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Maclean’s Magazine @macleans.bsky.social · 10h

AI is a world-changing technology, much like trains were 200 years ago. If that’s the case: should unelected tech barons be the ones laying the tracks? https://macleans.ca/technology-3/railway-tycoons-shaped-canada-dont-let-ai-barons-do-the-same/

Railway Tycoons Shaped Canada. Don’t Let AI Barons Do the Same. - Macleans.ca

History shows that when a few people control a transformative technology, they control a nation’s future

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 1d

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 1d

"We were going through this really awkward point in early adulthood, kind of entering the labor market, at a time when social media was taking off." Watch author Charlie Wells on the Cowboy State Daily Show (at 43:10) discussing WHAT HAPPENED TO MILLENNIALS: In Defense of a Generation bit.ly/46GFxcb

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this 7-city tour for Kelly Cervantes' THE LUCKIEST: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Motherhood, and the Pursuit of Self. More info and ticket links here: www.kellycervantes.com
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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 2d

Couldn't be happier for @claudiarowe.bsky.social. Her book about America's foster care system, WARDS OF THE STATE, was just named a National Book Award finalist! www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...

2025 National Book Awards Finalists Announced

Twenty-five Finalists to contend for National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature

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Editor Stoltz @editorstoltz.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty happy about this @claudiarowe.bsky.social

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Cover of Claudia Rowe’s WARDS OF THE STATE book with National Book Awards Finalist burst.

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 2d

"We can all do this kind of digging and find out a little bit more about who we are." Watch @annehand.bsky.social on @cowboystatedaily.bsky.social (at 2:47:10) discussing her quest for dual citizenship and her first book, AUSTRIAN AGAIN: bit.ly/46EFFJc

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you to the legendary Gloria J. Browne-Marshall for coming on "Books and More" to discuss your new book, A Protest History of the United States. A great conversation that delves into the history of protest movements and rebellion in the United States.

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 2d

Great interview with Charlie Wells about his book, WHAT HAPPENED TO MILLENNIALS: In Defense of a Generation, via @radionz.nzcow.com. Have a listen: bit.ly/4h0aH1L

Feature interview: Millennials are more than avocado toast

An entire generation is often summed up in two words: Avocado Toast. An Australian commentator criticized millennials for blowing house downpayment money on brunch, and the label has stuck. But millen...

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Mary Elizabeth Jackson @maryejackson5.bsky.social · 4d

LIVE SUN OCT 5TH 11AM CENTRAL 12PM EASTERN ON COVER TO COVER ON BRUSHWOOD MEDIA THEN ON PODCAST PLATFORMS EVERYWHERE-https://www.brushwoodmedianetwork.com/onair/cover-to-cover/
WITH LAWYER, ADVOCATE @steveneichenblatt ON HIS MEMOIR ABOUT ABANDONMENT, LOSS, A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY AND RESILIENCE .

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 5d

Watch Gloria J. Browne-Marshall discussing her book, A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, with @lisasnowden.bsky.social at Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5BM... @beaconpress.bsky.social

Gloria Browne-Marshall: "A Protest History of the United States"

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Anne @annehand.bsky.social · 13d

Thrilled for a very special conversation about #AustrianAgain at @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social in #ConcordNH Oct 23 6:30pm with author Dina Rueb Romero. Lots to dig into - the history, our family stories, the writing process. Hope you can make it!

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Anne @annehand.bsky.social · 8d

When did it become October and how are there less than 3 weeks before #AustrianAgain's release and what the heck is going on 🙈 www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Book giveaway for Austrian Again: Reclaiming a Lost Legacy (Holocaust Heritage) by Anne Hand Sep 22-Oct 19, 2025

Enter to win one of 100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 22-Oct 19, 2025. We're giving away 100 Kindle copies of Austrian Again. Reclaimin...

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you Anne Hand for coming on to discuss your captivating new memoir, Austrian Again.

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"A unique and contemporary story, offering a fresh perspective on historical reparations and the ongoing quest for identity in a rapidly changing world."

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A discussion with Anne Hand of captivating memoir Austrian Again

Podcast Episode · Books and More with William Cooper · 09/29/2025 · 30m

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 9d

My interview with award-winning author Howard Yaruss. We discuss the updated edition of his award-winning book Understandable Economics.

"Tariffs raise prices on everyone."

"Scaring people is not a way to get people to think with common sense."

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Interview with Howard Yaruss, author of Understandable Economics

Podcast Episode · Books and More with William Cooper · 09/30/2025 · 32m

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 8d

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall's A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES has been named the February selection of the @rootsaction.org Education Fund Book Club! Sign up to join her for a virtual discussion at 8pmET on 2/4: teachinnetwork.org/bookclubs @davidcnswanson.bsky.social @beaconpress.bsky.social

RAEF Monthly Online Book Club - Teach-in Network

At 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET on the first Wednesday of every month, you can spend an hour asking your questions of the author of one of the most useful recent books for progressive activism. We'll post in...

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 9d

We’ll be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence next year. It is proof, as a protest document, that the US was born out of protest. But few citizens actually read it in full. #America250

WCPT 820 Interview: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall - Joan Esposito Live, Local & Progressive

Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck talks to Gloria J. Browne-Marshall ahead of her appearance at the 2025 Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago. Her 2025 book is “A Protest History of the United…

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · Apr 11

Happy #FlashbackFriday to Matt Crawford's interview with @samuelashworth.bsky.social over on The Curious Mans Podcast! buff.ly/cozAgdR

Treat yourself to THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY right here! buff.ly/BxfM3O3

Thecuriousmanspodcast: Samuel Ashworth Interview Episode 527

Matt Crawford speaks with author Samuel Ashworth about his book, The Death and Life of August Sweeney: A Novel. Legendary chef August Sweeney has served his final meal, dying in the middle of…

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A Moment with Erik Fleming podcast @momenterik.bsky.social · 18d

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Survival Is Resistance Featuring Dr. Caroline Heldman, Alia Dastagir, Melba Pearson and Dr. Tracy Pearson

Host Erik Fleming sits down with political scientist Dr. Caroline Heldman and journalist Alia Dastagir to explore how survival becomes resistance for women facing harassment, assault, and online abuse...

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 20d

Avocado toast epitomized a narrative in which US millennials saw themselves as disadvantaged. Data shows that story needs a revisit.

Millennials Should Own Their Economic Comeback

Avocado toast epitomized a narrative in which US millennials saw themselves as disadvantaged. Data shows that story needs a revisit.

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 21d

Smart interview with Charlie Wells, author of WHAT HAPPENED TO MILLENNIALS: In Defense of a Generation, on the @interlocutor-mag.bsky.social podcast. Check it out! interlocutorinterviews.com/new-blog/202...