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Tidbits-May 7- Reader Comments: Voting Rights Overturned by Trump Administration and Supreme Court; Kamala in ’28?; Haymarket Monuments; Barbara Kopple’s Labor Films; Black Employment Under Trump; a Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Assata Shakur

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Reader Comments: Voting Rights Overturned by Trump Administration and Supreme Court; Kamala in '28?; Haymarket Monuments; Barbara Kopple's Labor Films; Black Employment Under Trump; A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Assata Shakur;

Book Review: Israel: What Went Wrong?

Paul Buhle Portside
This urgently current volume will be widely discussed in the months ahead, with another important book on the same subject, appearing last Fall: Peter Beinart’s Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza.

TAA Is a No-Brainer. Yet Here We Are Fighting for It.

Roxanne D. Brown, USW International President USW
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) ended for no reason in 2022. The program’s demise ripped away a lifeline from from workers who lose jobs because of the adverse effects of global trade.

Can an Economic Populist Win Maine’s Governor Race?

Amanda Gavin, Peter Howe and Eric Brown Jacobin
It’s not just Graham Platner. In Maine’s gubernatorial race, logger and labor leader Troy Jackson is mounting an economic populist campaign that promises to build bridges between urban progressives and rural working-class voters.

San Diego Workers Gather at Chicano Park for May Day

Benjamin Guevarra, USCD The Guardian
Workers in San Diego joined global May Day demonstrations on Friday to demand better working conditions and advocate for immigrants’ rights. Rallies across San Diego County, including one at Chicano Park, drew more than 500 participants.