The AFL-CIO has supported Israel and Zionism for many decades and has direct ties with the Israeli corporate trade union, Histadrut. Labor historian Jeff Schuhrke exposes this in a new book entitled, No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism and the Struggle for Palestine. He spoke with Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer.
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We have a report from Gloria Rubac of the Texas Death Penalty Abolition movement. Their Facebook page states:
“We are an activist group fighting the racist death penalty. We use all avenues of struggle to educate and organize for abolition. We march, demonstrate, lobby, write letters, make phone calls and work with all who are against capital punishment. We’ve been based at the SHAPE Center in Houston for about 25 years. We are friends, family and supporters of those on death row waiting for Texas to murder them. JOIN US!”
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The collapsing healthcare system is leading to growing violence and death on the job. At San Francisco General Hospital on November 4th a social worker, Alberto Rangel, a member of UPTE CWA, was murdered by a patient at the hospital. SEIU 1021 union leaders Jerry Knolls and Brenda Barros spoke out about the dangerous conditions, and how the catastrophic cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies are affecting workers and patients.
On Nov 29 CNN published a leaked internal FDA memo written by Dr. Vinay Prasad, who heads the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, confirming 10 children’s deaths linked to COVID-19 mRNA injections. While the FDA has neither officially acknowledged these deaths, nor taken any action to halt the use of these vaccines. They remain on the current childhood vaccine schedule.
Dr. Peter McCullough discusses this admission on Just the News: Real America’s Voice, saying that this notice – arriving years late without a public press conference – appears to function as a limited disclosure attempt designed to bury the true magnitude of harm. He also says these ten deaths are the microscopic tip of a massive iceberg.
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We thank all of Pacifica’s sister stations and affiliates who contribute to the production of this show. Today’s program was produced by the Capitalism, Race & Democracy collective, with contributions from Steve Zeltzer, Ann Garrison, Akua Holt, Gloria Rubac, Polina Vasiliev and Thomas O’Rourke.
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Music:
David Rovics, “Little Orange Toys”, from the Best of AI Tsuno playlist.
David Rovics, “Class War Zone”, from the Best of AI Tsuno playlist.
Gil Scott Heron, “Peace Go with you brother”
