GM stops paying for health care coverage for striking UAW members ABC Detroit
Climate change
Global warming, “grass” farming and a planned economy Oakland Socialist
As the Global Climate Strike date (Sept. 20) approaches, the question that will be on the minds of millions will be: “Is there a possible way to avoid a disaster that could threaten the existence of life on earth?”
Climate Groups to Shut Down Washington D.C. ZNet
Money Is the Oxygen on Which the Fire of Global Warming Burns Bill McKibben
Rondonization: World Bank, Dictatorship and the Amazon Brasilwire
Labor
Why the Striking Autoworkers Need to Win Big Harold Meyerson
Uber And Lyft Drivers Slow Down NYC Traffic To Protest App Changes Gothamist
Big Oil
Oil prices plunge after report of quick Saudi production return after attacks Axios
Saudi oil production to recover within the month, minister says Nikkei Asian Review
Japan defense minister: Not aware of any Iran involvement in Saudi attacks Reuters
Trump Has been Waging a Brutal War on Iran for over a Year Juan Cole
Palestine
Israeli Apartheid Made Official: Annexation is the New Reality in Palestine MPN
Afghanistan
‘It Was Illegal and Still Is Illegal’ FAIR
Hong Kong Protestors: Hooligans or Heroes? OffGuardian
NY judge resigns after allegedly posting ‘Make America Great Again’ message with noose: officials The Hill
Horne submits that while U.S. capitalism produces an insecure environment for all artists, the exigencies of racism cut far more profoundly into the work of African American jazz musicians than others. They were denied exposure, radio airplay, and jukebox access, barred from clubs entirely, or if permitted to perform then only under strictly segregated conditions. The policy prevailed well outside the South. Horne points out that the existence of segregated clubs in California prompted union leader Harry Bridges to lead a campaign against them. Working conditions on the road were especially challenging: finding food, accommodations, relief of thirst, and basic comfort entailed a frustrating, often violent-prone search. Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Benny Carter, Miles Davis, and Bud Powell were assaulted, either by audience members or police.
Medical workers protest in Bulgaria
Merriam-Webster Adds Use Of ‘They’ As Gender Nonbinary Pronoun To Dictionary HuffPost
The Incredible Belief That Corporate Ownership Does Not Influence Media Content FAIR
Cokie Roberts, winner of a 2014 P.U.-litzer FAIR’s award for the stinkiest journalism.
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