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July 1, 2022

The Insane Saga of ‘Salt of the Earth,’ the Only Film To Be Blacklisted

Allison McNearney The Guardian

Blacklisted Hollywood workers independently produced one of the great labor films. “One of the reasons we made ‘Salt of the Earth’ after we were blacklisted was to commit a crime worthy of the punishment,” Paul Jarrico said.

AOC: Members Who Sought Pardons Should Be Expelled

July 1, 2022

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez returns to The Late Show for a three-part interview that begins with her assessment of today's Jan. 6th Committee hearing and her assertion that any member of congress who sought a pardon for their role in the insurrection should be expelled. #Colbert #AOC #AlexandriaOcasioCortez

SCOTUS Restricts the EPA, R. Kelly and Ghislaine Maxwell Get Prison Sentences

July 1, 2022

SCOTUS limits the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, R. Kelly and Ghislane Maxwell receive prison sentences, Prince Charles stops accepting cash donations and L.A. County makes reparations. #DailyShow #Comedy #TrevorNoah

Dark Winds | TV Trailer

July 1, 2022

Tribal policeman Joe Leaphorn wrestles with a series of apparently unrelated crimes on the Navajo Nation reservation in this new series based on the Tony Hillerman novel. Now streaming on AMC. #DarkWinds #AMC #AMCPlus

How Democrats Can Run and Win in Rural Areas

July 1, 2022

Progressive Chloe Maxmin unseated a top Republican in a rural district, then passed one of the first state Green New Deal bills. Here’s what Democrats can learn from her success.

Salt of the Earth | Movie

July 1, 2022

Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico by Mexican-American workers seeking wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. Stars Juan Chacon, Rosaura Revuelta, Will Geer. Full story of how the movie was made.

July 1, 2022

Before Roe

Peter Neil Carroll

They say you can’t go home again, but the Supreme Court says otherwise. Peter Neil Carroll’s Before Roe offers a glimpse of “normal” from the bad old days.

September 19, 2019

Isra Hirsi Is 16, Unbothered, and Saving the Planet

Leila Ettachfini VICE

As the co-founder of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi is grappling with harassment, safety threats, tokenization, and privilege on a national scale years before she's even allowed to vote.

September 19, 2019

GM Dumped Health Care for Striking Workers. That Poured Gas on Fire, Expert Says

Phoebe Wall Howard USA Today

GM cuts healthcare benefits for workers, as strike enters 4th day. This induces workers to get more angry. GM thinks this will scare them or get them to rethink the cost of their benefits. It's going to backfire. It's quick, rash and insensitive.

September 19, 2019

WFP’s Nod to Warren Reminds Progressives of the Inevitable Need to Choose

John Nichols The Nation

A lot of progressive groups (and voters) have held off on making the Sanders-vs.-Warren choice. But they’ll face more and more pressure to decide how best to block Biden, and to defeat Trump.