Media Bits and Bytes - January 28, 2020
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Hundreds of Canadian Workers Are Blockading an Oil Refinery Right Now
Jacobin
The Canadian union Unifor is currently blockading an oil refinery in Regina, Saskatchewan. It’s an important example of what democratic, militant, and solidarity-based unionism can look like.
The ‘Deal of the Century’ is Apartheid
Mondoweiss
The ‘Deal of the Century’ resurrects and restores grand apartheid, a racist political system that should have been left in the dustbins of history.
Sunrise Movement to Host Nationwide House Parties to Boost Sanders, Demand Green New Deal
Common Dreams
"We need millions of young people along with allies of all ages to join climate strikes, organize their communities and then turn out in force in November to decide this election."
The Fight explores How the ACLU is Navigating the Trump Era Through 4 Key Cases
Vox
This documentary premiered at Sundance and shows the hard, exhausting work of fighting for civil and human rights under Trump.
Boondoggle, Inc. Making Sense of the $1.25 Trillion National Security State Budget
Tom Dispatch
A careful look at the real totals of U.S. defense expenditures from a May 2019 article from Tom Dispatch. Let's keep this in mind when some politicians say we can't afford to fund public education and Medicare for All, for example.
How to Organize Your Workplace Without Getting Caught
Motherboard
Do you want to protest your company’s crappy record on sexual harassment? Are you thinking of unionizing? Here’s the Motherboard Guide to Secure Labor Organizing.
Digesting History: A Conversation with the Museum of Food and Drink’s Curatorial Director
History News Network
The idea of MOFAD is to lead people to learn something about food that they didn't know or to inspire them to think deeper about the things that they're putting into their body, or to consider how foods and drinks get to their tables.
Why Child Labor Is Common in Gaza
The Electronic Intifada
OCHA has found that children are working amid “an increasingly destabilized economy” in Gaza, which has been under an Israeli siege for more than 12 years.
Meet the CEOs Raking It in from Trump’s Aggression Toward Iran
Foreign Policy in Focus
Major military contractors saw a stock surge from the U.S. assassination of an Iranian general. For CEOs, that means payday comes early.
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