From CommonDreamsWe're now living in an age of opacity, as Rudy Giuliani pointed out in a courtroom recently. Here was the exchange: "'In the plaintiffs' counties, they were denied the opportunity to have an unobstructed observation and ensure opacity,' Giuliani said. 'I'm not quite sure I know what opacity means. It probably means you can see, right?' "'It means … [Read more...] about The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Empire
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The CIA’s Secret Global War Against the Left
From JacobinWorld War Three The middle of the twentieth century saw a flourishing of people’s movements in Latin America that threatened to upend the rigid hierarchies of the hemisphere: feminist and workers’ movements, movements for indigenous rights, peasant-led movements for agrarian … [Read more...] about The CIA’s Secret Global War Against the Left
Joe Biden’s Neera Tanden Pick Is Even Worse Than You Thought
From JacobinPresident-elect Joe Biden will reportedly nominate a White House budget director who has been one of the country’s most prominent critics of US Sen. Bernie Sanders and who has previously backed Social Security cuts. Biden — who has repeatedly pushed for Social … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s Neera Tanden Pick Is Even Worse Than You Thought
Amazon Is Facing an Unprecedented Union Vote in the Right-to-Work South
From JacobinLast week, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, notified the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) of their desire to hold a union election. The 1,500-person bargaining unit would cover “all hourly full-time and regular part-time fulfillment center … [Read more...] about Amazon Is Facing an Unprecedented Union Vote in the Right-to-Work South
Inequality Gone Viral: The Obscene Numbers
From CommonDreamsPublished on Monday, November 30, 2020 by Common DreamsInequality Gone Viral: The Obscene Numbers Something has to be done to heal the rupture in the sickened body of our nation.byPaul Buchheit 0 CommentsWe won't end the accumulation of wealth. As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says, "No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion … [Read more...] about Inequality Gone Viral: The Obscene Numbers