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Material of Interest to People on the Left
Portside
Material of Interest to People on the Left
Gordon Sondland Throws Trump, Giuliani Under the Bus
Netanyahu Decries 'Attempted Coup' Against Him
A Letter to Intellectuals Who Deride Revolutions
Hundreds of Chileans Blinded by Police
Nov. 21, 2019-Reader Comments, Resources, Announcements
Weak US Air Pollution Rules Cause Thousands of Deaths
Western Media Whitewash Bolivia’s Far-Right Coup
The Trials of Julian Assange
The Growing Crisis of Public Education in Indiana
Global Left Midweek - November 20, 2019
Culture
books
Fascism in Multiple Translations
Boston Review
Far-rightists glorify one nation united under one language, yet are adept at using translation to spread their politics. E-commerce behemoths like Amazon allow fascism in translation the reach and veneer of a successful global business venture.
books
“We Are All Fast-Food Workers Now”:
Labor: Studies in Working-Class History
This book is a must-needed introduction to the rising international labor movement against the neoliberal wage and labor regime.
film
The Angry Optimistic Life and Times of Lea Tsemel: A Review of "Advocate"
Jadaliyya
"In addition to political prisoners, there is the oppression of Palestinians: freedom of speech, freedom of the press. The suppression of student protests. It was all part of my daily workload, beyond the hardcore cases involving armed resistance."
food
The Cranberry Caucus is Insanely Powerful
Modern Farmer
...the cranberry industry is saying that it is unfair for them to have to correctly label their added sugars, because a product, like raisins naturally have a high sugar content, and thus (correctly) do not need to use the “added sugar” phrasing.
tv
The Mandalorian’s First Episode Shows That Star Wars Can Work On The Small Screen
The Verge
We get a crash course in how the bounty-hunting system works, complete with the Bounty Hunters Guild taken extremely literally as an actual unionized workforce of bounty hunters. There are labor disputes over clients refusing to pay guild rates.
poetry
Redlining
Steel Toe Review
The Alabama-based poet Ashley M. Jones has a thing or two to say about “redlining” (aka housing discrimination).
books
Why is the Workplace a Dictatorship?
Organizing Work
A deep dive into why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments—and why we can't see it.
Labor
labor
When Unions Passed On Gaining Right to Strike
The Chief
One New York public employee union —the New York State Nurses Association—is advocating for the abolition of the Taylor Law's no-strike rule. Other unions recognize that labor needs offensive weapons. Yet most are ambivalent or opposed.
labor
Unionizing L.A. Bus Workers and Their CEO Come Together Over Fighting Climate Change
Los Angeles Times
Workers at the L.A. Protera plant voted overwhelmingly to join the Steelworkers.
labor
Agency Workers Stage Protest Against Labor Board Actions
Bloomberg Law
The labor board’s current leaders have been described as anti-labor by worker advocates, and accused of working to gut the public’s ability to file unfair labor practice charges by a number of its own staffers.
labor
Hong Kong’s White-Collar Workers Join the Ranks of Protesters
Hong Kong Free Press
White-collar workers share widespread anger at the now-shelved government plan to introduce a law allowing the extradition of criminal suspects to mainland China.
labor
Arkansas Teachers Went On Strike. Here Are the Corporate School Privatizers They’re Up Against.
In These Times
Arkansas teachers and students face a well-funded school privatization effort backed by major corporate entities with influence that stretches from the Governor’s office to the state Board of Education to the University of Arkansas.
labor
The Strike at McDonald’s
Working In These Times
It's About More Than Fighting Abuse—It’s About Workplace Democracy
labor
Hearst Magazines Staffers Unionizing Across Two Dozen Publications, Forming Giant for Writers Guild of America
Daily Beast
Hearst joins an ever-growing number of media organizations that have been unionized in the past several years. But Hearst staffers’ decision to unionize across two-dozen publications will encompass more titles than almost any other U.S. media union.
Friday nite video
video
Billionaires Freak Out About Warren and Sanders
Seth takes a closer look at billionaire Mike Bloomberg reportedly being on the brink of joining the Democratic primary as Wall Street panics about the current crop of candidates
video
The Report | Movie
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, CIA agents begin using extreme interrogation tactics on those they think were behind it
video
Bernie, AOC Unveil $180 Billion Green New Deal for Public Housing
The legislation aims to repair and upgrade public housing by securing renewable energy sources for approximately one million federally owned public housing units, affecting some two million people
video
Why It’s So Hard to Get Mental Health Care | Hasan Minhaj
Hasan talks about his own experience with mental health therapy and shines a spotlight on the fight to bridge the disparity in treatment between mental and physical health
video
Understanding the Science of Climate Change
Made in consultation with leading climate scientists, this groundbreaking documentary explains how we may be in the middle of the most crucial moment of Earth's history. It decodes data into digestible science, punctuated in places by clever CGI
video
Bernie Sanders on Socialism, Taxes and Criminal CEOs
Bernie Sanders, in a wide-ranging chat with CNBC’s John Harwood, discusses personal issues, his economic agenda and his hope to become a 21st century version of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
video
NYC Bids Adieu to Donald Trump (In Song)
Start spreading the news: Trump's leaving today!
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