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Fallacies in the Service of Fast-Food Exploitation
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t r u t h o u t | 09.01
One Hundred Ways to Change the Subject: Plutocratic Fallacies in the Servic=
e of Fast-Food Exploitation
http://truth-out.org/news/item/25830-101-ways-to-change-the-subject-plutocr=
atic-fallacies-in-the-service-of-fast-food-exploitation
Jeffrey Nall, Truthout: Fast-food worker demands are being met with "plutoc=
ratic fallacies" attempting to justify exploitive wages and division among =
workers. But as a consumer you can support alternative, ethically-inspired =
businesses, and follow practical steps to express solidarity with the fast-=
food labor movement.
Dean Baker | Labor Day Victories to Celebrate
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/25919-labor-day-victories-to-celebrat=
e
Dean Baker, Truthout: In recent decades the news for the country's workers =
has been mostly bad. We've seen stagnant wages and anti-union court rulings=
. It would be easy to go on about how bad things are, but it is worth highl=
ighting a couple of good news items against this backdrop.
Disposable Life
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/25920-disposable-life
Max Silverman, Histories of Violence: We have become less and less aware of=
the changed environment in which disposing of lives takes place and the fo=
rms that disposability takes, so that we no longer recognize what is starin=
g us in the face.
What Black Women in West Philadelphia Had to Say About Women's Equality Day
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/25921-what-black-women-in-west-philadelp=
hia-had-to-say-about-womens-equality-day
Jasmine Burnett, RH Reality Check: "Rarely are black women interviewed in t=
heir neighborhoods and asked about a policy's impact on their lives. As suc=
h, on the days leading up to Women's Equality Day, I felt it was time to be=
gin asking black women about their experiences with laws that secured their=
right to vote."
Global Warming and Economic Crisis Lead to One Solution: Climate Jobs
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/25922-global-warming-and-economic-crisis=
-lead-to-one-solution-climate-jobs
Sharmini Peries, The Real News Network: May Boeve from 350 and Bruce Hamilt=
on of the Amalgamated Transit Union discuss how the environmental and labor=
movements have united to organize the People's Climate Summit in New York =
City.
Thom Hartmann | If Unions Are Breaking Automakers, Why Are BMW and Mercedes=
So Rich?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/25927-if-unions-are-breaking-automakers-=
why-are-bmw-and-mercedes-so-rich
Thom Hartmann, YES! Magazine: In Germany, auto workers get paid well and th=
eir companies still profit. In his book The Crash of 2016, the author expla=
ins why living wages and corporate success don't have to be mutually exclus=
ive.
Heralding a National Trend? Enrollment Surges as New York City Begins Full-=
Day Prekindergarten for 50,000 Kids
http://truth-out.org/news/item/25924-heralding-a-national-trend-enrollment-=
surges-as-new-york-city-begins-full-day-prekindergarten-for-50000-kids
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonz=C3=A1lez, Democracy Now!: As the school year begi=
ns, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is launching his signature initiativ=
e of full-day universal prekindergarten at public schools. More than 50,000=
children have already enrolled and thousands of additional teachers have b=
een hired.
The Humanity of Michael Brown
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/25925-the-humanity-of-michael-brown
Ian Haney L=C3=B3pez, Moyers & Company: Dog whistle politics may hurt almos=
t all Americans, but its basic technique is to dehumanize minorities, scari=
ng voters with spectral images of welfare cheats, illegal aliens, invading =
hordes, potential terrorists and, perhaps especially, black men as menacing=
criminals.
Let's Give Workers Something to Cheer About
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/25928-lets-give-workers-something-to-=
cheer-about
Robert L. Borosage, OtherWords: It's been a long time since workers have be=
en truly celebrated. That's because the union movement that gave us this ho=
liday is a shadow of its former self. If we really want to give workers som=
ething to cheer about, we need to revitalize unions.
Bank of America Settlement and the Need for Legal Aid Lawyers
http://truth-out.org/news/item/25929-bank-of-america-settlement-and-the-nee=
d-for-legal-aid-lawyers
Julia Gordon and Sarah Edelman, Talk Poverty: One of the best ways to preve=
nt unnecessary foreclosures is to provide struggling families with a legal =
aid lawyer. While the state guarantees legal representation for any crimina=
l proceeding, there is no such guarantee in civil cases.
The United States' War Hawks Back in Flight
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/25923-americas-war-hawks-back-in-flight
Danny Schechter, Consortium News: With the United States government-and-med=
ia war hawks back in full flight - preparing to swoop down on Syria as well=
as Iraq - wiser heads might reflect on the chaos that previous adventures =
have caused.
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Russian Foreign Minister Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Ukraine
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/01/russia-foreign-minister-immedi=
ate-ceasefire-ukraine
Labor History: The First Factory Strike
Read the Article at In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/17050/the_mother_of_all_strikes
At Least Five Ferguson Officers Apart From Brown Shooter Have Been Named in=
Lawsuits
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-least-6-ferguson-officers-apart-f=
rom-brown-shooter-have-been-named-in-lawsuits/2014/08/30/535f7142-2c96-11e4=
-bb9b-997ae96fad33_story.html?wpisrc=3Dnl_most
Restaurant Industry's Low Wages Leave 40 Percent of Workers in Near-Poverty
Read the Article at Daily Kos
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/27/1324958/-Restaurant-industry-s-low=
-wages-leave-40-of-workers-in-near-poverty
Inequality: A Broad Middle Class Requires Empowering Workers
Read the Article at Campaign for America's Future
http://ourfuture.org/20140828/inequality-a-broad-middle-class-requires-empo=
wering-workers
As Bombs Go Silent, Testimonies Mount That Israeli Soldiers Used Gazans as =
Human Shields
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https://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/08/30/as-bombs-go-silent-testimonies-mo=
unt-that-israeli-soldiers-used-gazans-as-human-shields/
Top Ten Working Class Hero Films
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=In6wDLU94h8G1q2jP24kbTZ9jt8N%2F6zF"><strong>The Humanity of Michael Brown</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Ian Haney López, Moyers & Company:</strong> Dog whistle politics may hurt almost all Americans, but its basic technique is to dehumanize minorities, scaring voters with spectral images of welfare cheats, illegal aliens, invading hordes, potential terrorists and, perhaps especially, black men as menacing criminals.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ubRLawIDquqz4f%2F4QLQyPjZ9jt8N%2F6zF"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Nt3gNKjnO2%2BvSnin4lMvVzZ9jt8N%2F6zF"><strong>Let's Give Workers Something to Cheer About</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Robert L. Borosage, OtherWords:</strong> It's been a long time since workers have been truly celebrated. That's because the union movement that gave us this holiday is a shadow of its former self. If we really want to give workers something to cheer about, we need to revitalize unions.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=o0eK%2BX4C1z5Rpgh4TrO3UjZ9jt8N%2F6zF"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aLKmBT3z%2FF78M1NbTCh8bTZ9jt8N%2F6zF"><strong>Bank of America Settlement and the Need for Legal Aid Lawyers</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Julia Gordon and Sarah Edelman, Talk Poverty:</strong> One of the best ways to prevent unnecessary foreclosures is to provide struggling families with a legal aid lawyer. While the state guarantees legal representation for any criminal proceeding, there is no such guarantee in civil cases.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=k7ULROue2zFNvVMG8gDrWzZ9jt8N%2F6zF"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UmnDIg5lrzOFjLxEQ%2FObsTZ9jt8N%2F6zF"><strong>The United States' War Hawks Back in Flight</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Danny Schechter, Consortium News:</strong> With the United States government-and-media war hawks back in full flight - preparing to swoop down on Syria as well as Iraq - wiser heads might reflect on the chaos that previous adventures have caused.</p>
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