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FILIBUSTER, MANCHIN, GOP; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; BACKROOM ATTACK ON SINGLE
PAYER; ISRAELI APARTHEID; CHINA; KOREA; GUNS, RACISM; STOP NYT UNION
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Tidbits - Reader Comments, Resources, Announcements, AND cartoons -
June 17, 2021, xxxxxx

 

Re: Progressives Tell Biden “No Climate, No Deal” on
Infrastructure Plan (Charlie Hogue)
Unicorn Manchin  --  cartoon by Rob Rogers
Re: The Case for Prosecuting Donald Trump (Ruth Gauzza; David Alman)
In-N-Out: That’s What Trump’s “Justice” Is All About  --
 cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz
Re: U.S. Led 2020 Nuclear Weapons Spending; Now Biden Going “Full
Steam Ahead” on Trump’s Nuclear Plans (Laurel MacDowell)
Re: Paid Sick Leave is a Women’s Health Issue (Heidi Nepveu)
Re: A Backroom Deal To Kill Single Payer (Gina Klein)
Real Democrats  --  cartoon by Mike Stanfill
Re: How an American Family Raised on GE Wages Copes With Income
Inequality (Adam Kaszynski)
Re: Two Former Israeli Ambassadors to South Africa Join Tsunami of
‘Apartheid’ Accusations Against Israel (Geoff Mirelowitz)
Re: Global Left Midweek - Focus on China (Dan Morgan)
Re: America’s Gun Obsession is Rooted in Slavery (Peter J. Nickitas;
Fred Lonidier; Arlene Halfon)
Re: After Homosexuality (John Obrien)

RESOURCES: 

ONE PIPELINE DOWN, MORE TO STOP — POSTER OF THE WEEK (CENTER FOR THE
STUDY OF POLITICAL GRAPHICS)

TAKE ACTION:

SEND A LETTER: NEW YORK TIMES, STOP UNION BUSTING (THE NEWS GUILD OF
NEW YORK, LOCAL 31003, CWA)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Webinar: Tackling Austerity Budgets - June 23 (A New Deal for Higher
Education)
Struggles On The Ground Against White Supremacy - June 30 (Online
University of the Left (OUL) and People’s World)
Climate Crisis and The War Machine Music Contest! - submission
deadline July 15 (Veterans for Peace)
Sixth Annual Virtual Korea Peace Advocacy Week -  July 12-16 (Korea
Peace Network, Korea Peace Now Grassroots Network, Peace Treaty Now)

 

RE: PROGRESSIVES TELL BIDEN “NO CLIMATE, NO DEAL” ON
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
 

Damn straight OAC

Charlie Hogue
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UNICORN MANCHIN  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS
 

Rob Rogers
June 15, 2021
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RE: THE CASE FOR PROSECUTING DONALD TRUMP
 

We should do this and stop this from happening again.

Ruth Gauzza
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I'm astonished at your belief that Mr. Trump committed no crimes that
are now, under existing laws, triable in our courts. Even more
astonishing, President Biden seems to agree with you, and now our
government will defend Mr. Trump against accusations of rape. What'
next? Coronation of King Trump?

David Alman

 

IN-N-OUT: THAT’S WHAT TRUMP’S “JUSTICE” IS ALL ABOUT  --
 CARTOON BY LALO ALCARAZ
 

Lalo Alcaraz
February 20, 2020
Pocho Magazine
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RE: U.S. LED 2020 NUCLEAR WEAPONS SPENDING; NOW BIDEN GOING “FULL
STEAM AHEAD” ON TRUMP’S NUCLEAR PLANS
 

This is a shocking article! Nuclear weapons have not been a prominent
issue for quite a few years, but obviously greater public vigilance is
needed. In the media coverage of the G7 meetings, I have seen no
mention of the escalation of nuclear weapons, which means the public
is left uninformed. There needs to be a dramatic policy shift on this
issue but the politicians are lackadaisical about it, and companies
keep producing and making much money from it.

Laurel MacDowell

 

RE: PAID SICK LEAVE IS A WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUE

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It's a public health issue as well.

Heidi Nepveu
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RE: A BACKROOM DEAL TO KILL SINGLE PAYER

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This is infuriating! I cannot believe that union memberships oppose
single-payer health. This is a play by union leaders to keep
justifying union existence. They really need to find another reason to
justify themselves to their members and support this legislation that
will be of HUGE benefit to most New Yorkers. Union members call your
union leaders!

Gina Klein
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REAL DEMOCRATS  --  CARTOON BY MIKE STANFILL
 

Mike Stanfill
June 7, 2021
Raging Pencils
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RE: HOW AN AMERICAN FAMILY RAISED ON GE WAGES COPES WITH INCOME
INEQUALITY

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Great article

Adam Kaszynski

 

 

RE: TWO FORMER ISRAELI AMBASSADORS TO SOUTH AFRICA JOIN TSUNAMI OF
‘APARTHEID’ ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ISRAEL
 

Read and share. This brief, powerful statement is one of facts as well
as opinion. The signers can hardly be accused of anti-Semitism.

"The West Bank today consists of 165 'enclaves' – that is,
Palestinian communities encircled by territory taken over by the
settlement enterprise. In 2005, with the removal of settlements from
Gaza and the beginning of the siege, Gaza became simply another
enclave – a bloc of territory without autonomy, surrounded largely
by Israel and thus effectively controlled by Israel as well.

"This week, we mark the fifty-fifth year since the occupation of the
West Bank began. It is clearer than ever that the occupation is not
temporary, and there is not the political will in the Israeli
government to bring about its end.

"Human Rights Watch recently concluded that Israel has crossed a
threshold and its actions in the occupied territories now meet the
legal definition of the crime of apartheid under international law.
Israel is the sole sovereign power that operates in this land, and it
systematically discriminates on the basis of nationality and
ethnicity.

"Such a reality is, as we saw ourselves, apartheid."

It’s apartheid, say Israeli ambassadors to South Africa

“It is clearer than ever that the occupation is not temporary, and
there is not the political will in the Israeli government to bring
about its end.”

June 8, 2021
GroupUp.org.za
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Geoff Mirelowitz
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RE: GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK - FOCUS ON CHINA
 

Not really addressed in these articles is China's geopolitical role.
You may be skeptical or cynical about the long term development of
China from its 'first stage of socialism' but its importance for the
independence of other countries is crucial. For example, Pedro
Castillo, from an avowedly Marxist party has been elected President of
Peru. As China is now Peru's main market for its copper, the USA will
not be able to strangle the economy, as it did with Allende in Chile
in 1971/3.

Dan Morgan
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RE: AMERICA’S GUN OBSESSION IS ROOTED IN SLAVERY
 

The Second Amendment recognizes the unalienable right of self defense,
regardless of race, color, creed, sex, age, disability, ancestry,
national origin, sexual orientation, social origin, or sexual
identity.  Let each of us exercise this right now, because despots
still abound, and the abuse of this instrument by slavers does not
denigrate its fundamental, paramount importance.

AIM, Black Panthers, and Captain Herbert Aptheker’s midnight marches
of African-American GI’s stationed in Alabama—in direct defiance
of Alabama sundown ordinances—invoked the Second Amendment and all
struck blows for liberty—deeds that must be remembered and renewed
with fervor!

Peter J. Nickitas

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Also Indian removal...

Fred Lonidier

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I wonder if our new "Originalist" member of the Supreme Court will
remember the background for the Second Amendment when she rules on the
"Constitutionality" of gun restrictions when it is claimed not to be
for "Originalist" purposes.

Arlene Halfon
Washington, DC 

 

RE: AFTER HOMOSEXUALITY

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How About - End Homophobia AND
AFTER HETEROSEXISM?

John Obrien

 

ONE PIPELINE DOWN, MORE TO STOP — POSTER OF THE WEEK (CENTER FOR THE
STUDY OF POLITICAL GRAPHICS)

 

Protect Sacred Waters #3
Sarah Farahat
سارة فَرَحات
Justseeds
Digital Print, 2021
Portland, OR
 

FREE POSTER DOWNLOAD 
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The Keystone Pipeline will not be built! This is a major victory for
everyone organizing against climate change and reliance on fossil
fuel.  The Canadian developer abandoned the project after President
Biden revoked the permit. 

But now we must block the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, an even larger
pipeline being built to transport the dirtiest of dirty oil extracted
from Canadian tar sands. On Monday, June 7, 2021, the largest civil
disobedience to-date against Line 3, took place in northern
Minnesota.  Led by indigenous women, an estimated 3,000 water
protectors gathered and more than 100 were arrested.   

Meanwhile, the Dakota Access Pipeline, the target of many struggles,
continues to operate until a court-ordered environmental review is
finalized in 2022.  

Please sign the Petition to Stop Line 3
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Sources:

* “Not Having It”: Winona LaDuke on Mass Protest by Water
Protectors to Halt Line 3 Pipeline in Minnesota
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* Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people
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* Macalester students contribute to #StopLine3 resistance through
online art
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* Keystone XL Pipeline Developer Cancels Project, Ending Decade-Long
Battle
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SEND A LETTER: NEW YORK TIMES, STOP UNION BUSTING (THE NEWS GUILD OF
NEW YORK, LOCAL 31003, CWA)

We call on Meredith Levien (CEO), A.G. Sulzberger (Publisher), and
managers of The New York Times to stop breaking federal labor law,
stop union-busting, and recognize the Times Tech Guild union.

A strong majority of the 700 tech workers of The Times announced our
union drive in April and requested voluntary recognition, a process
which the Times editorial board endorses
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the company granted in 2019 to the Wirecutter Union. Times management
responded with a concerted anti-union campaign to try to pressure and
influence our coworkers through a series of mandatory anti-union
meetings and misleading one-way communications
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TIMES HAS FURTHER ESCALATED THEIR ANTI-UNION CAMPAIGN BY VIOLATING
FEDERAL LABOR LAW, SO WE HAVE FILED AN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE CHARGE AT
THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD.

It is our right as workers to organize and show support for our union,
and this right is protected by federal labor law. But Times management
is telling our colleagues that we cannot show public support for our
union if we work with interns or are seeking a promotion. Managers
have also begun “polling” workers about their union support, a
tactic that is forbidden by law as it is commonly used by management
to interrogate, suss out, and target union supporters. The Times is
using these combined coercive tactics to attempt to prevent us from
exercising our rights to join together and bargain for a more
equitable, sustainable, and diverse workplace. Our union, the Times
Tech Guild, would be the largest union of tech workers to bargain for
a contract in the United States. It is crucial that we put an end to
the myth that tech workers are somehow different from other workers by
enforcing our rights, both for our union and the future tech workers
who will follow us.

It’s clear the Times won’t practice their own stated values
without public accountability. JOIN US IN TELLING CEO MEREDITH
LEVIEN: STOP UNION-BUSTING. RECOGNIZE OUR UNION, THE TIMES TECH GUILD,
AND MEET US IN GOOD FAITH AT THE BARGAINING TABLE.

CLICK HERE TO SEND LETTER
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WEBINAR: TACKLING AUSTERITY BUDGETS - JUNE 23 (A NEW DEAL FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION)
 

The goal of this webinar is to demystify higher ed finance and prompt
action. We want to emphasize that (1) austerity is not just about the
loss of certain revenues and supposed shortfalls, but also about
choices regarding how to use revenues, (2) TT and NTT faculty can get
the skills and info to engage in budget action, and (3) faculty can
build alliances with staff, students, alumni, and community for shared
budget action to realign campus and statewide priorities.

The webinar panelists are: 

* TRACY BERGER, a communications specialist at the University of
Colorado (CU) Boulder and a member of the United Campus Workers
Colorado (UCW-CWA 7799) Steering Committee;
* AIMEE LOISELLE, a postdoctoral fellow at Smith College and current
co-facilitator for Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education; 
* STEVE NEWMAN, an associate professor of English at Temple
University, and a member of the Steering Committee for A New Deal for
Higher Education; 
* ELENI SCHIRMER, who is finishing a PhD at UW-Madison in
Educational Policy Studies, and a member of the Teaching Assistant’s
Association, AFT 3220; 
* HELEN C. SCOTT, a Professor of English at the University of
Vermont, and department representative for United Academics, the
faculty union, and a board member of Vermont AFL-CIO state labor
council; and 
* NANCY WELCH is Professor of English and member of United Academics
AFT/AAUP at the University of Vermont.

You can register here
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STRUGGLES ON THE GROUND AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACY - JUNE 30 (ONLINE
UNIVERSITY OF THE LEFT (OUL) AND PEOPLE’S WORLD)
 

GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING: THE NEW POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN AND SHOWING UP
FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30  --  7:30-8:30 PM EST

Speakers:

* REVEREND SARAH MONROE, Chaplain of the Harbor (COH). Sarah Monroe
founded Chaplains on the Harbor in 2013. She was ordained to the
priesthood on April 23, 2014 and serves as priest and missioner with
COH. She works in both Aberdeen and Westport, focusing on pastoral
care and street outreach, leadership development, worship, and
community building. She is engaged in the New Poor People’s Campaign
in the state of Washington.
* ASH OVERTON, New Conversation Initiative, formerly with Showing Up
for Racial Justice (SURJ). Both organizations use “deep
canvassing” to mobilize for voter participation. “Deep canvassing
is about working to create mutual understanding grounded in lived
experience, instead of in debate or talking points.”

Progressives everywhere are concerned about the spread of white
supremacy, neo-fascist movements linked emotionally to former
president Donald Trump. Although Trump lost the 2020 presidential
election, he managed to secure 74 million votes. As a result of the
election, the Democratic Party has slim majorities in both legislative
chambers, conservatives control the Supreme Court and campaigning has
already begun for the 2022 Congressional elections. In addition, some
30 states are red; that is governorships and legislative bodies are
controlled by the Republican Party.

While political movements struggling against racism, worker
exploitation, misogyny and environmental damage have grown, the future
remains unclear. And it is in this context that struggles to build
multiracial working-class movements are more vital than ever. But what
is being done to build such movements? What can progressives learn
from on-the-ground movements? What must we do to attract those 74
million voters and build for survival in 2022 and 2024?

To address these issues, Peoples World.org and OUL are hosting a
discussion on June 30, 2021. Please plan to attend and register in
advance
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registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.)

We invite you to attend and share your experiences and ideas.

 

CLIMATE CRISIS AND THE WAR MACHINE MUSIC CONTEST! - SUBMISSION
DEADLINE JULY 15 (VETERANS FOR PEACE)

Veterans For Peace is asking artists to write songs and create music
videos around the theme of “Climate Crisis and The War Machine
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The “Climate Crisis and The War Machine Music Video Contest” is
about making the links that break the chains of big oil. The US
military is the largest consumer of fossil fuels and the largest
producer of greenhouse gas emissions. It’s time to challenge the
status quo and free people from the illusion that war keeps us safe.

These videos will be featured not only as a part of the Veterans For
Peace National Convention, but on our social media, website, and our
Gamers For Peace Twitch Channel.  We will choose a first prize and
runner up in each of the following five categories: Hip-hop, Pop,
Country/R&B, Folk/Spoken Word, and Rock.  The music video can take
many forms, anywhere from a live performance recorded on your phone,
to a fully produced, multi-camera music video.  All levels of
experience are welcome!  First prizes get $1000 each and runners up
get $500 each.  In addition, each of the 10 winners chosen will
perform at a concert for The Veterans For Peace National Convention on
Aug 14, 2021.  (Official contest rules
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Enter here!
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St. Louis MO 63118

[email protected] or 
[email protected]
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(314) 227-1981 (fax)

 

SIXTH ANNUAL VIRTUAL KOREA PEACE ADVOCACY WEEK -  JULY 12-16 (KOREA
PEACE NETWORK, KOREA PEACE NOW GRASSROOTS NETWORK, PEACE TREATY NOW)
 

Join hundreds of people across the country in nationally coordinated
virtual advocacy meetings to urge your Member of Congress to support:

* A Peace Agreement to end the Korean War;
* Life-saving humanitarian assistance; and
* Other humanitarian issues such as lifting the travel ban,
reuniting separated families, and repatriating the remains of U.S.
service members.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

 PRIOR TO THE ADVOCACY WEEK, YOU WILL

* Be trained on how to lobby Members of Congress; and
* Be invited to educational webinars.
* Trainings and webinars will take place in the evenings (8pm ET)
prior to the virtual advocacy week.

DURING THE ADVOCACY WEEK, YOU WILL

* Have 1 to 3 meetings with Members of Congress and/or their staff.
* Meetings with Members of Congress will take place during the week,
typically between 9am and 6pm ET.
* Meetings usually last about 30 minutes, and coordinators will do
their best to work with your schedule.

AFTER THE ADVOCACY WEEK, YOU WILL:

* Have the option to attend a casual virtual happy hour and debrief.

REGISTER HERE BY JUNE 21
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Peace Treaty Now

 

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