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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Readers’ Views, September-October 2012, Part 2
From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Readers’ Views, Part 2 REVOLUTIONARY SYNDICALISM DISCUSSION CONTINUES The discussion article on “Revolutionary Syndicalism” (July-August N&L) reminds me of when it was considered a major force of revolution. There was a … Continue reading
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Tagged ADA, Americans with Disability Act, Anarcho-syndicalism, Anne Veseth, Black Bloc, California, Columbus, Communist Party, criminal injustice system, disability rights, eugenics, firefighters, Hitler, IDAHO, Illinois, Industrial Workers of the World, labor unions, logging industry, Minnesota, News and Letters Committees, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, prison industrial complex, prisoners, revolutionary syndicalism, SLP, social justice unionism, Socialist Labor Party, South Africa, Teamsters, to International Indigenous Peoples Day, UAW, United States, workers
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Readers’ Views, September-October 2012, Part 1
From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Readers’ Views, Part 1 CAPITALIST CRISIS AND REVOLT I appreciated Franklin Dmitryev’s Lead article in the July-August N&L, on “Spain, Greece, Europe: Capitalist crisis and revolt,” for showing how the so-called … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion, African Americans, anti-war movement, Asturian miners, Asturias, Bob Dylan, capitalism, China, democracy, disenfranchisement, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, elections, English as a Second Language, feminism, gay rights, General Assemblies, global gag rule, Greece, Humanism, Israeli Defense Force, James Daly, labor, Latinos, lgbtq, Li Congjun, Mariano Rajoy, Marx: Justice and Dialectic, Medicaid, medicare, Middle East, Mitt Romney, NAACP, New York City, News and Letters Committees, Obama, Occupy Chicago, Occupy Movement, Occupy Patriarchy, Occupy Wall Street, Palestine, Paul Ryan, Pussy Riot, queer liberation, Rachel Corrie, racism, Raya Dunayevskaya, Roe vs. Wade, sexism, Spain, structural economic crisis of capitalism, Trotskyism, U.S. Supreme Court, United States Postal Service, voter suppression, women's liberation, workers, Xinhua News Agency, youth
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Homeless chalkers demand recognition
From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Homeless chalkers demand recognition Los Angeles—On June 28, 75 people from the Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN)—a Skid Row organization that agitates for the homeless—and Occupy LA demonstrated outside … Continue reading
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Tagged Central City Association, chalkers, Code Pink, Downtown Los Angeles, homelessness, LA Art Walk, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Community Action Network, New Downtown, Occupy LA, Occupy Los Angeles, Occupy Movement, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Pershing Square, repression, Skid Row
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Disabled are human, deserve transplants
From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Disabled are human, deserve transplants A 23-year-old man was denied a heart transplant by the University of Pennsylvania Hospital because of his autism, says his mom, Karen Corby. Paul Corby has … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Rivera, autism, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Chrissy Rivera, disability rights, healthcare, Heart transplantation, Karen Corby, Kidney transplantation, Pam Wood, Paul Corby, people with disabilities, Quantell Wood, Transplant, University of Pennsylvania Hospital
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Tensions over race in Occupy Chicago
From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Tensions over race in Occupy Chicago Chicago—Tensions over race came to a boiling point within Occupy Chicago (OC) in August. A working group making plans for four days of protests at … Continue reading
Queer Notes, September-October 2012
From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Queer Notes by Suzanne Rose Yaounde, Cameroon—Human rights leaders from Africa united to denounce “Gay Hate Day,” which took place on Aug. 21 in Cameroon, and the ongoing arrests of people … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Cameroon, GALZ, Gay Day, Gay Hate Day, gay rights, Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe, Grand Rapids Michigan, Harare, heterosexism, homophobia, Human rights, lgbtq, Narcisse Olivier Djomo Pokam, National Organization for Women, queer liberation, repression, Roger Jean Claude Mbede', Transgendered, Yaoundé, Zimbabwe
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Shameful lack of services for Trans seniors
From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Shameful lack of services for Trans seniors Chicago—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently banned discrimination based on gender identity or expression. All healthcare facilities which accept federal money, … Continue reading
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Tagged Center on Halsted, Chicago Center on Halsted, gender identity disorder, Growing Old Gracefully, health insurance, Heartland Alliance, lgbt, Medicaid, medicare, National Resource on LGBT Aging, queer liberation, SAGE, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders, Transgender seniors, Transgendered, United States Department of Health and Human Services
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Boycott Chick-fil-A
From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Boycott Chick-fil-A Chicago—Picketers gathered in front of the only Chick-fil-A in Chicago to protest the company CEO using his chicken joint as a bullhorn to attack marriage and other civil rights … Continue reading
Québec: elections in midst of revolt
From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Québec: elections in midst of revolt Montréal—On Aug. 22, at least 50,000 students, workers, and social justice activists marched peacefully from Place du Canada through the streets of Montréal to Place … Continue reading
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Tagged Amir Khadir, Canada, Coalition Avenir Québec, François Legault, Françoise David, Jean Charest, Maple Spring, Montreal, Occupy Albany, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Parti Québécois, Pauline Marois, Québec Solidaire, Quebec, Quebec student movement, Stephen Harper
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