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1 week ago | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Andrea Lyon |Susan C. Lester |Jessica Stanhope |Tom Lynch
Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterised by immune-mediated inflammation of synovial joints.1, 2 With a global prevalence of approximately 1%–2%, RA significantly impacts the quality of life for those affected, with women being more commonly afflicted than men.3 It is estimated that 400 000 Australians have RA.4 Alongside the joint-related symptoms, individuals with RA are prone to various systemic complications, including cardiovascular issues,...
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
workerscompinsider.com | Tom Lynch
When George Washington was exiting the presidency in 1797, he delivered his Farewell Address to the nation. He didn’t deliver it as a speech; rather, newspapers printed it, and, in some cases, it was read to the public by officials. In it, Washington warned of “foreign entanglements.”When Dwight Eisenhower left office in 1961, he warned of the growth of the “military industrial complex.” I watched his address with my father on our small, black and white television.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
workerscompinsider.com | Tom Lynch
Yesterday, the nation got a glimpse down the Washington, DC, rabbit hole, when the Senate Armed Services Committee held its confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense. What we saw was performative Kabuki theatre at its finest. Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and his staff orchestrated the hearing to leave no doubt that Hegseth is their guy.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
workerscompinsider.com | Tom Lynch
On the current California wildfire disaster January 13th, 2025 by Tom Lynch By now, it has become clear to anyone paying the least attention that the apocalyptic fires ravaging southern California have caused nearly incomprehensible human and property damage.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
workerscompinsider.com | Tom Lynch
Today, at Washington’s magnificent National Cathedral, America stopped for just a moment to witness the State Funeral for Jimmy Carter, the 37th President of the United States. His was a presidency badly misunderstood during his time in the Oval Office, but over the years, historians have re-examined his accomplishments and awarded them high marks. Don’t believe me? While president, Carter created the Departments of Energy and Education.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
workerscompinsider.com | Tom Lynch
In revolutionary France, public executions were entertainment events. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens created Madame Defarge and memorably described her blissfully knitting beside the guillotine as its blade drops on another aristocrat’s neck. In the centuries spanning pre-civil rights in America, crowds would gather to watch, or even participate in, racist murders, many of them communal lynchings.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
workerscompinsider.com | Tom Lynch
America’s political cartoonists: the conscience of the nation January 7th, 2025 by Tom Lynch Yesterday, we saw something we haven’t seen in eight years — the peaceful transfer of power. Vice President Kamala Harris, showing the grace that characterized her campaign, recorded the 2024 electoral college votes before a joint session of both houses of Congress.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
workerscompinsider.com | Tom Lynch
Perspective comes in many forms. As we near the end of a momentous year, many are overjoyed with the possibilities filling the empty cylinder of 2025; others see nothing but shapeless demons waiting to pounce. Today, I want to suggest a different kind of perspective, one whose center is grounded in humility. Memorial Day weekend of 1977 arrived with an intergalactic big bang as the first of George Lucas’s blockbuster Star Wars movies landed in American theaters.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
workerscompinsider.com | Tom Lynch
Since 1980, there have been ten government shutdowns, and they all have led to federal employees being furloughed. Shutdowns can be extremely disruptive — for citizens who depend on government services, for the nation, as a whole, and for the furloughed workers. Most of the shutdowns have ended quickly after rational thought intersected with insanity. But some have been worse than others.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
workerscompinsider.com | Tom Lynch
Imagine for a moment your name is Anthony Fauci. You are a physician and an immunologist and were the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years, from 1984 to 2022. You were also the face of the medical profession throughout the Covid pandemic, which took more than a million American lives. You repeatedly advised citizens to avoid close contact with others, to mask when in public, and to wash hands often.
