AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY

This space is dedicated to the proposition that we need to know the history of the struggles on the left and of earlier progressive movements here and world-wide. If we can learn from the mistakes made in the past (as well as what went right) we can move forward in the future to create a more just and equitable society. We will be reviewing books, CDs, and movies we believe everyone needs to read, hear and look at as well as making commentary from time to time. Greg Green, site manager

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

James Carroll: New nuclear warhead is in production

Cole Harrison<cole@masspeaceaction.org>

2/12/2019 5:06 PM

To MAPA Nuclear Disarmament

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From: MacDougall, John D < John_Macdougall@uml.edu>
Date: Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 4:49 PM
Subject: [MAPA-peace-climate] Nuclear weapons, also The Last Time the U.S. Wanted a Wall, 70,000 People Were Sterilized
To: MacDougall, John D < John_Macdougall@uml.edu>

see esp. article 8 on nuclear weapons (grrr!!) John

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Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 2:36 PM
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Subject: The Last Time the U.S. Wanted a Wall, 70,000 People Were Sterilized

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019

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Resisting the Weaponization of Ignorance in the Age of Trump

HENRY A. GIROUX, TRUTHOUT

We most recently saw the weaponization of ignorance exemplified in Donald Trump's disingenuous 2019 State of the Union address, in which he lied about the amount of drugs streaming across the southern border, demonized the immigrant community with racist attacks, misrepresented the facts regarding the degree of violence at the border, and employed antiwar rhetoric while repeatedly threatening war with Iran and Venezuela.
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Shutdown Deal Corners Trump -- But He Could Still Wreak Havoc

WILLIAM RIVERS PITT, TRUTHOUT

With a deal to avoid another government closure on the table, Donald Trump now has four choices: cause another shutdown and plunge the country further into economic chaos, declare a terrifying "emergency" and ignite a battle in Congress and the courts, plunder disaster relief funds, or accept the deal and hope his base won't abandon him. Millions of disrupted lives and livelihoods hang in the balance.
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The Last Time the U.S. Wanted a Wall, 70,000 People Were Sterilized

JORGE JUAN RODRÍGUEZ V, TRUTHOUT

Nearly 100 years before Trump proposed his wall, several prominent eugenicists had a similar vision to limit immigration into the U.S. to "desirable" European populations. In addition to helping craft the Immigration Act of 1924, which severely restricted immigration among non-whites, these eugenicists also promoted forced sterilizations of disabled, Indigenous and poor people of color.
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Presidential Primaries Are Racist. Period.

IZIAH THOMPSON, TRUTHOUT

It's no coincidence that the ballot for the general presidential election is largely determined by primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire. By the time voters in states with populations more representative of the nation as a whole get to the ballot box, the races are already determined by the two overwhelmingly white and rural states.
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BBC Journalist Violently Attacked at Rally After Trump's Anti-Press Rant

JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS

A BBC correspondent shared on social media a video of his colleague being attacked at President Trump's rally in El Paso, Texas, Monday night, laying blame with the increasingly anti-press rhetoric the president spouts at his public appearances. Unless the president denounces the violence, this could be a sign of increasing anti-press violence at rallies.
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A Third of the Himalaya Ice Cap Will Melt by 2100

AMY GOODMAN AND JUAN GONZÁLEZ, DEMOCRACY NOW!

A new report finds at least a third of the Himalayan ice cap will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, even if the world's most ambitious environmental reforms are implemented. Truthout's Dahr Jamail discusses these findings and his new book, The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption.
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Criminal Legal System Silences Sexual Assault Survivors

ALESHA DURFEE, THE CONVERSATION

Virginia's Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is refusing to resign after denying charges by two women who have said that he sexually assaulted them. As both cases detail, there is a fundamental mismatch between what survivors disclose and what legal systems need to hear to take action.
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World's Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Rolls Off Assembly Line

JAMES CARROLL, TOMDISPATCH

In the world of Donald Trump, nuclear weapons are now on the loose. The first new member of Trump's "nuclear family," a "low-yield" nuke, was only recently born and given the less-than-apocalyptic name, W76-2. However, we are suddenly in a new nuclear age.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Where Is Elizabeth Warren's Fire in the Realm of Foreign Policy?

ZAID JILANI, TRUTHOUT

By looking at both Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders's voting record, their staffing and their public leadership, it is clear that Senator Sanders is offering a deeper critique of the U.S. foreign policy order. Senator Warren has a far less radical vision that hews closer to the Democratic Party's traditional liberal norms.
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The World Is on the Brink of Widespread Water Wars

DAHR JAMAIL, TRUTHOUT

A recent study looked at how water shortages coupled with high populations and pre-existing geopolitical tensions could combine to fuel water-related tensions. The likelihood of armed conflict in cross-boundary river basins around the world could increase by 74.9 to 95 percent. This means that in some places conflict is practically guaranteed.
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