massacre Is About Much More Than Jim Jones. We’ve Been Fighting to Tell It for Decades
Forty-three years ago, on November 18, 1978, 918 Americans died in a remote jungle in Guyana, South America. One was a U.S. Congressman, three were journalists and 914 were residents of the Peoples Temple agricultural mission known as Jonestown. About 80 members of Peoples Temple who were living in Guyana survived that day. Hundreds of…
Watch: A Pet Turtle’s Pursuit of Happiness in “Snowy”
Filmmakers Kaitlyn Schwalje and Alex Wolf Lewis decided to make a movie about Snowy the pet turtle after spending Thanksgiving with him one year. Their short documentary is both an investigation into animal happiness and an intervention to improve one turtle’s life. Snowy is a comedy. But there also seems to be a deeper message?…
Greenwashing on Facebook: How the World’s Biggest Polluters Use Social Media to Obfuscate on Climate Change
Darren Woods carefully read his opening statement when he testified via video link in U.S. Congress last week, only occasionally looking up to make eye contact. Later that day, the ExxonMobil CEO made headlines when he stated that the company “does not spread disinformation regarding climate change.″ Speaking under oath before a House Oversight Committee…
My Son Knows Exactly How He’ll Mark the Occasion of Getting His COVID-19 Vaccine
My son’s unruly mane is as old as the pandemic. Cascading to the middle of his back, each dark brown wave marks the seasons that have passed since COVID-19 took hold of the world. His tangles mirror the turmoil all around, and no longer matches the neat trim on his twin brother. He refused to…
The Many Lives of H. Rap Brown
He sits in prison after decades of fighting for Black liberation, forgotten by the nation that never understood him
I Still Haven’t Been Paid, Now What?
If you’re a freelancer, you know the drill. “Hey there, just following up once again on my last email regarding my invoice,” is a message self-employed creatives and artists are typically far too familiar with sending. When you are your own business instead of an employee on someone else’s payroll, the unpredictability of getting paid […]
How to budget as a Freelancer
If you’ve just started your journey as a freelancer, congratulations! Working for yourself is incredibly rewarding, but it can also be daunting when you get…
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Ticking the right box: the full time ‘expat spouse’ job
Expat mums, expat spouses, expat partners – do you work? Recently friend asked me what I did for a living and I replied, ‘I move countries’.…
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