8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism in Action

8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism in Action

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Beyond “elbows up”—Our election post-mortem - CCPA
Beyond “elbows up”—Our election post-mortem - CCPA
It’s been an absolutely wild election. Polling predictions were a roller coaster, from a historic Conservative majority, to a Liberal majority, and everything in between. When we got off the roller coaster, we ended up with a parliament that is very similar in overall composition to the one that came before it—a Liberal minority with…
·policyalternatives.ca·
Beyond “elbows up”—Our election post-mortem - CCPA
Mark Carney’s Values: What his 2021 book reveals about the leader he might be
Mark Carney’s Values: What his 2021 book reveals about the leader he might be
It’s fair to say that Mark Carney’s 2021 book, Values: Building a Better World for All, was his early application to be prime minister. Values covers a wide swath of economic history and philosophy, and gives us some clues into what makes our new prime minister tick.
·policyalternatives.ca·
Mark Carney’s Values: What his 2021 book reveals about the leader he might be
Trump defunds PBS and NPR in shocking late-night order behind closed doors
Trump defunds PBS and NPR in shocking late-night order behind closed doors
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order calling for an end to taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS, an escalation of his assault on the media that could shutter hundreds of local stations across the country.The president's order, which he signed behind closed doors, echoes a se...
·alternet.org·
Trump defunds PBS and NPR in shocking late-night order behind closed doors
Justice Department ends school desegregation order in Louisiana
Justice Department ends school desegregation order in Louisiana
The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggesting that others across the South should be eliminated. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Trump administration was “getting America refocused on our bright future” when it ended a 1966 legal agreement with Plaquemines Parish schools. Decades after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in America’s schools, more than 100 districts remain under court settlements governing how they must work toward integration. Known as consent decrees, the agreements can be lifted when districts demonstrate they have eliminated segregation and its vestiges.
·apnews.com·
Justice Department ends school desegregation order in Louisiana
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics
Trump appointee Darren Beattie requested records regarding a large list of high-profile names, organizations, and right-wing buzzwords for a “Twitter files”-style document dump about alleged conservative censorship.
·technologyreview.com·
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics