Army Kills Two Palestinians In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-18
Updated: The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has reported, late on Monday at night, that an Israeli war jet fired a missile at Palestinians, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, killing two young men. Their bodies have been severely mutilated, and it took the …
RALLY TO LEGALIZE PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE / NUDE SUMMER OF LOVE PARADE
Gypsy Taub | indybay.org | 2018-09-18
The very first in human history (as far as we know) rally to legalize psychedelic medicine was followed by our 3rd annual Nude Summer of Love Parade. It took place in San Francisco on August 19, 2018. The parade marched from the Castro to the Haight. Gypsy Taub made a speech about her own experience with psychedelic medicine, and about the benefits of psychedelics. The reason they are illegal has to nothing to do with public health nor safety and has everything to do with psychedelics being a threat to the war machine. Next rally and nude love parade are scheduled for Saturday, September 29th @ 11 am in front of…
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STEP 3:The SFCC HR Hearing Of SEIU1021 Potrero Hill Health Center Steward Cheryl Thornton
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2018-09-18
SEIU 1021 SF Potrero Hill Health Center steward Cheryl Thornton is a whistleblower and has been fighting to defend the clinic against racism and gentrification. The city is planning to close the community clinics down in their privatization drive. She talks about the frame-up against her and also others discuss the racist attack on African American workers and ethnic cleansing in San Francisco.
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Support the fight of University of Michigan nurses!
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-18
Nurses at the University of Michigan health system have voted overwhelmingly for strike authorization in defense of adequate staffing as well as decent pay and benefits.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/18/nurs…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Pleads Case for 'Medicare for All'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-09-17
The New York congressional candidate tells CNN that the legislation is not just pie in the sky, and would be "good for our future." | The post Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Pleads Case for 'Medicare for All' appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
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The Aftermath of Botham Jean's Killing Shows Why We Need to Cope With the Community Trauma of Police Brutality
Shaun King | theintercept.com | 2018-09-17
The mental health effects of police brutality on whole communities needs to be something we talk about and reckon with. | The post The Aftermath of Botham Jean's Killing Shows Why We Need to Cope With the Community Trauma of Police Brutality appeared first on The Intercept.
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Palm Oil Is Everywhere in India–and Public-Health Experts Are Concerned
Jocelyn C. Zuckerman | thenation.com | 2018-09-17
Palm Oil Is Everywhere in India–and Public-Health Experts Are Concerned appeared first on The Nation.
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Reefer Madness: Republicans Are Playing Dirty in Their Bid to Stop this Red State Marijuana Law
Phillip Smith, Independent Media Institute | alternet.org | 2018-09-17
North Dakota's GOP-led Health Department comes up with a wildly dishonest cost estimate, and its GOP legislators approve it. | Proposition 3 marijuana legalization initiative, they rely on their state government to come up with an estimate of what it will cost taxpayers. It's not just this initiative–state law mandates that voters be informed of the potential budgetary impacts of any measure on the ballot. But for voters to accurately assess. . .
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Chicago hotel workers continue walkout as workers throughout the US vote to strike
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-17
Hotel workers in Chicago continue to fight for year-round healthcare and higher wages, even as the union keeps them isolated from hotel workers' struggles across the country.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/17/hote…
Teacher strike in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania wins broad support
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-15
On Friday, approximately 1,000 teachers, students, and supporters picketed East Stroudsburg's South High School as a strike continues by instructors over management demands for major cuts in health care.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/15/stro…
The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience'
Lauren Carasik | thenation.com | 2018-09-14
The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience' appeared first on The Nation.
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Venezuela Denounces Regional Anti-Migrant 'Xenophobia' as Brazil Militarises Border
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-08-30
The Maduro administration contrasted the recent attacks against Venezuelan migrants to its own open door policy which has seen foreigners benefit from free health, housing, education, and food programs.
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