Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“1968 was an interesting year. Several of us here at The Price of Liberty recall that rather fateful year. For us, the impact of events of 1968 still is resonating around the world, and especially the States, in 2026.” (03/18/26)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/03/18/lookiing-back-alarmism-and-fearmongering-in-1968/
Source: In These Times
by Alex Han
“In 2023, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party held a slim, single-seat majority in the Minnesota State Senate and control of the State House and Governor’s Mansion. It had been a decade since the last Democratic trifecta in the state, which like many similar moments of prior eras, produced only incremental wins for progressives and the Left. Since the financial crisis and Great Recession of the early Obama era, a core group of community and union organizers in Minnesota had been building what they called ‘alignment’. It would go beyond the traditional coalitions so many of us were used to — ones coalesced around a single fight but too pragmatic to inspire people to action. Real power building, I was told, would require something different: An ability to work across organizations and ideologies while holding up bigger sets of common, universal demands.” (03/19/26)
Source: Axios
“Labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta said Wednesday that she was sexually abused by farmworker leader César Chávez decades ago, becoming the most high-profile figure to accuse him of misconduct. The allegation comes as the United Farm Workers union grapples with reports that their former leader abused girls and young women, prompting the cancellation of tributes and celebrations in his honor. Huerta worked alongside Chávez for decades, helping found the UFW with him and fellow activist Gilbert Padilla.” (03/18/26)
Source: The Atlantic
“Why Britain Is Saying No to Trump’s Iran War.” (03/18/26)
Source: What Then Must We Do?
“What’s So Great About Lent? A Conversation With Domenic Scarcella.” (03/18/26)
Source: Niskanen Center
by Camille Miner
“It’s axiomatic that child care should promote child development and enhance the capabilities of working parents. Congress can take an important step forward in achieving these goals by reauthorizing the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, which would expand the type of care available to parents, make child care more affordable to more families, and strengthen families and communities in the process.” (03/18/26)
Source: Independent Institute
by Sam Jenson
“On February 28th, the United States launched Operation Epic Fury. The goal of this operation, according to the White House, is to eliminate the threat of the Iranian regime. This is yet another attempt at regime change in the Middle East. While Donald Trump boasts about his new gold curtains, eleven United States service members have been killed, and it is estimated that the first twelve days of the war have cost a staggering $16.5 billion. Donald Trump promised peace during his second term; instead, he has involved the United States in a new conflict. This war was initiated without congressional approval, is financially reckless, and could have been avoided. When Donald Trump won re-election in November 2024, he made the promise, ‘I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.'” (03/18/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/03/18/president-peace-iran-war/
Source: Axios
“President Trump said Wednesday that Israel will not conduct further attacks on Iran’s main natural gas facility. Trump’s comments that seem to be an effort to de-escalate the situation came hours after he green-lit the Israeli strike on the facility that marked a significant escalation in the war. The Israeli Air Force struck a natural gas processing facility in southwestern Iran on Wednesday. … Several hours later, the Iranian military conducted two missile strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City and hit natural gas facilities, QatarEnergy said in a statement.” (03/19/26)
Source: The Bulwark
by David Opderbeck
“For all the impassioned impromptu defenses of the current war in Iran, there have been remarkably few that have used the traditional criteria Western (and many non-Western) theologians, ethicist, politicians, and soldiers have used to evaluate the righteousness of armed struggle, the ‘just war’ principles. Even those leaders who have called the war ‘just’ have not engaged with any of the specifics of just war reasoning. The paucity of such efforts likely results from the fact that this war cannot be considered a just war when all the relevant criteria are considered.” (03/18/26)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-iran-war-is-not-a-just-war-theory-trump-hegseth-israel
Source: The Political Orphanage
“Richer Than Ever, Miserable Anyway.” (03/18/26)
https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/richer-than-ever-miserable-anyway