Catégorie : Politics

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1302, by Lee Sustar, Sept 8, 2016.

A three-cornered battle between a budget-slashing mayor (Rahm Emanuel), a union-busting governor (Bruce Rauner) and determined teachers (CTU) could result this fall in the second public school strike in Chicago in four years. Continuer la lecture de « Are Chicago Teachers Headed Toward a Strike? »

… the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Is Dead. Negotiations have Failed – Published on Global Research.ca, by Peter Koenig, Sept 7, 2016.

… The collapse of the TTIP is one of the best news for Europe – and I mean the people of Europe – in recent times; an initiative of the two major players in the EU. This decision has several meanings: Continuer la lecture de « Good News for the People of Europe »

Published on AlterNet, by Peter Dreier,bSept 3, 2016.

Let’s remember that King was committed to building bridges between the civil rights and labor movements. Continuer la lecture de « LABOR: This Labor Day, Remember That Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign Was for Workers’ Rights »

Published on JACOBIN, by Rejane Carolina Hoeveler, Sept 2, 2016 – translated by Sean Purdy.

The history of the Brazilian Workers’ Party is a cautionary tale for left parties everywhere … //

… From São Bernardo to Brasília: … //
… The Transformation: … // Continuer la lecture de « Don’t Feed the Snakes »

AUDIOS – uploaded by Democracy At Work:

• from Sept 1, 2016 – Puerto Rico’s crisis, 57.35 min … US income inequality vs rest of world, Europe exposes Apple Corp’s tax evasion; TTP and TTIP face rising opposition; even Martin Wolf sees capitalism’s contradiction with democracy. Interview with Prof Ian Seda on Puerto Rico’s economic/colonial crisis;
• from Aug 25, 2016 – Capitalism’s Craziness, 55.38 min … updates on universities, politicians, and grad student unions, Bill Gates obscene wealth, Harley-Davidson’ illegal pollution and more. Analyses of capitalism’s craziness: insufficient demand, unemployment’s wastes, state subsidies for all systems;   Continuer la lecture de « Weekly Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff »