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
Social Justice/社会正義
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
The Pandemic of Pentagon Spending
From CommonDreamsNow that Joe Biden is slated to take office as the 46th president of the United States, advice on how he should address a wide range of daunting problems is flooding in. Nowhere is there more at stake than when it comes to how he handles this country’s highly militarized foreign policy in general and Pentagon spending in particular. Defense … [Read more...] about The Pandemic of Pentagon Spending