Global Left Midweek – October 11, 2023
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A world-changing week
A world-changing week
A world-changing week
This Week in People’s History, July 18 – 24
Jelly Roll Morton's hit single in 1923. Women's Rights Convention in 1848. Disability rights a winner in 1968. Prepaid comprehensive healthcare in 1945. Investigation smoke and mirrors in 2004. Prisoner abuse in 2006. Civil disobedience in 1846.
Media Bits and Bytes – May 31, 2022
Portside
The benefits and risks of digital activism, and more news from the wide world of media
The Social Security Disability Trust Fund Has Gotten Healthier: Have Workers?
CEPR
The annual number of denials have risen sharply. If people who are in fact disabled are too discouraged to apply or are being denied benefits, then the program is not performing the function for which it was designed.
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Disability, Class and Agency
International Socialism
The books under review give manifold examples of how Britain’s austerity regime penalizes differentially abled people, but the examples are equally evocative of conditions in the US and elsewhere. The essay looks at how affected people fight back.
'A National Disgrace': Trump Proposes Social Security Change That Could End Disability Benefits for Hundreds of Thousands
Common Dreams
"Donald Trump and his advisers know that this will kill people, and they do not care. Every current and future Social Security beneficiary must band together to defeat this horrific proposal, or else all of our earned benefits will be next."
Trump Administration Wants to Use Social Media to Monitor Disabilities
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The Social Security Administration once again is floating an extremely ableist proposal: using social media accounts, such as Twitter and Facebook, to monitor people with disabilities who receive disability benefits from the government.
books
Marta Russel's Legacy and the Political Economy of Disability
International Socialist Review
The late Marta Russell was singular in viewing the marginalization of people with disabilities through the lens of political economy. The book's contributors offer a body of work that builds on her legacy and on the rising political insurgency of people with disabilities.
The Americans with Disabilities Act Is Under Threat
Bill Moyers and Company
There’s no entity in charge of ensuring that businesses comply with the ADA.
Thank Disability Rights and the Resistance
Common Dreams
"Folks praising Murkowski, Collins, and McCain: I think you misspelled Hirono, ADAPT, and every activist resisting the Republican agenda."
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