There is also an emerging campaign for a rent strike scheduled for April 1 and the following collection of demands have already begun to circulate on social media:
- Free healthcare, testing, and COVID-19 treatment for all.
- Universal food stamps and paid sick leave.
- Indefinite suspension of mortgage, rent and debt payments.
- Waiver of payments to utility companies, such as those providing electricity, gas and internet.
- Emergency shelter in hotels, dormitories and vacant homes for the unhoused.
roarmag.org/essays/from-mutual-aid-to-dual-power-in-the-state-of-emergency/
- Free healthcare, testing, and COVID-19 treatment for all.
- Universal food stamps and paid sick leave.
- Indefinite suspension of mortgage, rent and debt payments.
- Waiver of payments to utility companies, such as those providing electricity, gas and internet.
- Emergency shelter in hotels, dormitories and vacant homes for the unhoused.
roarmag.org/essays/from-mutual-aid-to-dual-power-in-the-state-of-emergency/
ROAR Magazine
From mutual aid to dual power in the state of emergency
The COVID-19 public health crisis is rapidly devolving into a vast, multi-faceted crisis of social reproduction with no end in sight. How can we seize this moment to build dual power?
History says, Don’t hope
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme.
So hope for a great sea-change
on the far side of revenge.
Believe that a further shore
is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles
and cures and healing wells.
— Seamus Heaney, “The Doubletake”
roarmag.org/essays/no-return-to-normal-for-a-post-pandemic-liberation/
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme.
So hope for a great sea-change
on the far side of revenge.
Believe that a further shore
is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles
and cures and healing wells.
— Seamus Heaney, “The Doubletake”
roarmag.org/essays/no-return-to-normal-for-a-post-pandemic-liberation/
ROAR Magazine
No return to normal: for a post-pandemic liberation
Today, new forms of solidarity, mutual aid, and common struggle are emerging in the pandemic. How will they shape tomorrow’s struggles for a post-capitalist world?
Forwarded from Strike Force
COVID_SupplyDistro_MASafetyPracticesZine_PRINT.pdf
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Safety practices for mutual aid food and supply distribution during the pandemic (zine)
Bad news can and should be delivered in artistic form, but it can be equally bracing and inspiring to tell and embrace stories where the apocalypse is met with solidarity, with care, with love.
theoutline.com/post/8869/post-apocalypse-coronavirus-nightbreed?utm_source=&zd=1&zi=jdztkquj
theoutline.com/post/8869/post-apocalypse-coronavirus-nightbreed?utm_source=&zd=1&zi=jdztkquj
The Outline
Imagine there’s no apocalypse
Movies like Clive Barker’s ‘Nightbreed’ show how the erosion of society need not mean the erosion of our shared humanity.
Good Guys with Guns: Why the left should arm itself
harpers.org/archive/2020/04/good-guys-with-guns-socialist-gun-club/
harpers.org/archive/2020/04/good-guys-with-guns-socialist-gun-club/
Harper's Magazine
Good Guys with Guns
Why the left should arm itself
Iran's Geoeconomic Project
After years of isolation, Iran is reasserting itself as a bridge between East and West. Iran plans to add nearly 2,000 kilometers of railway every year for the next five years. Through its position between Moscow to Mumbai, Iran aspires to become a transit hub. It also envisions new east-west connections with its neighbors, Iraq and Afghanistan. To facilitate trade and transport with Central Asia, Iran has joined the Ashgabat Agreement.
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After years of isolation, Iran is reasserting itself as a bridge between East and West. Iran plans to add nearly 2,000 kilometers of railway every year for the next five years. Through its position between Moscow to Mumbai, Iran aspires to become a transit hub. It also envisions new east-west connections with its neighbors, Iraq and Afghanistan. To facilitate trade and transport with Central Asia, Iran has joined the Ashgabat Agreement.
source
Japan’s Geoeconomic Project
Prioritizing east-west connections, Japan’s vision stems from decades of investing in Southeast Asia, where existing infrastructure reflects the needs of Japanese supply chains.
source
Prioritizing east-west connections, Japan’s vision stems from decades of investing in Southeast Asia, where existing infrastructure reflects the needs of Japanese supply chains.
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... this year’s Sanders candidacy is comparable to the failed Goldwater campaign of 1964, which foretold the eventual triumph of neoconservatism with Reagan’s election in 1980.
https://theoutline.com/post/8858/bernie-sanders-left-movement-youth
https://theoutline.com/post/8858/bernie-sanders-left-movement-youth
The Outline
Left to ourselves
Whatever happens, the Bernie Sanders campaign matters because it's part of a movement.
Russia’s Geoeconomic Project
Russia’s vision combines soft and hard infrastructure. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is Russia’s primary vehicle for regional economic integration, and officials have suggested it could be linked with OBOR. Reinforcing its economic and diplomatic pivot to the east, Russia is tapping into the Chinese energy market with a series of proposed natural gas pipelines. To its south, Russia aims to increase connectivity with Azerbaijan, Iran, and India through the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC). To its north, Russia is planning additional projects to advance its energy and defense interests as the Arctic becomes more accessible.
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Russia’s vision combines soft and hard infrastructure. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is Russia’s primary vehicle for regional economic integration, and officials have suggested it could be linked with OBOR. Reinforcing its economic and diplomatic pivot to the east, Russia is tapping into the Chinese energy market with a series of proposed natural gas pipelines. To its south, Russia aims to increase connectivity with Azerbaijan, Iran, and India through the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC). To its north, Russia is planning additional projects to advance its energy and defense interests as the Arctic becomes more accessible.
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Forwarded from Syndiegram (socialist raccoon)
I strongly, strongly suggest reading it. I would've written down many of the things that it said here, but they are too many. Do yourself a favor and read this.
theintercept.com/2020/03/27/coronavirus-stimulus-package-spending/
theintercept.com/2020/03/27/coronavirus-stimulus-package-spending/
The Intercept
As Congress Pushes a $2 Trillion Stimulus Package, the “How Will You Pay For It?” Question Is Tossed in the Trash
When all of this is behind us, to the extent that it ever can be, let’s not forget what we’ve learned: Congress knows how to spend money when it wants to.