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Eric Garner, the Informal Economy, and the System’s War on Those Who Depend On It
When Eric Garner was murdered by New York City police in July 2014, the cops had targeted him on suspicion of selling โloosiesโ โ single cigarettes taken from illegally untaxed cigarette packs. Witnesses claimed that Garner ...
And the Wrecking Ball Best of All!
My temp assignment as the inmate law librarian of a county jail promised to be an encounter with the unknown. Up until that point Iโd worked in many different kinds of libraries, but this was the ...
On the Anniversary of Elvis Presley’s Death
I was born in 1955, right around the time that Elvis Presley broke out in Memphis, Tennessee. ย Throughout my childhood, Elvis was an essential feature, a guiding light.ย I grew up with The Rolling Stones, Bob ...
I Quit!: On Leaving My Social Work Job During the Pandemic
In previous interviews, we have highlighted the challenges of working during a global pandemic, including the fears and anxieties of ordinary workers. While many have continued to work with little protection, rearranging their lives to accommodate ...
What is Happening in South Africa?
We are reprinting a statement from the group Abahlali baseMojondolo dated July 13, 2021.ย Abahlali is a grassroots organization that represents shack dwellers, squatters and poor people in and around the east coast port of eThekwini ...
A Few Thoughts on the Euro 2020/2021 Football Contest
Itโs been a bit of a lifesaver, telly wise.ย The alternatives, mostly bad news, have been Bidenโs bipartisan and useless or harmful this and that, and a collapsed building in Floridaโฆand rotten weather, never rule that ...
Michigan Deluge? Capitalist Catastrophe
For all that donโt know, and most outside of the region (Detroit, southeast Michigan and mid-Michigan) donโt know because the national media has had little to no coverage, we were hit really hard by a serious ...
โLike Hell on Earth:โ former steelworker shares reflections, reviews Finally Got the News and Noel Ignatievโs Acceptable Men
My friend Bill retired to Bisbee after working in the Detroit steel mills for decades. When I got my copy of Noel Ignatievโs Acceptable Men: Life in the Largest Steel Mill in the World, I shared ...
A Few Bad Apples
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Since the George Floyd Rebellion last summer it has become common practice to paint all police officers in the United States with a single brush. The average American used to believe that most cops were just ...
An Appeal for Solidarity to Hard Crackers Readers
Iโm writing to you to ask for your solidarity and for you to join a gas bill strike, withholding a part of your National Grid gas bill and refusing to pay to be poisoned. National Grid, ...