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TIDBITS – JULY 4TH – READER COMMENTS: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW;
ABOUT THE DEBATE; ELECTION 2024: A CHESS MOVE, NOT A VALENTINE;
ISRAELI ARMY RESERVISTS REFUSING TO SERVE; DEBRA E. BERNHARDT LABOR
JOURNALISM PRIZE – HOW TO APPLY; CARTOONS; MORE…  
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_ Reader Comments: No One Is Above The Law; About the Debate;
Election 2024: A Chess Move, Not a Valentine; Israeli Army Reservists
Refusing to Serve; U.S. Government Officials who have Resigned; Debra
E. Bernhardt Labor Journalism Prize - How to Apply _

Tidbits - Reader Comments, Announcements AND cartoons - July 4, 2024,
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* ABOVE THE LAW  --  CARTOON BY NICK ANDERSON
* CROWNED KING  --  CARTOON BY BENJAMIN SLYNGSTAD
* NOT ILLEGAL  --  CARTOON BY DR. JAMES MACLEOD
* RE: BIDEN-TRUMP WAS A BOMBSHELL NO ONE EXPECTED  (CAROLYN TOLL
OPPENHEIM; DINA BOOGAARD)
* ABOUT THE SO-CALLED BIDEN V TRUMP DEBATE THURSDAY NIGHT ...
 (JAMES E VANN)
* TRUMP HAND GESTURES EXPLAINED  --  CARTOON BY GUY PARSONS
* RE: SUNDAY SCIENCE: DO WE NEED LANGUAGE TO THINK?  (ALAN HART;
CAROLLE CHARLES)
* RE: ELECTION 2024: A CHESS MOVE, NOT A VALENTINE  (PAUL BUHLE)
* DEBATE OVER, SCOTUS RULINGS ARE NOT  --  CARTOON BY BILL
BRAMHALL
* RE: THREE ISRAELI ARMY RESERVISTS EXPLAIN WHY THEY REFUSE TO
CONTINUE SERVING IN GAZA  (JUDYTH HOLLUB)
* JOINT STATEMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO HAVE RESIGNED
OVER U.S. POLICY TOWARDS GAZA, PALESTINE AND ISRAEL  --  MEME
 (SOLIDARITYINFOSERVICE)
* RE: ‘THE LAND THEFT CONTINUES’: ISRAEL ANNOUNCES BIGGEST WEST
BANK SEIZURE IN OVER 30 YEARS  (DAVE LOTT)
* RE: THE FATE OF THE IRANIAN AND PALESTINIAN LEFT  (PAUL LEAVIN)
* SUPREME COURT RULINGS - TWO YEARS AFTER DOBBS  --  A SAD DAY
 --  CARTOON FROM COCO IN LIBÉRATION (FRANCE)
* RE: S. COURT MADE REGULATING CORPORATIONS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
 (NICHOLAS PAPPAS)
* SCRAP THE CAP  --  MEME
* RE: UFT WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR CITY’S MEDICARE PLAN  (MARTHA
BRAGIN; BETSY HEGEMAN)
* RE: IN PRAISE OF MSG, THE UNFAIRLY MALIGNED KITCHEN MVP  (TRUMAN
GRANDY; ELEANOR ROOSEVELT)

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* 24 HOURS FOR PALESTINE - A MOON WILL RISE FROM DARKNESS  --
 ONLINE EVENT  --  JULY 20 - 21  (GOLDEN THREAD PRODUCTIONS)

 

 

* THE 2024 DEBRA E. BERNHARDT LABOR JOURNALISM PRIZE  (NEW YORK
LABOR HISTORY ASSOCIATION AND NYU’S TAMIMENT LIBRARY/ROBERT F.
WAGNER LABOR ARCHIVES)

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ABOVE THE LAW  --  CARTOON BY NICK ANDERSON
 

Nick Anderson
July 1, 2024
Reform Austin
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CROWNED KING  --  CARTOON BY BENJAMIN SLYNGSTAD

 

Benjamin Slyngstad
July 1, 2024
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NOT ILLEGAL  --  CARTOON BY DR. JAMES MACLEOD

 

Dr. James MacLeod
July 2, 2024
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RE: BIDEN-TRUMP WAS A BOMBSHELL NO ONE EXPECTED

Superb round-up.

Carolyn Toll Oppenheim
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Thanks for this round-up of sources – this was a great chance to
diversity of thinking....or, how much they all went down the same
path!

Dina Boogaard

 

ABOUT THE SO-CALLED BIDEN V TRUMP DEBATE THURSDAY NIGHT ...  

A debate is a contest of facts supported by justifying arguments.  
Last Thursday, one party showed up sickly and in a bad voice, but
still to debate citing facts and near facts.  The other party showed
up to attack, speaking loud and spitting venom, uncontested lies,
demeaning insults, and distasteful puns against the opponent.  

Biden failed in not appearing strong and fit, and -- lacking a
TelePrompter -- not in control of his over-rehearsed citations.  But,
excepting some slurring of words and one major "senior moment," Biden
rated a "C-"   While on an ethical scale, the opponent failed on all
counts and rates a "D-" at most.  These differences, however, were
unnoticed by the media and a large swath of the US public ... who are
swayed by loudness and combativeness, regardless of substance. 

The insistent question that fills the airways, editorials, and pundit
pronouncements is:  Should Biden now step aside and be replaced by a
younger and more forceful candidate ? 

To this question, I offer a number of personal observations: 

* Biden should remain the Democratic Party candidate.  Except for
his failure to expand the Supreme Court and his unquestioning
'war-criminal' collaboration with Netanyahu's genocidal war on the
Palestinian people, Biden has been a fairly good president.   

* There is no real unifying alternative to Biden.  Kamala, who many
think was an unfortunate choice for VP, rates much lower among
Democratic voters than does Biden.  Many voters reject the notion of
Kamala as the first woman US president.  

* While Kamala would have little to no chance of being selected if
Biden decided to step aside, supporters would have a greater chance of
attaining their goal should Biden be re-elected but, God forbid, be
unable to serve the full 4-year term.  

* No other Democrat has prepared, has national and global
recognition, is sufficiently charismatic, or would be sufficiently
acceptable to unify the entire Democratic base.  
* At this late stage, there would be ugly public infighting among
potential candidates, with the result being no one would gain the
support of all Democratic voters. 
* The infighting would lead to more shifts to Trump and more
"sit-outs," by Democrats from voting. 
* As the campaign proceeds and familiarity with Biden's and Trump's
differences increases, undecided voters of any thinking capability
will likely move toward Biden. 

* Biden should absolutely refuse to enter a 2nd debate with Trump.
 There is no possible format that would make the contenders equitable
opponents.  Trump ignores all questions, and Biden feels forced to
counter Trump's never-ending lies and distortions without providing
any proposals to be scrutinized. Trump's aggression puts Biden on
defense, which reduces time to make points and visually and aurally
appears weak.  

* On principle, many progressives cannot bring themselves to vote
for "genocide Joe" and will choose to stay home and not vote.
 Progressives should consider that any "no vote" or "non-vote" is
effectively a vote for Trump ... an outcome that no progressive wants
to live with. 

* Dubious progressives are correct in their principled opposition to
Biden's horrid policies.  However, rather than sit-out the election
and see victory gratuitously handed to Trump, progressives of all
stripes have the responsibility to mobilize with sustained mass
opposition against Biden's heinous policies and actions. 

* It is well for all to remember that "One failed debate does not
make a total campaign."

James E Vann

 

TRUMP HAND GESTURES EXPLAINED  --  CARTOON BY GUY PARSONS

 

Guy Parsons
June 27, 2024
Duluth News Tribune
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RE: SUNDAY SCIENCE: DO WE NEED LANGUAGE TO THINK?
 

I see what you're doing here, xxxxxx. You're trying to make the case
for having a senile president.

Alan Hart
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Interesting article on the  role and significance of language. Would
love to hear comments from our Haitian linguistic experts

Carolle Charles
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RE: ELECTION 2024: A CHESS MOVE, NOT A VALENTINE
 

This is a solid and persuasive essay by Rand Wilson
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Being an old-timer, I am still stuck on the negative memory of
2011-12: demonstrations of 150,000 in the streets around the Wisconsin
Capitol to oppose the Republican bill to end state employees' unionism
(the ban on private sector unions would come the following year), by
fiat and indirection. The standing Veep, not to mention the Prez,
could have called, written, showed up (VPs do that sometimes). It
would have meant a lot to us, and to the "pro-union record" of Biden
if anybody has any memory.

Biden snubbed us, obviously. No centrist Democrat wanted to be
associated with such dramatic action.

Yes, it's a long time ago, and the benefits of current labor support
in the recent past have been real.

Like the claim that the son of a car dealer, no factory worker, is
Working Class Joe, there's a falsity or disingenuity to Biden's
identification with labor that a lot of voters will recognize, and
sticks in my throat. Joe was a million miles away from DSA, in the
other camp of Dems.

Should the angry demonstrators vote for him anyway? Sure. But gritting
their teeth, just like most of us.

Paul Buhle

 

DEBATE OVER, SCOTUS RULINGS ARE NOT  --  CARTOON BY BILL BRAMHALL

 

Bill Bramhall
June 28, 2024
New York Daily News
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RE: THREE ISRAELI ARMY RESERVISTS EXPLAIN WHY THEY REFUSE TO CONTINUE
SERVING IN GAZA
 

From this article:

"We're just chasing after heads in order to demonstrate some kind of
achievement, without any strategy and direction. ... You feel you're
doing something without any military rationale, with a risk of causing
very serious harm to people who are undoubtedly innocent, only because
you have to demonstrate an achievement."

Judyth Hollub
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JOINT STATEMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO HAVE RESIGNED OVER
U.S. POLICY TOWARDS GAZA, PALESTINE AND ISRAEL

 

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RE: ‘THE LAND THEFT CONTINUES’: ISRAEL ANNOUNCES BIGGEST WEST BANK
SEIZURE IN OVER 30 YEARS
 

The Israel-based activist group Peace Now says "2024 is by far the
peak year for Israeli land seizure in the occupied West Bank."

Dave Lott
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RE: THE FATE OF THE IRANIAN AND PALESTINIAN LEFT

(posting in Global Left Midweek – July 3, 2024
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I have read several xxxxxx articles about the history of the
"Palestinian Left," a subject about which I was largely ignorant.  I
assumed that in those articles, I would read about what those groups
were promoting as their current Program, their current "Platform,"
their current way forward for the Palestinian People.

Unless I missed it, there wasn't much.  One article said a two-State
solution is now "impossible," but if that's so, what's the best,
possible alternative?  One State, that includes Israel, Gaza, and the
West Bank?  How would that come about?  What is the Palestinian
Left's proposal for the governance of Gaza and the West Bank?  What
is the Palestinian Left's analysis of Hamas?  And the Palestinian
Authority?

I'm not suggesting there are simple answers to these questions, or
that I have anything useful to contribute.  But I am still curious
about what the "Palestinian Left" would have to say.

Paul Leavin

 

SUPREME COURT RULINGS - TWO YEARS AFTER DOBBS  --  A SAD DAY  --
 CARTOON FROM COCO IN LIBÉRATION (FRANCE)

 

CoCo (Corinne Rey)

Libération (France)

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RE: S. COURT MADE REGULATING CORPORATIONS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
 

It now becomes a free for all. 

Nicholas Pappas

 

SCRAP THE CAP  --  MEME

 

 

RE: UFT WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR CITY’S MEDICARE PLAN

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Sending love and a shout out to the retiree chapters that really put
their shoulders to the wheel on this one.! Together we can win!!!

Martha Bragin
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ditto! thanks and appreciation to the hard workers who noticed early
the dangers of Medicare Advantage.

Betsy Hegeman
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RE: IN PRAISE OF MSG, THE UNFAIRLY MALIGNED KITCHEN MVP

(posting on xxxxxx Culture
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In April 1968, The New England Journal of Medicine published a letter
from Chinese American doctor Robert Ho Man Kwok, in which he claimed
that he experienced a “strange syndrome” after eating at Chinese
restaurants. That was later misinterpreted into hard research on
MSG’s ill effects and spun up into a 1969 hearing of the Senate
Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, rebranding the
ingredient as controversial and unsafe. Chinese restaurant owners
began erecting “NO MSG” signs in restaurant windows to ward off
offensive questioning. (That the fabled effects of MSG were dubbed
“Chinese Restaurant Syndrome,” despite the ingredient’s origin
in Japan, fell squarely into the contemporary white American framework
of perceiving Chinese things as cheap, dirty, and dangerous and
Japanese ones as more expensive, sophisticated, and safe.)]

Truman Grandy
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Just change its name to "Umami Burst," sell it for twelve dollars a
bottle, and the bourgie foodies will trample each other to get at it.

Eleanor Roosevelt
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24 HOURS FOR PALESTINE - A MOON WILL RISE FROM DARKNESS  --  ONLINE
EVENT  --  JULY 20 - 21  (GOLDEN THREAD PRODUCTIONS)

 

A 24-hour online event featuring 100+ Global Artists and Activists for
a Free Palestine, including performances and presentations honoring
the Palestinian people and their steadfastness in the face of
genocide, and discussions of how to build solidarity in the global
movement for Palestinian liberation. (Title inspired by Mahmoud
Darwish)

July 20 - 21, 2024

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THE 2024 DEBRA E. BERNHARDT LABOR JOURNALISM PRIZE  (NEW YORK LABOR
HISTORY ASSOCIATION AND NYU’S TAMIMENT LIBRARY/ROBERT F. WAGNER
LABOR ARCHIVES)
 

The New York Labor History Association’s Bernhardt Prize awards
$1,000 to an article that exemplifies great writing for a general
audience and furthers the understanding of the history of working
people. The prize and the forum honor the vision of the late Debra E.
Bernhardt, who worked in so many different realms to share the hidden
histories of working people.

GUIDELINES – We welcome articles that put current issues like work,
housing, organizing, health, or education in a historical context AND
also articles about historical events. THE WORK MUST BE PUBLISHED IN
PRINT OR ONLINE BETWEEN AUGUST 31, 2023 AND AUGUST 31, 2024. The
prize is given to insightful work that contributes to the
understanding of labor history; shows creativity; demonstrates
excellence in writing; can reach a broad audience; and adheres to the
highest journalistic standards of accuracy. Previous winners are
listed below.

DETAILS – Only one article per entry; only one entry per person;
publications and subject matter should target the United States and
Canada; neither books nor plays are eligible.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRY – Entries must be received by Friday, September
6, 2024.

TO ENTER – For articles that meet the above criteria,
email [email protected] with the subject line “2024 Bernhardt
Contest entry” and the following information in the body of the
email: First Name, Last Name, “Title of Article,” Publication
Name, publication place, publication date, URL for article. (If no URL
is available attach a PDF of the entry.)

The New York Labor History Association and NYU’s Tamiment
Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives sponsor this award in order to
inspire more great writing for a general audience about the history of
work, workers, and their organizations. The award is co-sponsored by
LaborArts; Metro New York Labor Communications Council; and the NYC
Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. The 2022 contest committee is: Irwin
Yellowitz, NYLHA; Rachel Bernstein, NYLHA and LaborArts; Gary
Schoichet, Metro; Kate Whalen, NYC CLC; Shannon O’Neill and Michael
Koncewicz, Tamiment.

WE ARE GUIDED BY THE VISION OF THE LATE DEBRA E. BERNHARDT, WHO WORKED
IN SO MANY DIFFERENT REALMS TO SHARE THE HIDDEN HISTORIES OF WORKING
PEOPLE. AS HEAD OF THE WAGNER LABOR ARCHIVES SHE REACHED OUT TO AN
ASTONISHING NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, TO DOCUMENT
UNDOCUMENTED STORIES AND UNRECOGNIZED CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TO MAKE LINKS
BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT. The LaborArts project is dedicated
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and the online exhibit “Making History Personal”
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her work.

See the new paperback edition of the book that features many of the
materials she brought to the Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
– _Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives – A Pictorial History of
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