www.thenation.com The Power and Symbolism of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement
After mobilizing to defend democracy and meet people’s immediate needs, the radical Marxist organization emerged from the Bolsonaro regime stronger than ever.
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Socialism @beehaw.org the_abecedarian @piefed.social How to explain to libs in crisis that the US Constitution is antidemocratic
Part of what I see with 50501/Hands Off protests is that they have a theme of "defending the Constitution" from Trump. This is really a somewhat conservative position and doesn't have much historical rigor to it.
Prof. Aziz Rana of Boston College Law School is having a moment on Jacobin Radio right now. His basic thesis is that the Constitutional order is so deeply antidemocratic that the left argued with itself and the liberals over whether to focus efforts on challenging it in the early 20th Century. In the broad sweep of history since then, Americans have come to view the Constitution as a sacred text, but in fact, that order is part of what gives the Republicans and the far right their advantages despite losing the popular vote.
The shorter interview: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S250424 (April 24, 2025)
The 4-part long interview: https://thedigradio.com/archive/ (see the Aziz Rana episodes starting in April 2025) - Part 4 isn't up yet.So why sh
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Socialism @beehaw.org 🦊 OneRedFox 🦊 @beehaw.org ‘They’re Doing Their Best to Turn People Who Have Not Committed Any Crime Into Criminals’: CounterSpin interview with Dara Lind on criminalizing immigrants
fair.org ‘They’re Doing Their Best to Turn People Who Have Not Committed Any Crime Into Criminals’: CounterSpin interview with Dara Lind on criminalizing immigrants"They're taking far more sweeping, categorical actions toward people with fewer protections under current law, and it's harder to talk about those."
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jacobin.com The Canadian Right Wants to Copy DOGECanadian Conservatives are discussing how to emulate Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency north of the border should they win the upcoming federal election — and they think they can make cuts even more quickly than the Trump administration has.
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theintercept.com Fetterman Campaign Bleeds MoneyAs he cozies up to Trump and Netanyahu, John Fetterman’s campaign brought in less than half his average haul over the last five quarters.
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Socialism @beehaw.org 🦊 OneRedFox 🦊 @beehaw.org News Brief: Dem Leaders, 'Free Speech' Warriors Mostly Shrug as Trump Disappears Political Dissidents --- Citations Needed Podcast
soundcloud.com News Brief: Dem Leaders, 'Free Speech' Warriors Mostly Shrug as Trump Disappears Political DissidentsIn this public News Brief, we discuss the media and high-profile Democratic Party leaders and 'Free Speech' crowd's muted—or, in many cases, completely silent—response to the greatest attack on free s
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theintercept.com The Long History of Lawlessness in U.S. Policy Toward Latin AmericaBy shipping immigrants to Nayib Bukele’s megaprison in El Salvador, Trump is drawing on a deep history of U.S. involvement in Latin America.
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labornotes.org Chicago Teachers Approve Contract with Remarkable GainsThis month, 85 percent of the Chicago Teachers Union’s 27,000 active members voted on a tentative agreement covering 500 public schools across the city. A record 97 percent voted yes. The contract will run from 2024 to 2028, expiring at the same time as the UAW’s contracts with the Big Three. The ne...
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labornotes.org Washington State Workers Take the Fight to the GovernorHundreds of Washington state workers streamed into the capitol building in Olympia on April 9 demanding, “No cuts! No furloughs! Tax, tax the rich!” Our booming chants echoed through the rotunda, making it difficult for legislators to carry on their work. The governor’s office locked the doors on us...
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www.currentaffairs.org The Cowardice of ElitesThe privileged have an obligation to take risks in order to prevent the establishment of a dictatorship.
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Socialism @beehaw.org 🦊 OneRedFox 🦊 @beehaw.org 'I have no oxygen' - Train Crash Leads to Greece’s Biggest Post-War Social Movement
unicornriot.ninja 'I have no oxygen' - Train Crash Leads to Greece’s Biggest Post-War Social Movement - UNICORN RIOTDuring a general strike in Greece, more than a million people protested against the government's handling of a deadly train crash in 2023.
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Socialism @beehaw.org 🦊 OneRedFox 🦊 @beehaw.org Native Community Protests MPLS Security Company Who Beat, Maced, and Cuffed Indigenous Man
unicornriot.ninja Native Community Protests MPLS Security Company Who Beat, Maced, and Cuffed Indigenous Man - UNICORN RIOTMinneapolis, MN -- On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, an Indigenous man was visiting the Franklin Library when he was reported to have been slammed headfirst into the ground multiple times, as well as maced and handcuffed by the security company Black Knight Protection Agency until police arrived. The faci...
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fair.org Failing to Rise to the Constitutional CrisisTrump’s defiance of the courts is a declaration that the United States will no longer operate as a constitutional republic.
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jacobin.com Indonesia’s Communists Helped Forge Its National IdentityAfter the bloody repression of the Indonesian left in the 1960s, Suharto’s regime wrote it out of the history books. Indonesian communists played a crucial role in developing national consciousness among workers and peasants against Dutch colonial rule.
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www.currentaffairs.org Against Animal FarmingThe farming of animals is an obsolete tradition that denies living creatures the right to dignity, freedom, and comfort. It's also destroying the climate and the lives of industry workers. For these reasons and more, the practice must end.
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wagingnonviolence.org Labor union lessons in solidarity are fueling tenant organizingDeepening connections between U.S. labor unions and renters has helped spur the creation of tenants unions that are winning real concessions.
When the tenants come together, though, that is a different story. Recent years have seen a surge in tenant union organizing. Unions in places like Kansas City, Louisville, Los Angeles, Bozeman, Montana, and Chicago have formed and won concessions from landlords. Last year, many of the tenant unions came together to form a national Tenant Union Federation.
No one understands the potential for collective action better than tenants who are also members of labor unions. Christina Jackson is in that category. A home healthcare worker for 40 years, Jackson is a member of SEIU Local 105 and serves on the local’s standards board for home healthcare workers. “Once I became a member of SEIU, I found my voice,” she said.