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Short Read of the Week for August 26, 2021

In this morning’s discussion we chose an article by an Afghanistan war veteran, and one of the articles it cites, as the one thing you should read this week if you don’t read anything else:

America ignores its wars and soldiers, except for useless hero-worship. Our deaths cost nothing.
https://news.yahoo.com/america-ignores-wars-soldiers-except-090212587.html
[our copy here]

Afghanistan War Has Been Hugely Profitable
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/16/afghanistan-war-defense-stocks/
[our copy here]

Tell us what you think, please.

We also chose an article written as an open letter to the owners of AirBnB which relates directly to the Tillamook County housing crisis:

An Open Letter to Airbnb. The pitchforks are coming
https://survivingtomorrow.org/an-open-letter-to-airbnb-8b1b58b4ad33
[our copy here]

Do you agree with it? If not, what do you think is causing this terrible shortage of affordable housing?

Please join us next Thursday morning at 7:30 and be part of the discussion.


Direct link to item: https://tillcodems.org/whats-on-your-mind/2021/8/26/short-read-of-the-week-for-august-26-2021.