Thursday, October 28, 2021
The 2009 financial crisis taught us hard lessons. Have Democrats learned them? | David Sirota and Alex Gibney | The Guardian
The 2009 financial crisis taught us hard lessons. Have Democrats learned them? | David Sirota and Alex Gibney | The Guardian: The political meltdown of a decade ago crushed faith in hope and change, and led to Maga and mayhem
Don't Choose Extinction - UNDP | United Nations | Jack Black | Climate Action - YouTube
Don't Choose Extinction - UNDP | United Nations | Jack Black | Climate Action - YouTube: The world spends an astounding US$423 billion annually to subsidize fossil fuels for consumers – oil, electricity that is generated by the burning of other f...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
5 things you should know about Facebook - by Judd Legum - Popular Information
5 things you should know about Facebook - by Judd Legum - Popular Information: Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, has released a trove of internal Facebook documents to a variety of media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. This process has unleashed a flood of reporting that provides important insight about Facebook. On Monday alone, there were more than 50 stories published by media outlets based on the documents.
Billions in environmental justice funds hang in the balance
Billions in environmental justice funds hang in the balance: Tens of billions of dollars for U.S. environmental justice initiatives originally proposed in a $3.5 trillion domestic spending package now hang in the balance as Democrats decide how to trim the bill down to $2 trillion.
Monday, October 25, 2021
Climate change: Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020 - BBC News
Climate change: Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020 - BBC News: Despite the pandemic, atmospheric levels of CO2 and methane once more broke records last year.
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge. — ProPublica
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge. — ProPublica: Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem to apply to her or the other adults in charge.
Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs. But a “General Strike” Is Something Much More Powerful - Left Voice
Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs. But a “General Strike” Is Something Much More Powerful - Left Voice: In a recent opinion piece, former U.S. labor secretary Robert Reich argues that the September jobs report shows evidence of an “unofficial national general strike.” But that is a contradiction in terms.
Halting the Extinction Crisis
Halting the Extinction Crisis: It’s an unprecedented extinction crisis — a million species facing extinction. Learn about our Saving Life on Earth campaign.
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Palm oil industry: new violence against local communities in Democratic Republic of the Congo - Rainforest Rescue
Palm oil industry: new violence against local communities in Democratic Republic of the Congo - Rainforest Rescue: The conflict between the communities of Bolanga and Yambienenne and the palm oil company PHC continues to escalate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Once again, several people were arbitrarily arrested, including a representative of RIAO-RDC, a human rights organization. Security forces damaged numerous huts and destroyed people’s belongings during searches.
Friday, October 22, 2021
Thursday, October 21, 2021
The Biden Administration Is Building Back to the Brink of a New Cold War
The Biden Administration Is Building Back to the Brink of a New Cold War: The U.S. government and its allies are launching a coordinated military buildup in East Asia aimed at China.
1994 - Todd Rundgren (aka TR-i) - 'Worldwide Epiphany'
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Medical journal Lancet warns climate inaction imperils millions of lives - The Washington Post
Medical journal Lancet warns climate inaction imperils millions of lives - The Washington Post: An exploding body of evidence shows that warming will worsen hunger, spread disease, exacerbate chronic illnesses and wreak havoc on health systems.
COVID-19 Strike Wave Interactive Map – Payday Report
COVID-19 Strike Wave Interactive Map – Payday Report: We have identified over 1,350 strikes that happened since the beginning of March. (For a look at our methodology, see our story "How Black & Brown Workers Are Redefining Strikes in the Digital COVID Age") We suspect many strikes aren't reporting at all for a variety of reasons and that the...
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Oath Keepers in the State House: How a Militia Movement Took Root in the Republican Mainstream – scheerpost.com
Oath Keepers in the State House: How a Militia Movement Took Root in the Republican Mainstream – scheerpost.com: Oath Keepers are holding elected positions all over the country, ProPublica reports.
The Best Thing the US Can Do for Afghanistan Is Stay Out of It
The Best Thing the US Can Do for Afghanistan Is Stay Out of It: Despite four decades of imperial interventions, the United States was defeated in Afghanistan. Tariq Ali explains the long history of meddling in Afghanistan — and why the US's defeat will set back the broader project of American military supremacy.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
International Coalition Petitions Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Investigate Factory-Farm Abuses
International Coalition Petitions Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Investigate Factory-Farm Abuses: We petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to hold a formal hearing on human rights abuses caused by factory farms.
Critical Race Fury: The School Board Wars Are Getting Nasty in Texas – Texas Monthly
Critical Race Fury: The School Board Wars Are Getting Nasty in Texas – Texas Monthly: A loud minority of parents is making life miserable for school officials—and shouting down kids who speak in favor of lessons about racial discrimination.
Whoah. Are small components of fairly elite graduate-level legal studies programs really so frightening for the Right?
Whoah. Are small components of fairly elite graduate-level legal studies programs really so frightening for the Right?
Colin Powell, Politely Anguished War Criminal, Dead at 84
Colin Powell, Politely Anguished War Criminal, Dead at 84: Colin Powell, a principal architect of the US invasion of Iraq, a campaign of armed aggression that killed hundreds of thousands, was beloved by many for his thoughtful and deliberative vibe.
Monday, October 18, 2021
The Strike Wave Shows the Tight Labor Market Is Ready to Pop | Labor Notes
The Strike Wave Shows the Tight Labor Market Is Ready to Pop | Labor Notes: This is a joint publication with The Intercept. Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, production workers at a John Deere facility in Waterloo, Iowa, started shutting down the plant, quenching the furnaces in the foundry. The plant was already mostly empty, with Deere telling overnight workers to stay home. Three days earlier, union members at United Auto Workers meetings in
You Can’t Have a High-Wage Economy Without Strong Unions
You Can’t Have a High-Wage Economy Without Strong Unions: Boris Johnson claims that he wants to see a high-wage economy, but Britain's decade-long wage stagnation is directly linked to the decline of trade unions – and the Tory laws that helped to cause it.
Domestic Worker History | National Domestic Workers Alliance
Domestic Worker History | National Domestic Workers Alliance: A History of Domestic Work is an interactive timeline to put history into the hands of the domestic worker leaders of today.
The Only Man Who Could Have Stopped The Iraq War Is Dead - by Spencer Ackerman - Forever Wars
The Only Man Who Could Have Stopped The Iraq War Is Dead - by Spencer Ackerman - Forever Wars: Colin Powell chose to sell a war he knew was wrong. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were unavailable for comment on his death
Food Packaging Chemicals May Contribute to 100,000 US Deaths Per Year, Study Finds – Mother Jones
Food Packaging Chemicals May Contribute to 100,000 US Deaths Per Year, Study Finds – Mother Jones: The results put “substantial urgency,” researchers say, on stricter regulation of phthalates.
Anonymous hack of Epik web services reveals who’s behind Proud Boys websites - The Washington Post
Anonymous hack of Epik web services reveals who’s behind Proud Boys websites - The Washington Post: Epik long has been the favorite Internet company of the far-right, providing domain services to QAnon theorists, Proud Boys and other instigators of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol .
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Saturday, October 16, 2021
How White Feminists Oppress Black Women: When Feminism Functions as White Supremacy | Chacruna
How White Feminists Oppress Black Women: When Feminism Functions as White Supremacy | Chacruna: In November, I participated in a panel discussion at a psychological conference in Washington DC. The name of the panel was Being a Mentor in the Era of #Metoo, which seemed extremely timely given the spate of powerful people recently felled by revelations of sexual wrongdoing. As the only person of color on the panel, I wanted to make sure to mention some of the issues around this movement that singularly impacted people of color. The #metoo movement included a responsibility for privileged women to stop victimizing men of color, many of whom have been lynched, beaten, incarcerated, and electrocuted
Pollution from N.C.’s Commercial Poultry Farms Disproportionately Harms Communities of Color - Inside Climate News
Pollution from N.C.’s Commercial Poultry Farms Disproportionately Harms Communities of Color - Inside Climate News: The legislation aimed at regulating North Carolina’s huge and largely unregulated poultry industry seemed modest in scope, requiring commercial chicken farms to submit waste management plans to environmental regulators so the public would know where millions of tons of chicken “litter” ends up. But as the legislative session in Raleigh came to a close in […]
Opinion | A Zen Koan on Columbus Day | Robert C. Koehler
Opinion | A Zen Koan on Columbus Day | Robert C. Koehler: If the world "goes green" but stays focused on wealth and domination, new systems will be gamed and indigenous peoples across the planet will continue to be exploited and displaced, their needs and wisdom ignored.
Corporations have given $10 million to the Sedition Caucus - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Corporations have given $10 million to the Sedition Caucus - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Since January 6th, 477 corporations and industry groups have given over $10 million towards the reelection of 138 Sedition Caucus members.
OPIOID CRISIS: What the Super-Rich Sackler Family Doesn't Want You to Know | Rokfin
OPIOID CRISIS: What the Super-Rich Sackler Family Doesn't Want You to Know | Rokfin: OPIOID CRISIS: What the Super-Rich Sackler Family Doesn't Want You to Know
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We budget a trillion dollars a year on nat'l defense. How much on climate defense? | Daily Sound & Fury
We budget a trillion dollars a year on nat'l defense. How much on climate defense? | Daily Sound & Fury: (I am repeating this slice of my Saturday Climate Brief.)
As you may have heard, we have a very short time left to stop everything we’re doing that has
Friday, October 15, 2021
Is Donald Trump Trying to Destroy the Republican Party?
Is Donald Trump Trying to Destroy the Republican Party?: Trump, with a single statement, has dumped a beach worth of sand into the gears of GOP election hopes.
Undeterred, the Film – A film about border militarization and community resistance.
Undeterred, the Film – A film about border militarization and community resistance.: A film about border militarization and community resistance.
Indigenous Movements Are Key to the Fight Against Fossil Fuels - FPIF
Indigenous Movements Are Key to the Fight Against Fossil Fuels - FPIF: The Biden administration and other governments may make climate pledges. But often it’s indigenous-led movements who will see that they’re kept.
ROC United - ROC United
ROC United - ROC United: We can’t do it without you. Join and help us ensure that the voices of essential restaurant workers are heard. Become a Member Facebook Twitter Instagram This fight is our fight. Living wages. Better working conditions. Racial and gender equity. Safe, fair and healthy workplace. Read here We are UNITED. Founded after Sept. 11, 2001, […]
Thursday, October 14, 2021
The climate disaster is here – this is what the future looks like | Environment | The Guardian
The climate disaster is here – this is what the future looks like | Environment | The Guardian: Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?
THE CLOUD FOREST - TRAILER on Vimeo
THE CLOUD FOREST - TRAILER on Vimeo: Sometimes, ordinary people can create extraordinary positive change. The people of a small community in Veracruz are the guardians of one of the ecosystems facing…
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Lake Tahoe has fallen to an alarmingly low level. Here's what the impact could be
Lake Tahoe has fallen to an alarmingly low level. Here's what the impact could be: This week, the water level in Lake Tahoe is expected to sink below the basin’s rim, so...
Monday, October 11, 2021
The Lost Opportunities List - Central Bylines
The Lost Opportunities List - Central Bylines: Leaving the EU came at a huge cost to the UK economically, culturally and our standing in the world, that’s not the end of our lost opportunities
Defend. Develop. Decolonize. | NDN Collective
Defend. Develop. Decolonize. | NDN Collective: Equipping all Indigenous Peoples with the tools needed to become architects of our future.
Welcome | Indigenous Environmental Network
Welcome | Indigenous Environmental Network: The Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of grassroots Indigenous Peoples whose mission is to protect the sacredness of Mother Earth from contamination and exploitation by strengthening, maintaining, and respecting traditional teachings and natural laws.
Millions of Workers are Quitting But Should Organize Instead
Millions of Workers are Quitting But Should Organize Instead: Venture capitalists are funding tech startups designed to help workers form unions. EWOC organizers explain why workers have better options.
BREAKING: Indigenous, Environmental and Community Leaders Denounce Inaction By Democrats and Canadian Multinational Enbridge as Corporation Announces Start Date of Line 3 Oil Flow — Stop Line 3
BREAKING: Indigenous, Environmental and Community Leaders Denounce Inaction By Democrats and Canadian Multinational Enbridge as Corporation Announces Start Date of Line 3 Oil Flow — Stop Line 3: Indigenous, environmental and community leaders released the following statements after news broke that oil will begin flowing through the new Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota as Enbridge announced that the pipeline is “substantially completed and set to be fully operational.”
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Friday, October 8, 2021
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Congress Can’t Let Opioid Billionaires Get Legal Immunity
Congress Can’t Let Opioid Billionaires Get Legal Immunity: Legislation to hold the Purdue Pharma Sackler family accountable is stalled as the Chamber of Commerce begins lobbying on the bill. Congress can’t let the criminals that fueled the opioid crisis get away with murder.
Can We Talk About...? The Gay Guy That Made Woodstock Possible 50 Years Ago | NewNowNext
Can We Talk About...? The Gay Guy That Made Woodstock Possible 50 Years Ago | NewNowNext: Can We Talk About…? is a weekly series really pulling for Grace and Karen to iron shit out.
Woodstock has long been resigned to the fading memory of straight white baby boomers as the last gasp of their idealistic youth. Over the course of three days in mid-August 1969, rock gods like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, and The Grateful Dead performed for the counterculture set that had wholly embraced their sound on a dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y. But without the help of Elliot Tiber, a gay rights activist who secured the farm for the festival, Woodstock—which turns 50 this week—may not have happened at all.
Tiber died in 2016, but before that he penned two memoirs about the legendary festival, one in 1994 and another in 2007, the latter becoming the basis for Ang Lee’s 2009 film Taking Woodstock, in which Tiber is portrayed by comedian Demetri Martin.
A former yeshiva student from Brooklyn, Tiber helped run his parents’ Bethel motel, El Monaco, on the weekends and served as president of the small upstate New York town’s chamber of commerce. During the week he worked as an interior decorator in Manhattan, where at night he would frequent the gay bars, a habit that two months be
Watch 1969 Season 1 Episode 4 The FBI and the Panther Online
Watch 1969 Season 1 Episode 4 The FBI and the Panther Online: 1969 full episode recap: Former Black Panther Party members give accounts of how their party became so influential in 1969.
ACAB: pipeline company paid Minnesota police for arresting and surveilling protesters | Minnesota | The Guardian
Revealed: pipeline company paid Minnesota police for arresting and surveilling protesters | Minnesota | The Guardian: Enbridge picked up the tab for police wages, training and equipment – and let county police know when it wanted demonstrators arrested
With their work destroying planet earth almost completed, the capitalists class looks to space to extend exploitation well beyond the liveable future...
A Nearby Asteroid Contains More Than $11 Trillion in Precious Metals: Scientists believe an asteroid near Earth may contain precious metals worth $11.65 trillion, including more iron, nickel, and cobalt than our planet.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Access to the Tory party is being bought by a new class of tycoon funders | Peter Oborne | The Guardian
Access to the Tory party is being bought by a new class of tycoon funders | Peter Oborne | The Guardian: In light of revelations in the Pandora papers, we need to be asking what are they getting in return, asks journalist and author Peter Oborne
Latest slavery indictments expose exploitive nature of H-2A “guestworker” program… – Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Latest slavery indictments expose exploitive nature of H-2A “guestworker” program… – Coalition of Immokalee Workers: Associated Press (9/22/21): Farm bosses employing H-2A guestworkers harvesting in Florida and 3 other states face charges of conspiracy under the RICO Act, conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor and conspiracy to obstruct proceedings before departments; Newest indictments underscore extr...
Man whose wife sued hospital to force it to administer ivermectin dies of COVID-19 - Ohio Capital Journal
Man whose wife sued hospital to force it to administer ivermectin dies of COVID-19 - Ohio Capital Journal: While he was on a ventilator, Julie Smith filed a lawsuit against West Chester Hospital for refusing to honor a prescription of ivermectin written by a physician who founded a controversial group that champions the drug.
Interactive Map: PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show 2,854 Sites in 50 States
Interactive Map: PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show 2,854 Sites in 50 States: The known extent of contamination of American communities with the highly toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS continues to grow at an alarming rate.
PFAS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Monday, October 4, 2021
The New Black Internationalism | Dissent Magazine
The New Black Internationalism | Dissent Magazine: The Movement for Black Lives has developed an incipient internationalist language and vision, with the potential to remap America’s place in the world.
Amia Srinivasan · What does Fluffy think? Pets with Benefits · LRB 7 October 2021
Amia Srinivasan · What does Fluffy think? Pets with Benefits · LRB 7 October 2021: Loving Animals: On Bestiality, Zoophilia and Post-Human Love
by Joanna Bourke.
Sunday, October 3, 2021
'Boogaloo Boi' Pleads Guilty to Firing 13 Rounds at Minneapolis Police Precinct
'Boogaloo Boi' Pleads Guilty to Firing 13 Rounds at Minneapolis Police Precinct: Ivan Harrison Hunter faces up to five years in prison for pleading guilty to a rioting charge.
There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Location Data – The Markup
There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Location Data – The Markup: A huge but little-known industry has cropped up around monetizing people’s movements
Man targeted in alleged Proud Boys assassination plot found dead under suspicious circumstances - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism
Man targeted in alleged Proud Boys assassination plot found dead under suspicious circumstances - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism: An Arizona man who had allegedly been targeted for surveillance and an assassination plot has been found dead under suspicious circumstances.Police found the body of Thomas Christopher Retzlaff with "fatal injuries" on Sept. 1 at his El Mirage home while responding to a welfare check requested by hi...
Saturday, October 2, 2021
How the CNP, a Republican Powerhouse, Helped Spawn Trumpism, Disrupted the Transfer of Power, and Stoked the Assault on the Capitol | Washington Spectator
How the CNP, a Republican Powerhouse, Helped Spawn Trumpism, Disrupted the Transfer of Power, and Stoked the Assault on the Capitol | Washington Spectator: On January 6, 2021, a stunned nation watched as protesters stormed the Capitol to prevent the certification of the electoral votes from the November election.
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