Thursday, June 9, 2022

JUNE 9, 2022 There Are Better Ways for Societies to Address Inflation Than by Hiking Interest Rates ~~ RICHARD D. WOLFF

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/06/09/there-are-better-ways-for-societies-to-address-inflation-than-by-hiking-interest-rates/

Rejecting war is not enough: racism dooms peace ~~ CLAUDIA WEBBEJUNE 7, 2022

 https://asiatimes.com/2022/06/rejecting-war-is-not-enough-racism-dooms-peace/

The othering of non-white, non-European people serves to diminish the reality of their suffering

~~recommended by emil karpo ~~

TWO YEARS SINCE GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH, HAS ANYTHING CHANGED IN THE U.S.?

 https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/two-years-since-george-floyds-death-has-anything-changed

~~recommended by collectivist action ~~

Appeals court upholds 8-year sentence of Des Moines activist in Dakota Access Pipeline sabotage ~~ William Morris

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/06/06/dakota-access-pipeline-dapl-protestor-sentence-jessica-reznicek/7535555001/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Punishing the Criminalized Sector of the Working Class ~~ James Kilgore

punishing-the-criminalized-sector-of-the-working-class/

NB note - please refer to the link above for the footnotes to this article.

Four Day Work Week ~~ The Guardian

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/06/the-guardian-view-on-a-four-day-week-policies-needed-to-make-it-a-reality

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/06/thousands-workers-worlds-biggest-trial-four-day-week?CMP=share_btn_tw

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Landmark California Task Force Calls for “Comprehensive Reparations” for Slavery ~~ Marjorie Cohn

 https://truthout.org/articles/landmark-california-task-force-calls-for-comprehensive-reparations-for-slavery/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=faa9e7c8-7fe6-4539-98f1-31658ce8aa03

~~ recommended by alteng ~~

A Few Amendments to the Second ~~ MATTHEW STEVENSON

https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/06/03/a-few-amendments-to-the-second/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Racist and Violent Ideas Jump From Web’s Fringes to Mainstream Sites ~~ Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson June 1, 2022

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/technology/fringe-mainstream-social-media.html

Despite some efforts by the largest tech companies to limit the spread of hateful content, it often remains only a click or two away.

NB note, there are some interesting graphics which the Blogger template would not accept.  They are:  tracking the Buffalo murderer's online activity and videos he watched in the last few months.  Also, can't get rid of the huge spaces.  Despite these setbacks, it seemed worthwhile to post this article anyway

Erdogan says he won't let 'terrorism-supporting' countries enter NATO ~~ Daren Butler

When Settler Society Erased Them, These First Nations Fought Back ~~ Zeahaa Rehman

https://portside.org/2022-05-29/when-settler-society-erased-them-these-first-nations-fought-back

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

THE BROOKLYN HOLOGRAM STUDIO RECEIVING MILLIONS FROM THE CIA ~~Lee Fang, Jack Poulson May 27 2022, 6:00 a.m.

 


In-Q-Tel — the CIA’s venture capital arm — and the military are investing heavily in the metaverse. There are growing concerns they’re wasting taxpayer money.


~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Major Weapons Makers Cash in Worldwide, Not Just in Ukraine WILLIAM HARTUNG

https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/05/26/the-major-weapons-makers-cash-in-worldwide-not-just-in-ukraine/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~