labor Colombians take to the streets in the third general strike in two weeks Cory Doctorow

eu Catalan independence movement declares a general strike in Barcelona Cory Doctorow

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Disney Hong Kong's General Strike on Monday will include workers from Hong Kong Disneyland Cory Doctorow

trumpism Anti-Trump activists call a national general strike for Feb 17: buy nothing, protest everywhere Cory Doctorow

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social media Surgeon General sounds alarm, again, on kids' social media use Rusty Blazenhoff

unions Major film schools scab WGA strike by bringing in movie executives to speak at commencement Thom Dunn

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russia Turns out Russian missile that hit Poland last night was misfire by Ukraine David Pescovitz

politics Democracy in Chile and the ghosts of Pinochet Elías Villoro

star wars Star Wars just used the "S" word for the first time Devin Nealy

HDSF What is a Supervillain? A new entry in the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Jesse Sheidlower

ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz

tabloids Prince Charles and Joe Biden unfit to lead in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan