---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: The Real News <contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:38:51 +0000
Subject: The debt is too damn high!
To: Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx>
Plus updates from the frontlines of the Amazon union fight in Bessemer, Alabama.
https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=532374720f&e=a3a8902b92
Americans are currently buried under a staggering $1.7 trillion in
student debt. After decades of gutting public funding for higher
education and passing the ever-bloating costs onto students and their
families, entire generations have been swallowed up by an insidious
debt regime that many have no hope of escaping. Imagine what it would
mean, not only for the lives and freedom of individuals, but for the
population as a whole, if America atoned for this societal catastrophe
and cancelled student debt. This is why the Debt Collective, a
debtor’s union, has organized the Biden Jubilee 100, a debt strike
carried out by 100 people—one for each of Joe Biden’s first 100 days
in office. In the first segment of this week’s “Marc Steiner Show,”
Marc talks with Umme Hoque, Organizing Director of the Debt
Collective, about the fight to cancel all student loan debt
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=421d1139c1&e=a3a8902b92)
. Then, Marc is joined by Dr. Stephanie DeGooyer and Srinivas Murthy,
M.D. to discuss why the global response to COVID-19 has paled in
comparison to the internationally coordinated efforts to eradicate
polio and smallpox.
Speaking of shenanigans in the world of higher education, many around
the country (and around the world) were justifiably shocked by
Harvard’s recent decision
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=c3b03b3894&e=a3a8902b92)
not to offer tenure to Dr. Cornel West. In this week’s special edition
of “The Tight Rope,” Dr. West offers some final thoughts on the
dramatic saga
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=3f70b196c0&e=a3a8902b92)
as he departs from Harvard once again to return to Union Theological
Seminary.
Then, believe me when I say you don’t want to miss the latest
installments of our ongoing TRNN “Battleground” series. A political
earthquake hit Baltimore last week after The Baltimore Sun
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=3841550f93&e=a3a8902b92)
reported that federal prosecutors had launched a criminal
investigation into Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and
her husband, Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby. In this
week’s installment of “Battleground Baltimore,” Lisa Snowden-McCray
and Jaisal Noor report on the high-stakes investigation
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=37cd3789d1&e=a3a8902b92)
, as well as an impending “eviction tsunami,” a local demonstration in
support of Amazon workers, and more. Lastly, we continue our coverage
of the historic Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama, which is now
in its final stages (the vote
counting begins on March 29). In this week’s installments of
“Battleground Bessemer,” I speak with lead union organizer Michael
“Big Mike” Foster
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=78e145eb23&e=a3a8902b92)
about what the struggle in Bessemer means for the labor movement, then
I sit down with Jennifer Bates, the Amazon worker who recently
testified in front of Congress
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=c419bd65f3&e=a3a8902b92)
, to talk about why it’s time for workers everywhere to “stand up and
stand out.”
BEFORE YOU GO, I wanted to ask, from the bottom of my heart, for your
help ... because we are running out of time. We have less than a week
left to reach our fundraising goal of $50K. We cannot do this without
your support. Please take the time to support The Real News today
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=bd38c83327&e=a3a8902b92)
.
All donations are tax-deductible and, during this campaign, any amount
you give will be matched! If you start or renew a monthly-sustainer
donation
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=0cf186433b&e=a3a8902b92)
it will be matched for an entire year! Please don’t wait. We need you
to help us out today! If you value the work that we do here at TRNN
and want to see us grow, then please take this moment, right now, to
donate here
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=9ed23514f6&e=a3a8902b92)
.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support of TRNN, and stay
tuned for more important stories. Take care of yourselves, take care
of each other.
—Maximillian Alvarez, Editor in Chief
https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=b548c9e4a9&e=a3a8902b92
** Workers in Bessemer are “gonna start a movement”
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=dde24114b7&e=a3a8902b92)
------------------------------------------------------------
By Maximillian Alvarez
Longtime poultry plant worker and lead union organizer Michael “Big
Mike” Foster explains what Amazon workers’ struggle for a union in
Bessemer, Alabama, means for the labor movement moving forward.
https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=1177340195&e=a3a8902b92
** The debt is too damn high!
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=ae57b184ab&e=a3a8902b92)
------------------------------------------------------------
By Marc Steiner
We talk with Umme Hoque of the Debt Collective about the push to
cancel all student debt; then, we examine why we have failed to fight
COVID-19 on a global scale the way we fought polio or smallpox.
https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=836f7bc9e8&e=a3a8902b92
** Battleground Baltimore: The tangled knot of Baltimore politics
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=c481655714&e=a3a8902b92)
------------------------------------------------------------
By Lisa Snowden-McCray
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: A federal investigation
into two city leaders reveals the work everyone needs to do to be
truly transparent, renters’ advocates warn state leaders of an
“eviction tsunami,” Baltimore shows support for Amazon workers, and
more.
https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=0ef44e3db6&e=a3a8902b92
** Cornel West: Goodbye, Harvard; hello, Union Theological
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=a0bd1fa2e7&e=a3a8902b92)
------------------------------------------------------------
By Jeremy James Berry
In a special edition of The Tight Rope, Dr. Cornel West provides
closing thoughts on his “ridiculous situation at Harvard” with respect
to his being denied tenure at the institution. Join Dr. West and
Professor Tricia Rose as they discuss the finality of Dr. West’s
decision to leave Harvard and return “home” to Union Theological
Seminary.
This email was sent to carjar82@xxxxxxxxx (mailto:carjar82@xxxxxxxxx)
why did I get this?
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/about?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=020676f7fe&e=a3a8902b92&c=f1f0fadc59)
unsubscribe from this list
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=020676f7fe&e=a3a8902b92&c=f1f0fadc59)
update subscription preferences
(https://wpengine.us10.list-manage.com/profile?u=8c539f24d4caee97756babeeb&id=020676f7fe&e=a3a8902b92&c=f1f0fadc59)
The Real News Network . 231 N. Holliday St. . Baltimore, MD 21202 . USA