[...] in the U.S. itself, corporations and academic institutions exploit dogs (as well as cats and rabbits) for excruciating experiments that are completely trivial, even useless, and are just as abusive as the practices in Asia that have produced so much moral indignation in the West. These dogs are frequently bred into life for the sole purpose of being laboratory objects, and spend their entire, often short, existence locked in a small cage, subjected to procedures that impose extreme pain and suffering.
https://theintercept.com/2018/05/17/inside-the-barbaric-u-s-industry-of-dog-experimentation/
https://theintercept.com/2018/05/17/inside-the-barbaric-u-s-industry-of-dog-experimentation/
The Intercept
Inside the Barbaric U.S. Industry of Dog Experimentation
An investigation into Ridglan Farms shines a light on a largely hidden industry that breeds and cages dogs for the sole purpose of experimentation.
The U.S. military has, since 9/11, engaged in a largely covert effort to extend its footprint across the continent with a network of mostly small and mostly low-profile camps. Some serve as staging areas for quick-reaction forces or bare-boned outposts where special ops teams can advise local proxies; some can accommodate large cargo planes, others only small surveillance aircraft. All have one mission in common: to eradicate what the military calls the “tyranny of distance.” These facilities allow U.S. forces to surveil and operate on larger and larger swaths of the continent — and, increasingly, to strike targets with drones and manned aircraft.
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"From Mamdani’s success, we can learn valuable lessons about what it means to have a “class-struggle” electoral approach, how that looks in action, and why socialists should be waging similar campaigns across the country."
1. Drawing a Clear Class Line
2. Building Multiracial Working-Class Solidarity
3. Non-Electoral Organizing Tactics (Mutual Aid, food distribution, etc)
4. Bold, Openly Socialist Platforms
"The three central tenets of our campaign were: housing, justice, and energy for all. Originally it was: decommodify, decarcerate, and decarbonize, but then we understood the need to use clear and direct language."
5. Developing Relationships With Constituents
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/07/zohran-mamdani-dsa-new-york-socialism/
1. Drawing a Clear Class Line
2. Building Multiracial Working-Class Solidarity
3. Non-Electoral Organizing Tactics (Mutual Aid, food distribution, etc)
4. Bold, Openly Socialist Platforms
"The three central tenets of our campaign were: housing, justice, and energy for all. Originally it was: decommodify, decarcerate, and decarbonize, but then we understood the need to use clear and direct language."
5. Developing Relationships With Constituents
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/07/zohran-mamdani-dsa-new-york-socialism/
Jacobinmag
Zohran Mamdani’s New York State Assembly Victory Shows What Winning Socialist Campaigns Can Look Like
Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialists of America–backed candidate for New York’s state assembly, has officially won his race. His campaign shows us what a serious socialist electoral bid looks like: class-conscious politics, an uncompromising program, and…
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https://legalform.blog/2020/03/25/neoliberalism-law-and-its-discontents-three-recent-interventions-ravi-malhotra/
https://legalform.blog/2020/03/25/neoliberalism-law-and-its-discontents-three-recent-interventions-ravi-malhotra/
Legal Form
Neoliberalism, Law, and Its Discontents: Three Recent Interventions — Ravi Malhotra
Ravi Malhotra reviews three new books on neoliberalism and law–Honor Brabazon (ed), Neoliberal Legality; Katharina Pistor, The Code of Capital; and Astra Taylor, Democracy May Not Exist.