Global Left Midweek – May 8, 2024

Militarism lays waste to the climate

May Day 2028 Could Transform the World

The UAW President is calling on unions everywhere to align their contract expiration dates for mass impact.

A Hospital Heist Seeks Texas Bankruptcy Protection

Steward Health just filed for bankruptcy in Houston’s scandal-plagued, private equity-pilled bankruptcy court.

Police Let Violent Mobs Attack UCLA Students.

UCLA watched the chaos unfold in the middle of the night and did nothing until it was far too late

A Diary of a Palestinian Living in Israel

From top-charting songs to dating apps, genocide fever has taken over Israel.

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – May 7, 2024

A moral panic overruns free speech

We Need “Outside Agitators”

Pro-Palestine student protesters are being smeared as puppets of shadowy “outside agitators.” The presence of community members and experienced activists in the protests is nothing to be ashamed of: we need outside agitators to build a better world.

This Week in People’s History, May 7–13

Statue, in Hanoi, commemorating the victory at Dien Bien Phu
Colonialism Is Hard to Kill (in 1954), “It Was the Right Thing to Do” (1929), “Join, Or Die” (1754), Apartheid’s End (1994), Class War in the Midwest (1894), Unsafe at Any Speed (1969), “I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night” (1949)

Segregation 70 Years After the Brown Decision

Despite decades of progress, there are some worrying signs

Birding, Gaza, War or Peace

Did you know that Gaza — well, Palestine — even has a national bird? The Palestine sunbird is a gorgeous creature, crowned in iridescent green and blue. “This bird is a symbol of freedom and movement, it can fly anywhere."
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Culture

food

The Refillery Is Coming for Your Grocery Store Routine

Kate Ray Taste Cooking
At package-free stores you bring your own container, weigh it, and fill it with the amount of rice or walnuts or Peanut M&Ms that you want to take home. In the bigger context of the zero-waste movement, do these refilleries actually mean anything?

poetry

Evelyn Hutchins

Peter Neil Carroll Sketches From Spain: Homage to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Saturday May 4 the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) honors the memory of the US volunteers of the Spanish Civil War by awarding the ALBA-Puffin Human Rights Award to “18by Vote.”

Labor

labor

More Than 400 Lab Professionals at LabCorp Win a Union

Stand Stand
The lab professionals employed by the medical lab services company, LabCorp of America, held a union election from March 1-3 where 434 workers voted to join together in a union with the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals.

labor

Organizing the South: We Look Back To Move Ahead

Ben Wilkins Convergence
Taken together, the history, economy & ruling ideology of the US South make it difficult to build workers’ power. But armed with the lessons from the CIO’s Operation Dixie, & fueled by the momentum of recent victories, organizers see a way forward.

labor

The End of Lean Production… and What’s Ahead

Kim Moody Labor Notes
Companies like Target are following Amazon’s lead, seeking to control inventory levels and outpace their rivals by creating dense networks of facilities and adding vehicles.

Friday nite video

video

I Am Gitmo | Movie

I Am Gitmo is a intense drama movie that’s based on true events directed Philippe Diaz. Now in select theaters. Full review.