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People's Party of Washington #PPOW Press
Issue No. 22 - January 26, 2022
People Before Profit
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PPOW Statement of Recognition – We are building a new political party in Washington State that is and will always be a party of, by and for the people, created and funded by people, not corporations.
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Upcoming Events and Actions
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Whole Washington
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Monday, February 14
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Content Suggested by PPOW Members
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These links may not necessarily reflect PPOW's principles. We are open to including all points of view. Please send suggested links to newsletter@peoplespartywa.org
Assange Extradition Argument Certified for UK Supreme Court Appeal
- AssangeDefense.org
January 24, 2022
Courtroom reports, testimony analysis, expert commentary, and other legal updates in Julian Assange’s extradition battle in London. Read here.
FEMA's COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
- Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred on or after January 20, 2020. Learn more at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) here.
Support H.B. 1615: End the Sale of Cosmetics Tested on Animals in Washington State
- The tide is turning as the public understands these crude tests can be replaced by advanced scientific methods and technology that also produces results that are more relevant to humans than animal testing.
- Contact State Rules Committee Chair Laurie Jinkins here. Thank you.
Starbucks Workers United? Why Baristas at Broadway and Denny Shop are Demanding Unionization
- Shamaar Thomas, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
January 25, 2022
District 3 representative for the Capitol Hill and the Central District Kshama Sawant is standing with workers from a Broadway Starbucks Tuesday, calling for an evening rally in Cal Anderson Park against “union-busting” actions by the Seattle coffee giant. Read here.
America's New Class War
- Chris Hedges, MintPressNews.com
January 18, 2022
There is one last hope for the United States. It does not lie in the ballot box. It lies in the union organizing and strikes by workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber, Lyft, John Deere, Kellogg, the Special Metals plant in Huntington, West Virginia, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, the Northwest Carpenters Union, Kroger, teachers in Chicago, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona, fast-food workers, hundreds of nurses in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Read here.
John Fetterman Calls Fall of Union Membership 'A National Disgrace'
- Jake Johnson, CommonDreams.org
January 20, 2022
Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman, a progressive Democrat running for U.S. Senate, said in a statement Thursday that he was "proud to stand in solidarity with striking workers" in his state who "stood up against their corporate bosses for better contracts, better pay, and better benefits." Read here.
The End of the Megamachine
- Richard D. Wolff, Stitcher.com
January 19, 2022
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff talks about the sharp reduction in US population growth; how "lockdowns" are the anti-Covid policy everywhere, ,some gov't run and focused while others are private, haphazard, and unfocused. In the second half of the show, Prof. Wolff is joined by Fabian Scheidler, author of The End of the Megamachine: A Brief History of a Failing Civilization. Listen here.
PPOW Blog, News and Articles
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