IF NINA TURNER HEADS TO CONGRESS in the fall, she’ll be doing so with a lot of pressure to make things happen, in a city and an institution where so often nothing happens. She’s very aware of the sense of urgency, saying, “When Democrats win, peoples’ lives should change.” Yet she’d be one member in a body of 435 where your voice is often determined by your seniority.
Turner has a laundry list of issues she wants to work on: police reform, jobs and higher wages, Medicare for All, public education after a pandemic. She pointed to a recent report that found that residents in two Cleveland-area census tracts just two miles apart had a stunning 23-year difference in life expectancy.
She’s also thinking about that looming housing crisis. “I want to marry the Green New Deal with housing,” she said, suggesting money allocated under that framework could be used to restore the abandoned homes that dot the city in an energy-efficient manner, and then help local people to buy them. “The Green New Deal means putting people back to work in a way that’s viable for them and their family, making the communities that they live in beautiful.” And as part of that project, she said, it’s important to make sure people are paid well enough to have free time. “To me,” she said, “quality of life means I get to smell the roses from time to time and that there are some roses that I can smell.”
These are big ideas and there certainly isn’t a majority in Congress supporting them yet. But Turner’s time at Our Revolution has given her some experience working with grassroots organizers to press elected officials to act. Those relationships can help when it comes to internal party fights, she noted, pushing Democrats like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema who have stonewalled voting rights changes or minimum-wage increases. “There’s something to be said about stepping into their turf and starting to organize those people because people are suffering in their state, too.”
She spoke of “awakening sleeping giants,” the way that Ohioans came together to defeat Senate Bill 5, the measure that stripped collective-bargaining rights away from public-sector workers in 2011. To overturn that measure, she said, it took unions and activists, but they also had to get the message across to non-union workers that the next time the legislature overstepped, it could come for them. “We have to try to get that back, that sense that no matter what happens in this state, in my district, in the state, in this nation, in some way we are all interconnected,” she said. “If my air is dirty, so is yours. If my water is dirty, so is yours. If your daughter or son doesn’t have a job and that impacts your household, it impacts mine.”
That’s where Turner’s style, while abrasive to mainstream Democrats, holds a lesson for them. Ultimately, she wants to invite regular people to join her in fighting for progressive ideas. For years, Democrats have had trouble defining themselves to the broader electorate. Turner has mined the activist movement space and found a coherent message that resonates with working-class people in a bellwether state. Beyond the Clinton-Sanders wars, that’s something all sides could take away.
Republicans, Turner noted, “don’t play” when they have power, and Democrats should take that lesson from them if none other. That sense of urgency is too often lacking in the party. “When are we going to learn? Republicans plan for the long term,” she said. “What can we do right now before the next election cycle and get it done and go big? Because power is fleeting. You’ve got to use it while you’ve got it.”
Don midwest
I sent her a $200 donation a couple of days ago.
Democracy Now this morning had stories about Supreme Court decisions and pipe line protests supported by legislation to criminalize protesters and more military fighting the forces trying to stop or slow down the oil companies.
An ongoing fight and the need for Nina is even more evident.
Nina hit a bulls eye” Because power is fleeting. You’ve got to use it while you’ve got it.” I’ve experienced it with Walker and gerrymandered WI rammed thru everything the GQP wanted while he was in office. Since his defeat they’ve stripped Evers of Powers that Walker had and blocked all key legislation Evers wanted to get thru. Its a classic playbook thats used from the Turtle on down with the GQP and Dems better damn well start using that same playbook
Really this is one of the stupidest articles I’ve read in a long time. Of course, the author can’t actually point to any congressional progressives who have “soured” on Bernie. In fact, AOC, Jayapal etc. have been attacked by the Dore crowd just as much as Bernie.
On top of that, the author pairs this claim with Nina’s campaign decision to emphasize policy over endorsements. 😣😣😣. The two things aren’t even remotely related. Nina actually doesn’t exactly hide Bernie’s endorsement. It’s number 1 on her endorsement page for congressional endorsements.
Some progressives are distancing themselves from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — leader of their revolution.
The big picture: Three factors are fueling the shift. Some feel he’s not pushing President Biden far enough to the left anymore. Some believe his time as the movement leader has simply passed. Some fear tying their brand to Sanders is a gift to opponents to weaponize in crowded primaries or in general elections — and they’re instead weighing the merits of aligning more directly with Biden.
Driving the news: Even some of Sanders’ closest allies — like Nina Turner, his 2020 campaign co-chair, who’s running in a hotly contested Aug. 3 Democratic primary for a special election for Ohio’s 11th congressional district — haven’t been running with his endorsement front and center.
What they’re saying: “When I’m knocking door-to-door, people aren’t asking me about endorsements,” Turner tells Axios. “The race that I’m running is about Ohio 11, and I’m the one running this race.”
Turner is running on Sanders’ liberal agenda but not his name.
“The senator and I are still close,” she said. “We forged a strong relationship and we still have that to this day.”
The big picture: Several progressives in Congress and on the outside lament Sanders’ unwillingness to “raise hell” now that Biden is in office and begging for party unity.
They want Sanders to be the liberal lightning rod he was before dropping out of the race and joining Biden task forces.
Sounds like the Axios yahoo is confusing ‘centrist’ with genuine progressive. Wonder if it’s deliberate? They must be getting tips from Politico-ugh!
Torabs
I don’t know. Does Sanders have the instant credibility he did before 2020? I don’t think so.
But I also don’t think Nina Turner’s campaign not leaning on his endorsement says what the author is twisting it to say. Nina’s such a superstar in her own right that she doesn’t need to use an endorsement to gain name recognition the way others do. So I’m filing this article under “nonsense designed to divide and attack progressives,” despite it spouting some truthiness.
This is odd from Clyburn, though, the driver of Biden's "black woman on SCOTUS" promise. The clearest way for Biden to do that is for Breyer to step aside for his old clerk!
In an encouraging burst of hiring, America’s employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the previous three months and a sign that companies may be having an easier time finding enough workers to fill open jobs.
Friday’s report from the Labor Department was the latest sign that the reopening of the economy is propelling a powerful rebound from the pandemic recession. Restaurant traffic across the country is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, and more people are shopping, traveling and attending sports and entertainment events. The number of people flying each day has regained about 80% of its pre-COVID-19 levels. And Americans’ confidence in the economic outlook has nearly fully recovered.
The result is that many businesses are desperate to hire and have posted a record-high number of jobs. With competition for workers intensifying, especially at restaurants and tourist and entertainment venues, employers are offering higher pay, along with signing and retention bonuses and more flexible hours. The proportion of job advertisements that promise a bonus has more than doubled in the past year, the employment website Indeed has found.
There are also signs that people are re-evaluating their work and personal lives and aren’t necessarily interested in returning to their old jobs, particularly those that offer modest wages. The proportion of Americans who quit their jobs in April reached its highest level in more than 20 years.
SCOOP from @andrewperezdc: "Dark money" group that spent millions to confirm Trump's Supreme Court picks in SCOTUS fights was funded by a $14.25 MILLION mystery donor—and now has a new fictitious name for a 7-figure “anti-critical race theory” ad campaign https://t.co/4DJQYq8LPspic.twitter.com/7JySYlp0Wc
writer wrote an article about climate change and Miami a while ago and now that the building collapsed, the article is being talked about
meanwhile, hunkered down in CA
and games from editors
why write more when it has already been said
Don midwest
I listened to this lecture live in 2013.
It begins with a quotation from Gunther Anders who was the first husband of Hannah Arendt. Gunther wrote a lot about the end of the world from nuclear war but Hannah Arendt did not take up that theme. She wrote about politics: totalitarianism, democracy, agency, etc. and her work is still being read and discussed.
Closed captions helps, but it has lots of errors.
The end of this lecture brings in Carl Schmitt. The Nazi judicial scholar who was very critical of liberal democracy. Latour notes that his work needs to be handled with extreme caution, like poison, the poisons for example used in chemo therapy for cancer. Schmitt has insights about war and peace.
I found a man to read Latour’s work with. We are currenting reading a dissertation “The Political Theology of Bruno Latour.” I am finding profound insights into politics in this work and thus further understanding Latour. I have read some of his works many times and finally his positions become clearer and provide insight to many other areas.
The question: will the earth bounds (another name for humans) return to earth, to subsist with the enfolding life forms, or will they continue their destructive course?
There were 6 Gifford Lectures which are linked below. He then took a couple of years to rewrite them and expanded to 8 Lectures. “Facing Gaia: Eight Lectures on The New Climate Regime.” Gaia is the most important political actor.
decrease of Alzheimer’s disease of 16% in wealthy countries
In recent years Knopman has focused on “the enigma of the declining incidence of dementia.” The overall number of dementia cases is on the rise, due to the increase in life expectancy and the fact there are a greater number of old people, but the percentage of people with Alzheimer’s is decreasing. In autopsies conducted on donated brains fewer accumulations of the amyloid beta protein are being recorded. In the most developed countries, where there is an obsession with finding a cure for Alzheimer’s, there has been a 16% decrease in the disease’s incidence decade-on-decade since 1988.
40% reduction in chances of disease with life style changes
A commission organized by medical journal The Lancet last year calculated that modifying a dozen risk factors could prevent or delay dementia in 40% of cases. These 12 variables are lack of education, hypertension, auditive disability, smoking, obesity, depression, lack of physical activity, diabetes, social isolation, excess consumption of alcohol, blows to the head and atmospheric contamination. In Latin America, according to the study, the percentage of preventable cases of dementia reaches 56%.
article from Spain. last paragraph
Antonio Mercero directed a movie about Alzheimer’s in 2007 – ¿Y tú quién eres? (or, And who are you?) – before he was diagnosed with the disease. At the premiere he stated: “It’s incredible. Right now anyone can tell you they have a cousin with Alzheimer’s, or an uncle, or a father. It’s a terrible thing. Alzheimer’s is everywhere now.” The WHO estimates that the number of people with dementia will triple to over 150 million by 2050. Eliminating risk factors could prevent 40 million cases without the need for any miracle drug. Sánchez Valle believes furthermore that a treatment will arrive sooner rather than later. The countries of the G7 made a commitment eight years ago to develop a cure or an effective treatment for dementia by 2025. “We will not have a cure in 2025, but I do hope to see an effective treatment before I retire,” says Sánchez, 50. “And it won’t be aducanumab.”
articles begins with brains from humans and non humans
finding something that drug companies can go after led to recent approved treatment
“We do not know the cause of Alzheimer’s and we never will, because there is no one cause, there are many,” says Rábano. Until now, researchers have focused on two prime suspects. In the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, a protein called amyloid beta accumulates among the neurons. And a second protein, tau, forms balls inside the brain cells. However, in the words of neurologist David Pérez of Madrid’s Hospital 12 Octubre, thinking that these proteins are responsible for Alzheimer’s is like arriving at the scene of a crime and believing the blood committed murder.
In last couple of months I have enjoyed and benefited on lectures or interviews or various events on the web.
As you know, one can get totally overwhelmed. The main reason not here much these days because already spending to much time on the web.
Here is an effort that I learned about in the last couple of weeks and listened to a session on Hannah Arendt. Here is a link to some of their events in the next few days.
1/ Next week:
Excited to be hosting/co-hosting 5 events over 5 days related to nature-ecology-climate.
Environmental justice is at the heart of everything our movement stands for. The future of the planet depends on leaders who recognize the need to act boldly (and immediately) to meet the unprecedented threat of the climate crisis. pic.twitter.com/ffMxdsoYaj
A hive is a superorganism that makes single decisions powered by tens of thousands of individuals. Each bee has a specific role – foragers work so hard collecting nectar and pollen from a three- to five-mile radius during the spring, summer, and fall that their one-month lifetimes are less than a fifth of those of winter bees. There are nurse bees, cleaners, food processors, and guards who also take care of the hive’s temperature. When it overheats they go on fan duty at the entrance, planting their feet and revving their wings up to full flight thrust to push in fresh air. A few drones get to mate with the queen – and die immediately afterwards; the rest seem to wander around the hive all summer before being kicked out. Guard bees are ready to give their lives, protecting others with a venomous sting.
an Urban beekeeper – bees in NYC on top of buildings … and other places
But this high level of specialization in roles is also what constitutes the tight body made up of all the bees. A body that makes one decision, has one health, and makes a product that is replenished, apparently without complaint, after we take what we decide is our share. Each hive seems to have a character, its own microcosmic Volksgeist. It can turn on me suddenly, and then change in response to the smoke I puff, and turn away. One hive can work hard at making honey when a hive right next to it, started on the same day, makes hardly any. A hive can be so friendly one day that I wonder if they even notice I am there, working alongside them. On another, especially after a wrong move that startles or threatens them, some signal seems to go out and bees are all around, filling my head with their buzzing and following me away from the hive, waiting to sting after I take off the veil.
wpDiscuz
Much more at the link.
https://prospect.org/politics/nina-turner-reaching-forward-and-reaching-back/
I sent her a $200 donation a couple of days ago.
Democracy Now this morning had stories about Supreme Court decisions and pipe line protests supported by legislation to criminalize protesters and more military fighting the forces trying to stop or slow down the oil companies.
An ongoing fight and the need for Nina is even more evident.
The CPC is growing in numbers and strength in the House. Ms. Nina will be a yuge, powerful addition.
Thank you, Don!
Nina hit a bulls eye” Because power is fleeting. You’ve got to use it while you’ve got it.” I’ve experienced it with Walker and gerrymandered WI rammed thru everything the GQP wanted while he was in office. Since his defeat they’ve stripped Evers of Powers that Walker had and blocked all key legislation Evers wanted to get thru. Its a classic playbook thats used from the Turtle on down with the GQP and Dems better damn well start using that same playbook
Really this is one of the stupidest articles I’ve read in a long time. Of course, the author can’t actually point to any congressional progressives who have “soured” on Bernie. In fact, AOC, Jayapal etc. have been attacked by the Dore crowd just as much as Bernie.
On top of that, the author pairs this claim with Nina’s campaign decision to emphasize policy over endorsements. 😣😣😣. The two things aren’t even remotely related. Nina actually doesn’t exactly hide Bernie’s endorsement. It’s number 1 on her endorsement page for congressional endorsements.
https://www.axios.com/the-lefts-bernie-burnout-2a3952b2-d9f7-4f07-90e2-7e22a3105710.html
Sounds like the Axios yahoo is confusing ‘centrist’ with genuine progressive. Wonder if it’s deliberate? They must be getting tips from Politico-ugh!
I don’t know. Does Sanders have the instant credibility he did before 2020? I don’t think so.
But I also don’t think Nina Turner’s campaign not leaning on his endorsement says what the author is twisting it to say. Nina’s such a superstar in her own right that she doesn’t need to use an endorsement to gain name recognition the way others do. So I’m filing this article under “nonsense designed to divide and attack progressives,” despite it spouting some truthiness.
yes. was reminded tiday of when bernie threw zephyr under the bus for speaking truth about credit card joe. declaring that joe is not corrupt.
in the old boys club, maybe not, but we all expect more.
as always, love the guy and all he’s done snd does, but he’s not the radical he once was and that’s the way it apparently has to be.
Well to Clyburn, gerontocracy trumps all.
If you’re playing 18 holes in the morning AND afternoon AND drinking, you’re not representing.
https://apnews.com/article/jobs-report-june-19c34ac90dbfa0f45bc9dac2a086cbfc
All the right words on climate have already been said
What kind of awareness quotient are we looking for? What more about climate change does anyone need to know? What else is there to say?
writer wrote an article about climate change and Miami a while ago and now that the building collapsed, the article is being talked about
meanwhile, hunkered down in CA
and games from editors
why write more when it has already been said
I listened to this lecture live in 2013.
It begins with a quotation from Gunther Anders who was the first husband of Hannah Arendt. Gunther wrote a lot about the end of the world from nuclear war but Hannah Arendt did not take up that theme. She wrote about politics: totalitarianism, democracy, agency, etc. and her work is still being read and discussed.
Closed captions helps, but it has lots of errors.
The end of this lecture brings in Carl Schmitt. The Nazi judicial scholar who was very critical of liberal democracy. Latour notes that his work needs to be handled with extreme caution, like poison, the poisons for example used in chemo therapy for cancer. Schmitt has insights about war and peace.
I found a man to read Latour’s work with. We are currenting reading a dissertation “The Political Theology of Bruno Latour.” I am finding profound insights into politics in this work and thus further understanding Latour. I have read some of his works many times and finally his positions become clearer and provide insight to many other areas.
The question: will the earth bounds (another name for humans) return to earth, to subsist with the enfolding life forms, or will they continue their destructive course?
This is just one part of a larger effort.
Prof. Bruno Latour – War of the Worlds: Humans against Earthbound
There were 6 Gifford Lectures which are linked below. He then took a couple of years to rewrite them and expanded to 8 Lectures. “Facing Gaia: Eight Lectures on The New Climate Regime.” Gaia is the most important political actor.
https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wakefield15/files/2015/01/LATOUR-GIFFORD-SIX-LECTURES_1.pdf
Grim is better than that other quisling, by far.
decrease of Alzheimer’s disease of 16% in wealthy countries
40% reduction in chances of disease with life style changes
article from Spain. last paragraph
articles begins with brains from humans and non humans
finding something that drug companies can go after led to recent approved treatment
The Alzheimer’s enigma: Why is the incidence falling at 16% a decade in the world’s richest countries?
While all experimental treatments have proven ineffective, science shows that the illness is not an inevitable tragedy of old age but a preventable disease in 40% of cases
In last couple of months I have enjoyed and benefited on lectures or interviews or various events on the web.
As you know, one can get totally overwhelmed. The main reason not here much these days because already spending to much time on the web.
Here is an effort that I learned about in the last couple of weeks and listened to a session on Hannah Arendt. Here is a link to some of their events in the next few days.
The Sierra Club is a fairly mainstream environmental organization
Nice
Politics of the non-human
an Urban beekeeper – bees in NYC on top of buildings … and other places
City of Bees
Notes of an Urban Beekeeper
Tim Maendel
T and R, jcb!! 🙂 I want to give you and Ms. Benny a grateful ‘usual excellent suspects’ shoutout for your holding down the OT fort here. 🙂