Global Left Midweek – September 27, 2023
Portside
Workers in action
Labor for Traditional Medicare
Labor for Traditional Medicare
We are an Ad Hoc group of trade union officials, staff members, and activists who oppose New York City Mayor Adams and the Municipal Labor Committee trying to force us into a Medicare Advantage Plan.
In Some States, More Than Half of the Local Election Officials Have Left Since 2020
NPR
A report focused on 11 western states and found that the problem of voting official turnover is particularly acute in the region's swing states, where conspiracies have flourished.
FTC Hits Amazon With ‘One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases in US History’
Common Dreams
"Breaking up Amazon is key to repairing the online market and opening the way for competition," said one expert.
What America Can Learn From Canada’s New ‘$10 a Day’ Child Care System
The Hechinger Report
Canada’s launch of a national child care system shows what it takes to improve child care across a country
A Court Ruling That Targets Trump’s Persona
The Atlantic
Indeed, when Letitia James filed suit against Trump last year, she dubbed his behavior the “art of the steal.”
Dispatches From the Culture Wars – September 26, 2023
Portside
When celebs disappoint, and creators turn against their industries
‘Stop Making Sense’ Is Back, and Talking Heads Have More to Say
The New York Times
The 40th-anniversary restoration of Jonathan Demme's Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense", a great concert film, is a funk spectacle. It has also united the band, which split in 1991, to discuss a landmark achievement.
A Telling Tale of Two Press Lords
Inequality.org
Rupert Murdoch made the world safe for grand fortune. E.W. Scripps had a better idea.
What’s the Matter With Legislatures?
Governing
A lot, says one prominent political scientist. But most of all, they aren’t accountable to anyone.
Spread the word