politics
- As Classes Start, Universities Begin A New Wave Of Repression of Palestine Solidarity – Socialist Projectsocialistproject.ca As Classes Start, Universities Begin A New Wave Of Repression of Palestine Solidarity – Socialist Project
University administrators are unleashing a fresh wave of attacks to discipline the Pro-Palestine movement. These draconian measures show the links between universities and the Zionist interests of the bipartisan regime. Media outlets across the country have been reporting on the latest measures univ...
- US Politics Are The Whole World’s Businesscaitlinjohnstone.com.au US Politics Are The Whole World’s Business
I thought I’d go through the questions and comments on my various platforms today and tap out some answers to the ones that jump out at me.
- How come traffic light ads don't exist yet?
what ghoul failed at their job so badly that I can still sit idly at a traffic light for 40 seconds without watching an ad about forgettable-mayo-movie-3984438974239029 or detergent?
- On Labor Day, think of the children working graveyard shifts right under our noseswww.usatoday.com On Labor Day, think of the children working graveyard shifts right under our noses
Instead of trying to protect children, lawmakers are answering the calls of industry to make it easier for them to be exploited.
>It may seem counterintuitive to suggest that, on (fake) Labor Day, (LETS GO MAY DAY) we devote our attention to a subset of the American population who should not be working, or at least not working in jobs that are entirely inappropriate for them. Children. > >According to the Department of Labor, the number of minors involved in documented child labor violations (not including the ones that are never reported) increased a mind-boggling 472% between 2015 and 2023, with teenagers working late night shifts, too many hours and working in hazardous environments. > >It's not hard to speculate that, as labor shortages have worsened in this country, employers are turning to those under 18 to fill those gaps. > >It's not supposed to be this way.
Victoria Britain is back, baby! Don't let yourself get Oliver Twisted over the fact, Guv'nah! Now get out of school and get back in the factories! !brandon
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashes out at "predatory" Jill Steinwww.newsweek.com Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashes out at "predatory" Jill Stein
In an Instagram story, the New York lawmaker accused Stein and the Green Party of only putting emphasis on presidential elections.
- Women’s Economy aims to increase women’s employment with its projectsmesopotamia.coop Women’s Economy aims to increase women’s employment with its projects
The Women’s Economy of the Kongra Star has opened a furniture store named "Star Furniture Store" in Dêrik to increase women’s participation in the labour force and achieve their economic independence.
- Average political discourse in America
>She's gonna take your hamberders
>No, he's gonna take your hamberders
https://archive.is/556SR
- Democrats grow concerned Republicans are planting seeds with legal suits to overturn a Trump defeatwww.nbcnews.com Democrats grow concerned Republicans are planting seeds with legal suits to overturn a Trump defeat
Democrats say the lawsuits, which are varied, are part of a concerted effort to sow distrust of the results.
- So, like, what every happened with the Uvalde school shooting? (CW: gun violence)
The cops totally shot some of the kids themselves right? Also they made sure their own kids were immediately ushered out and then just sat around and didn't do shit. Also they told people to yell for help, which just made the shooter target those particular ppl right?
Anything come out of this? I haven't been following.
- Rookie numbers.
https://www.tpr.org/news/2024-08-31/17-guardsmen-have-died-on-gov-greg-abbotts-controversial-border-mission-soldiers-speak-out
>“When we requested that we stop training because someone had died … we were told to 'shut the f— up, sit there and keep doing your job' as if nothing happened,” the guard member told TPR. “We had made a request for chest seals, trauma supplies like tourniquets — stuff like that. … We were told that there was 'no need for those supplies at this time.' So they were denied. … This is immediately following a servicemember being shot in the back and dying.”
- Israeli Assault on Northern West Bank Marks New Phase of Genocidetruthout.org Israeli Assault on Northern West Bank Marks New Phase of Genocide
As Israel escalates attacks, Palestinians are wondering whether the war on Gaza has now expanded to the West Bank.
- Ten Theses on the Far Right of a Special Typethetricontinental.org Ten Theses on the Far Right of a Special Type: The Thirty-Third Newsletter (2024)
Fascism is an insufficient term, as it denies the intimacy between liberal and far right forces. In this week’s newsletter, we present ten theses to understand this ‘intimate embrace’ and the rise of this far right of a special type.
>Fascism is an insufficient term, as it denies the intimacy between liberal and far right forces. In this week’s newsletter, we present ten theses to understand this ‘intimate embrace’ and the rise of this far right of a special type.
Also, Guerilla History pod companion episode to go with the article.
What really struck me was Thesis Five: the far right of a special type provides a partial answer to the loneliness epidemic that comes with advanced capitalist alienation. It doesn't build real community or friendships or relationships, it's more like everyone being in the same fandom. They wear signifier merchandise and signal to each other with specialized language and all consume the same significant cultural products, but they don't actually build real community.
Instead they build ephemeral pseudo-anonymous online communities and temporary community through mass mobilization (rallies, marches, etc). They often don't know each other by their real names, or anything about each other's families, or their tastes outside of what they use to signal how antiwoke they are to each other.
But this is the closest thing millions of people have to community, even while the epidemic of loneliness continues untreated.
Building community is a radical act.
- Lebanon has made Survival an Art Form, after decades of War and Unresstwww.juancole.com Lebanon has made Survival an Art Form, after decades of War and Unrest
By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University | - (The Conversation) - I first visited Lebanon in 1978, three years into …
- Video: US union boss tells pension fund ‘No investments supporting the Gaza genocide’skwawkbox.org Video: US union boss tells pension fund ‘No investments supporting the Gaza genocide’
As Israel’s economy collapses, Jimmy Williams of IUPAT says union has told its international pension fund no funding of Israel’s slaughter and destruction in Gaza Jimmy Williams Jr, pre…
- In Former East Germany, the Left Is Paying for Its Failuresjacobin.com In Former East Germany, the Left Is Paying for Its Failures
Three states in former East Germany face elections in September, with the far-right Alternative für Deutschland leading polls. The party is exploiting voter discontent with the fallout of reunification — and the Left’s lack of a convincing alternative.
- Is anyone in power responsible for anything?therealnews.com Is anyone in power responsible for anything?
Gaza, AOC, Bernie, and the politics of feigned helplessness.
- Biden May Be the President Who Kills the Two-State Solutionjacobin.com Biden May Be the President Who Kills the Two-State Solution
Joe Biden convinced himself he could rescue his legacy by securing Palestinian statehood. His blank check to Israel could now make him the leader who killed it for good.
- Starmer’s project is not about hopevashtimedia.com Starmer’s project is not about hope
Labour’s response to the race riots reveals their broader political strategy
- The Low-Wage Corporations That Blew Half a Trillion Dollars to Inflate CEO Payinequality.org The Low-Wage Corporations That Blew Half a Trillion Dollars to Inflate CEO Pay
A new report reveals that nearly half of the 100 largest low-wage employers spent more on stock buybacks than on long-term capital investments over the past five years.
- Humanitarianism as Weaponwww.columnblog.com Humanitarianism as Weapon
From Air America to Saudi’s Yemen aid to Samantha Power moping in front of TV cameras at the Gaza border—our media refuses to connect the dots between conspicuous US charity and dropping bombs.
- The numbers are in, police violence has gotten worse under a Democratic admin (Guardian: US police use force on 300,000 people a year, with numbers rising since George Floyd)www.theguardian.com US police use force on 300,000 people a year, with numbers rising since George Floyd: ‘relentless violence’
Exclusive: groundbreaking Mapping Police Violence data estimates scale of physical force and civilian injuries
- LA Mayor Karen Bass Puts a Progressive Veneer on Centrismjacobin.com LA Mayor Karen Bass Puts a Progressive Veneer on Centrism
LA mayor Karen Bass has burnished a progressive reputation throughout her political career. But that reputation has helped legitimate her move toward punitive approaches to homelessness and other social problems.
- One-on-one with prime minister of Solomon Islands
You can skip past the parts with the CGTN correspondent. They copy western reporter style way too much lol. Basically the newer prime minister/government in the Solomon Islands is continuing it's cooperation with China. And the usual "mutual respect/win-win cooperation" language that countries use when talking about relations with China and vice versa.
- States keep denying RFK Jr.'s requests to be removed from their ballots, which was key to his plan to help Trump winwww.businessinsider.com States keep denying RFK Jr.'s requests to be removed from their ballots, which was key to his plan to help Trump win
Michigan, Wisconsin, and Colorado denied Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s requests to be removed from the ballot. His status in North Carolina is still unclear.
- Labour’s Austerity Is a Choicetribunemag.co.uk Labour’s Austerity Is a Choice
Despite what Keir Starmer claims, there's nothing inevitable about another round of harsh cuts — it is a deliberate decision to avoid confronting the powerful.
- Raffensperger Sued Over Falsehoods About Election Volunteerthefederalist.com Raffensperger Sued Over Falsehoods About Election Volunteer
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is facing a lawsuit arising from claims he made about a Republican election volunteer.
> Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is facing a lawsuit arising from claims he made about a Republican election volunteer.
- Skip Hall, Mayor of Surprise, AZ is a prick
https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/08/27/free-speech-lawsuit-surprise-city-council-woman-arrested
https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/letters-surprise-mayor-should-resign-attorney-must-go-after-incident,529702
https://surpriseaz.gov/1175/About-the-Mayor
