Are Bosses Dictators?
The New Yorker
A book posits that widespread oppression at work is a failure of America’s political system.
Lillian Hellman’s Days to Come
ZNetwork
The great mystery to me, is why the play was a failure. Originally it ran for only 3 days, and then closed. Hellman was responding to an all-too-common ethical dilemma that persists down to today. Her own sympathies lay with the striking workers.
Trump’s Space Force: Resurrecting the Perilous Plan to Militarize Space
CounterPunch
Donald Trump’s Space Force would spur an “arms race in space” and violate the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, signed by the US, Russia, China, and 120 other nations, that designates space as a global commons to be used solely for peaceful purposes.
Friday Nite Videos | August 17, 2018
Portside
John Oliver: Astroturfing. A Ride Through Oakland With Boots Riley. Amos Lee - “Dying White Light”. Movie | Fahrenheit 11/9. Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson Remember Aretha Franklin.
It's Time for #MeToo in the Catholic Church
The Guardian
Predator priests will only face justice when those they abused find the courage to speak up
Elizabeth Warren Proposes a Second New Deal
The American Prospect
Her new bill would compel corporations to dump “maximizing shareholder value” and put worker representatives on their boards.
When a Young Trump Went to Russia
The New Republic
In 1987, the real estate tycoon visited the country to explore a hotel deal. Is that when he became compromised by Russian security services?
The 52-State Strategy: The Case for Puerto Rico
Washington Monthly
Ending the island’s colonial status would right a historic wrong—and permanently change the political map.
Astroturfing
Organizations can hire fake advocates who create the illusion of real support for their message. It’s a shady practice called astroturfing that can warp the public perception of anything...even astroturfing.
A Ride Through Oakland With Boots Riley
Boots Riley, frontman of the politically-charged hip-hop group 'The Coup' and director of movie Sorry to Bother You, reflects on his music, his future, and his relentless revolt against capitalism during a tour of the streets of Oakland.
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