This week, Novo Nordisk cut the price of Ozempic in Denmark by a third from $188 to $125.

How much do they charge Americans for this drug? $969.

How much does it cost to make? $5.

If Novo can substantially reduce the price of Ozempic in Denmark, it must do the same in the US.

MLK believed in nonviolent direct action. Stop removing the “action” because doing so is misleading. Police arrested him 29 times throughout his life for peacefully protesting racial apartheid. Most White people did not approve of his methods.

An argument straight out of Reconstruction. In the real world, economists estimate that in US, $50 trillion moved from bottom 90% to top 1% between 1981-2021.

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New Markers Remember Enslaved People Brought to Texas by Sea texasmonthly.com/being-texan/ne… #ushistory #slavery

This is the inevitable result of the hate unleashed by DeSantis and Florida Republicans. Innocent people are paying the price for being political scapegoats.

Reminder: Amazon and Space X are fighting in court to have the NLRB declared unconstitutional.

This means the two richest men on earth want to dismantle the agency that holds them accountable for union busting.

Tesla's freefall may be the result of a shoddy product sold by an unhinged, drug-addicted CEO who spends his days retweeting white supremacists. But it could also be DEI.

Since it is illegal for non-citizens to vote, folks need to see this for what it is: An effort to make it more difficult for citizens to vote. There are plenty of Americans who do not have proof of citizenship and who will be deterred from voting by such legislation.

When you hear about abortion bans, about brutal intrusions into women’s personal lives by right-wing politicians, about wrenching tragedies forced by state laws that would’ve been unconstitutional two years ago, remember: Trump did this. nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/…

Did you hear that historians have filed an amicus brief with the US #SupremeCourt urging it to reject #Trump ’s claims of #presidentialimmunity ? Historian-at-Large Edward T. O’Donnell is here to break it all down
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Why are so many states restricting what schools can teach about racism? Two leading journalist-historians discuss the efforts to ban or rewrite the teaching of Black history newyorker.com/podcast/politi…

How 'The Sympathizer' (HBO miniseries) Counters 50 Years of Hollywood Vietnam War Narratives time.com/6961770/the-sy… #ushistory #vietnamwar #militaryhistory #filmhistory

He helped the enslaved flee to Mexico. Now he’s buried by Trump’s border wall washingtonpost.com/history/2024/0… #ushistory #blackhistory #slavery

How to Celebrate True Southern Heritage in April Instead of the Confederacy and White Supremacy splcenter.org/news/2024/04/0… #UShistory #blackhistory #confederacy #whitesupremacy

Amazon is...

-Working to crush union drives at its warehouses
-Fighting in court to have the NLRB declared unconstitutional
-Spent over $17 million on anti-union consultants over the past two years

Amazon might just be the most anti-worker corporation of this generation.

Nothing but clear blue skies here in Winooski/Burlington, VT - aka The Path of Totality. Just a few more hours!
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Did you hear what RFK, Jr said about Biden, free speech, and US history? Historian-at-Large Edward T. O’Donnell explains why it’s so very wrong and earned him a 2024 Weemsy Award™ nomination!
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Teaching disability history in schools is 'long overdue,' advocates say wgbh.org/news/education…

Archaeologists Uncover Medieval Castle Hidden Beneath a French Hotel smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thi…