Gary Jones Just Resigned as UAW President
Labor Notes
Now Questions Arise about Acting President Rory Gamble
Medicaid Funding Slashed In U.S. Territories
NPR
When considered altogether, according to MACPAC's report, their Medicaid programs will be more than $1 billion short.
The Right to Vote Should Not Fall Victim to Partisan Battles
Chicago Sun-Times
If voters overcome the tricks and traps designed to make voting difficult and vote in large numbers in 2020, fundamental democratic reform is teed up to move.
Hatred of the Indian
People's Dispatch
How did the traditional middle class incubate so much hatred towards the people, leading them to embrace racialized fascism centered on the Indian as the enemy? The answer is the rejection of equality and the fundamentals of a substantial democracy.
Boo-Hoo Billionaires: Why America's Super-Rich Are Afraid for 2020
The Guardian
As Senators Warren and Sanders have made the ever-widening income inequality centerpieces of their election campaigns, a host of plutocrats have gone public with their anger at all this billionaire-bashing, and others are running for the White House.
‘They Do Not Need Louisiana’s Permission’: Pipeline Companies Seize Land with Eminent Domain
Southerly Magazine
Louisiana is one of the states, mostly Southern, where energy companies use eminent domain to take property for oil and gas infrastructure. Typically the seizures are in rural and poor areas where political support for the oil industry is strong.
Friday Nite Videos | November 22, 2019
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Sondland Screws Trump. 'Crime After Crime' | Song Parody. WeWork - The $47 Billion Disaster. Motherless Brooklyn | Movie. Unearthing the Lives of Enslaved Africans.
Sondland Screws Trump
Testimony from Trump's Ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, confirms Quid Pro Quo and says "everyone" was in the loop on it, while ranking House Republican Devin Nunes digs extra deep to defend the indefensible
'Crime After Crime' | Song Parody
‘He’s a thug, he’s a crook, he’s our president. Crime after crime.’ — This scathing song parody by Jen Houston lists Trump’s many transgressions.
WeWork - The $47 Billion Disaster
From $47 Billion, to the verge of bankruptcy in just a matter of weeks. The WeWork disaster is a real roller coaster and it would seem that their erratic CEO Adam Neumann is mostly to blame.
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