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Workers and oppressed peoples of the world unite! workers.org Vol. 60, No. 24 June 14, 2018 $1 From G7 to Shanghai summit U.S. swagger falls flat

By Sara Flounders

The response to President Donald Trump’s arrogant A milestone for Korea withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and wild threats of tariffs on U.S. allies has exposed declining U.S. influ- The joint declaration signed on against the DPRK. The Korean peo- one should assume that this move ence on a global scale. June 12 by Kim Jong Un of the Dem- ple as a whole are celebrating this means President Trump is any less This became all too obvious at the gathering in Que- ocratic People’s Republic of Korea unprecedented event. racist, anti-worker, pro-big business bec, Canada, of the G7 summit of the seven major impe- and Donald Trump of the United Progressive forces in the U.S. and anti-immigrant than before. rialist powers — United States, Canada, Britain, France, States is a victory for the DPRK and must remain vigilant, however. The struggle continues to get the Germany, Italy and Japan. With the exception of Japan, for the progressive people of South First, there are no guarantees that U.S. to end its state of war with the the other six countries are also leading members of the Korea. Just holding such a meet- the political and military agents DPRK, sign a peace treaty, and bring U.S.-commanded NATO military alliance. ing is a sharp retreat from Trump’s of the U.S. ruling class won’t sabo- U.S. troops home from Korea. Trump’s insults and contradictory statements before threats last fall of nuclear war tage this process. And second, no — Workers World Editorial Board and after the G7 meeting, and his threats of new tariffs unleashing an unpredictable trade war, reinforced the disarray in the global capitalist order that U.S. imperi- alism has commanded for 70 years. Washington is increasingly unable to control the Solidarity with global agenda. U.S. corporate power finds it can no lon- ger order the nations of the world to isolate the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea or Iran. PALESTINE 6 The U.S. has less to offer except threats of military destruction, unpayable debt and broken agreements. This untenable situation is the cause of Trump’s rants, tweets and temper tantrums. In past years G7 summits were usually weekend pho- to ops, with a vague unity statement to paper over deep economic rivalries behind the scenes. The only agreement among these top officials, who represent the largest bankers and corporations, is about imperialist wars. They agree on the NATO bombing of Libya, the concerted regime change effort in Syria, the expansion of NATO to the borders of Russia, and the effort to pull Ukraine into the NATO military alliance. They agreed to impose harsh sanctions on Russia and expel Russia from what was then the G8 when Russia moved in 2014 to save its only naval port in Crimea Philadelphia from being captured by NATO. In past decades, the U.S. had great influence in es- tablishing, and steering for its benefit, this gathering of the world’s largest imperialist powers. In essence it is a gathering of thieves and robbers in an alliance to loot WW PHOTOS: JOE PIETTE the developing world through international banking agreements, utilizing the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, and imposing starvation sanctions on countries that have stepped out of line. But at the same time, these pirates are also ruthlessly competing with each other.

A different alliance As one meeting of world leaders of the major imperi- alist countries ended in Canada, another very different 10, 11 No. CAROLINA meeting was opening in China. STOP ICE LGBTQ Pride 3 WORKERS Continued on page 8 Editorial Roxana win $15 4 Hernández Durham: Stop evictions 4 Subscribe to Workers World 4 weeks trial $4 1 year subscription $30 Poor People’s Campaign 5, 11 Sign me up for the WWP Supporter Program: workers.org/donate

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By Julie Varughese “Two organizations used Ajamu Baraka’s presence at the recent Left Forum in order to attack anti-imperialism  In the U.S. The irony of the first full-blown demonstration against itself. They falsely accuse him of being a defender of geno- Black anti-imperialist defended ...... 2 a speaker at the Left Forum in New York City being aimed cide and a Donald Trump supporter as a ruse to hide their North Carolina: State workers win $15 hour ...... 4 at a Black anti-imperialist calls into question the motiva- support of imperialism as carried out not just in Syria but Encampment residents demand end to evictions . . . 4 tions of supposedly anti-genocide protesters. around the world. An article being circulated throughout the conference “Ajamu Baraka’s history of activism and his role as Na- The 1941 Walt Disney cartoonists’ strike ...... 5 weekend on June 1-3, as well as a walkout protest during tional Organizer and National Spokesperson for the Black Jobs report confirms Poor People’s Campaign . . . . . 5 the closing plenary of the annual event, decried Black Alli- Alliance for Peace demonstrate a commitment to democ- U.S. actions show solidarity with Palestine ...... 6 ance for Peace national organizer Ajamu Baraka’s support racy, justice, and the rights of all people to self-determi- Protesters honor nurse slain in Gaza ...... 6 for the Syrian state. nation. Los Angeles: Call for a unified Korea ...... 7 Syria has been devastated by a seven-year, U.S.-led in- “United National Antiwar Coalition is a partner with Organizing workers to fight for solidarity ...... 8 tervention that has armed so-called rebels and created BAP on initiatives such as the Coalition Against U.S. For- millions of refugees. An international attempt to inves- eign Military Bases. BAP is also represented on the UNAC Fracked gas pipeline explodes in fireball ...... 9 tigate Syria for allegedly possessing chemical weapons, Coordinating Committee. The two groups work togeth- John Parker: ‘We’ll continue fighting in the streets’ . . .10 used to allegedly commit genocide, was thwarted by an er because we share the same determination to end U.S. Philadelphia: Protests hit racist Rizzo statue ...... 11 April 13 attack by a U.S.-led coalition that included France state-sponsored violence wherever it is carried out. In just Baltimore activists target ICE ...... 11 and the United Kingdom. one year since its founding, the Black Alliance for Peace Albany, N.Y.: ‘We are a new unsettling force!’ ...... 11 Protesters at the Left Forum called Baraka an “Assa- has made great strides in reviving the black radical tradi- dist” and a Trump supporter, as well as a “genocide deni- tion of opposing ‘the greatest purveyor of violence in the  June is PRIDE month alist.” world.’ Motor City Pride: ‘Keep bigotry out of our bakery!’ . . . 3 “This was not an attack against me personally, but “While the lies and vitriol directed at Ajamu Baraka Stonewall Warriors continue radical legacy ...... 3 against all of us who take an uncompromising stance on were not strictly personal, they were in essence attacks Alabama: 40 years of LGBTQ Pride ...... 3 U.S. and European imperialism,” Baraka said. “The Black carried out against this black-led movement as well. Alliance for Peace will continue to call out the petty-bour- BAP’s success in a short period of time makes it a target of WWP San Diego honors trans struggle ...... 3 geois moralism that aligns itself with the humanitarian faux leftists, whose goal is to legitimize U.S. foreign poli-  Around the world fiction of the ‘responsibility to protect’ — the 21st century cy while cynically appearing to oppose it. The attempt to U.S. swagger falls flat ...... 1 version of the ‘white man’s burden.’” silence a leading black anti-war organization is therefore The United National Antiwar Coalition issued the fol- racist and makes their actions all the more insidious. Global actions oppose Israeli violence ...... 6 lowing “Defense of Anti-Imperialism” on June 6: “These organizations reveal themselves to be support- The Arab world and the struggle against austerity . . . . 7 ers of the U.S. hegemon, telling slanderous falsehoods in China #1 in renewable energy ...... 9 order to hide their true political stance. They have a his- Cuba: We hear you and see you ...... 11 tory of disrupting anti-war actions and forums hosted by Puerto Rican resistance fierce! ...... 11 UNAC and others whenever an anti-imperialist position WAR on Syria or other issues are being discussed.  Editorial WITHOUT VICTORY “UNAC stands with everyone who is clear about the ne- LGBTQ Pride smashes white supremacy ...... 10 by Sara Flounders cessity of ending the U.S. goal of reaching full-spectrum  “By revealing the underbelly of the empire, dominance in Syria and everywhere. As such, it is vital Noticias en Español Flounders sheds insight on how to stand up to for us to stand with Black Alliance for Peace and against El capitalismo causó epidemia de opiáceos ...... 12 the imperialist war machine and, in so doing, any effort to denounce its work and its leadership. We en- save ourselves and humanity.” courage other organizations to add their names to this – Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, statement or to issue their own statements of support and President, U.N. General Assembly, 2008-2009; Workers World Foreign Minister of Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. solidarity.” 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl. Available at all major online booksellers. Varughese is a communications advisor New York, NY 10011 PentagonAchillesHeel.com for Black ­Alliance for Peace. 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Motor City PRIDE ‘Keep bigotry out of our bakery!’ By Thomas Kalish Detroit June 9 and 10 and drawing large groups of visitors, despite the remote location we A coalition of comrades and allies were assigned. marched on June 10 in Detroit in the Mo- The Detroit WWP branch, which has tor City Pride parade, an event dominated maintained a presence at Pride for years, by the banking and corporate institutions connected the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights WW PHOTO: MARTHA GREVATT that have ignored and exploited LGBTQ+ to the issues of racial and economic in- ganda at the event, comrades received Despite funding from the banks and people for decades. equality nationally and internationally. enthusiastic responses from the queer companies that are ravaging Detroit, the In an effort to bring the narrative of Members reminded all who heard us that community. Chants of “Keep your bigotry police presence and even active recruiting, queer liberation back to its radical roots, the struggle is not over and invited every- out of our bakery!” and “We’re here! We’re and a clear capitalist message, Motor City Workers World Party members and others one to a forum on Stonewall the following queer! Immigrants are welcome here!” Pride retained radical, communist voic- in the struggle engaged with Pride attend- weekend. were met with cheers and applause, with es like the ones who started the LGBTQ ees, staffing a booth at the Pride festival on Despite heavy marketing and propa- many onlookers joining in. movement nearly 50 years ago. Stonewall Warriors continue radical legacy

By Belladonna Ashman an who died in ICE custody from HIV-re- Boston lated complications. They tied fascistic Boston ICE tactics to police killings of Black and Stonewall Warriors gathered as a con- Brown people. tingent for the Boston Pride parade on Other chants underlined the central June 9, joined by activists from United points of the contingent, such as “Stop American Indians of New England, Act killing trans people!” The contingent ex- Up Class War and the Justice for Siham pressed LGBTQ solidarity with all op- Coalition. Led by trans women in a con- pressed people through chants like “Jus- tingent heavily made up of trans and non- tice for Puerto Rico! Justice for Palestine!” binary folks, their messaging focused on As they reached the festival at the end the anti-worker SESTA/FOSTA bill as well of the march, the contingent continued as on a Massachusetts Nov. 8 referendum moving through the crowd, chanting that would strip rights from transgender “Stonewall means fight back!” and then people; they totally rejected the narrative held a speakout. Reaffirming the messag- Stonewall Warriors contingent that it is simply a “bathroom bill.” ing and issues carried in the march, mem- marching in the Pride parade The contingent challenged the repres- bers of the contingent came forward and WW PHOTO: STEVE KIRSCHBAUM sive state with chants such as “Oink! shared their anger. Oink! Bang! Bang! Every day the same Near the front of the parade, No Jus- thing!” — which decried the involvement tice, No Pride Boston, a group of queer Alabama of police and Immigration and Customs and trans people of color, carried out a Enforcement in Pride. Other chants de- disruption in front of the Santander Bank nounced U.S. imperialism on all fronts. contingent to call attention to many of 40 years of LGBTQ Pride Speakers on the sound truck raised a the same issues, including Santander’s number of issues, including the death of exploitation of Puerto Rico and the real By Minnie Bruce Pratt Connections between liberation strug- Roxana Hernández, a migrant trans wom- death toll of Hurricane María. Birmingham, Ala. gles were made through a small group from the local National Organization More than 1,000 people rolled, walked, for Women and a larger representation WWP San Diego watched and cheered on the night of from Planned Parenthood. Some partici- June 9 as Alabama celebrated 40 years of pants wore vests marked “Clinic Escort,” marching in the streets for LGBTQ rights a reminder that defense of clinics offering and liberation. Central Alabama Pride or- abortion has been necessary in Birming- Honors trans struggle ganized the week’s events, with people at- ham since a fascist right-winger bombed tending from all over the state, including the New Woman, All Women Health Care By M. Matsemela-Ali Odom people is 35 years, but for trans people of from regional associations: Rocket City Clinic in 1998, killing one person. San Diego, Calif. color that number is as low as 30 years. Pride (Huntsville), Equality Shoals (Mus- The largest contingents were hundreds Saldivar-Soto recalled personal narratives cle Shoals), Druid City Pride (Tuscaloosa), of dramatically enthusiastic workers. Workers World Party comrade Ra- of people as young as 14 who have died in Pride on the Plains (Auburn), Montgom- They were marching under the logos of hui Suré Saldivar-Soto organized a pub- San Diego. ery Pride and Mob Pride (Mobile). their corporate bosses — Apple, Honda, lic workshop here on the transgender Despite the acute struggles of ­transgender Over 100 exuberant contingents were T-Mobile and others. Companies trying struggle and origins of Pride on June 6. people and the centrality of trans leadership there, with a significant number of church- to co-opt Pride events for advertising and Transgender people and butch lesbians, in queer liberation struggles — transgender es making a statement against extreme recruitment is not a new capitalist tactic. especially working-class Black and Brown people were at the forefront of the uprisings right-wing Christian nationalism, like that It dates at least from 1977, when racist, transgender people, have always been at at both the Compton Cafe­teria in San Fran- of former Alabama Supreme Court Jus- anti-labor Coors Beer first sponsored an the forefront of the struggles for queer lib- cisco in August 1966 and the Stonewall Inn tice Roy Moore. Notoriously anti-LGBTQ, anti-LGBTQ event in Colorado. eration. Special attention was given to the in New York City in 1969 — neoliberaliza- Moore was recently defeated in a bid for But the huge contingents of workers stories of Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. John- tion of the mainstream LGBTQ movement the U.S. Senate. suggested another possibility, springing son and the late Comrade Leslie Feinberg has erased the contributions of the most Grand marshals included the Mag- from the recent pushback of Google work- of Workers World Party. vulnerable of the community. ic City Acceptance Center, an affirming ers against their company’s Pentagon con- With a radical intersectional analysis, Comrade Bob McCubbin noted the way space for LGBTQ 13-to-24-year-old youth; tract. (WW article, tinyurl.com/yc5vrf2n) Saldivar-Soto showed how transgender that the mainstream push for integration PFLAG Birmingham (Parents, Families On this Birmingham night, hundreds of people, especially transgender women, separated the movement throughout its and Friends of Lesbians and Gays); and workers marching in the heart of the Deep have faced alienation, violence and os- long history. He pointed out the split be- TAKE Resource Center (Transgender Ad- South, waving rainbow flags and exulting tracization from society and even main- tween the Gay Liberation Front and the vocates Knowledgeable Empowering), in LGBTQ lives, offered hope of their unit- stream sectors of the queer community. As Gay Activists Alliance in New York City which supports trans women of color. ing to fight independently for social justice discussed in the workshop, there is practi- in the 1970s, with the former committing and workers’ rights. cally no issue facing working-class people itself to radical and internationalist work. been disregarded or tokenized. Lessons for the continuing LGBTQ of color that is not magnified for transgen- That this contradiction is especially The outcome of this workshop was a struggle from the historic battles and der people. Transgender youth experience sharp in San Diego came out during the commitment toward action and future campaigns of the Black Civil Rights Move- the highest percentage of unemployment, workshop. The political economy of San workshops. Saldivar-Soto noted that ment in Alabama are alive in the present homelessness, mass incarceration, ad- Diego, which is based on real estate spec- transgender and queer youth represent 40 moment. In September, Birmingham be- diction and multiple health issues caused ulation, the military-industrial complex, percent of homeless youth. Even in spaces came the first Alabama city to pass an and exacerbated by the racist, transphobic private investment capital and tourism, trans youth consider the safest for them, LGBTQ-inclusive human rights ordinance. health care system that has historically is much different from that in other West sexual exploitation and other forms of vi- The recently elected young Black mayor, misdiagnosed and ignored trans people. Coast cities. With very little history of in- olence prevail. Randall Woodfin, has asserted: “Birming- The state system of policing and mass dustrial labor outside of military contract Future workshops have been planned. ham is the cradle of the Civil Rights Move- incarceration has historically overlooked work, working-class San Diegans have Workers World Party is organizing a pub- ment,” with a duty to lead in ensuring the violence against working-class trans- long experienced drastically uneven eco- lic forum on LGBTQ issues in July and rights of everyone, “no matter their race, women as well. As Saldivar-Soto pointed nomic conditions. It is within this history specific programming on trans issues has sexual orientation, religion, or gender out, the average life expectancy for trans that the issues of transgender people have been outlined. identification.” (randallwoodfin.com) Page 4 June 14, 2018 workers.org

North Carolina State workers win $15 hour

By Dante Strobino pushed a workers’ agenda in meetings The NC Justice Center, which monitors money wasn’t needed because there was Durham, N.C. with state legislators. The Raising Wages the General Assembly closely, stated in a a “surplus.” Coalition held a “Lobby Day,” where over press release: “They raided federal mon- But this so-called surplus does not ac- After several years of struggle, state 100 people, including union members, ey intended to extend the reach of pro- count for the billions of dollars for state workers in North Carolina secured a seniors, immigrants rights activists, and gramming to young children, and they programs cut since the 2008 capitalist wage increase of up to $15 per hour when members of other community and work- cut off rural counties with high poverty crisis. Meanwhile, Republican legislators the state legislature adopted a Fiscal Year er organizations, showed up for the main from tools to revitalize.” This is a ref- are now attempting to add a work re- 2019 budget on June 1. If the maximum demand: to raise the minimum wage of erence to $50 million from the federal quirement for Medicaid recipients. wage increase is paid, a worker’s yearly all workers in the state to $15 per hour. government meant for pre-K programs, Additionally, the Republicans in “lead- salary would be $31,200. The wage in- After passage of the 2019 budget, Na- which was spent elsewhere to appease ership” will create a permanent revenue crease will begin on July 1, 2018. thanette Mayo, president of UE Local the legislators’ political base. crisis for the state if they succeed in their Electrical Workers (UE) Local 150, 150, said at a June 4 press conference, The Justice Center continued: “They attempt to add a permanent cap of 5.5 per- North Carolina Public Service Workers “While we certainly welcome these mod- failed to put state dollars toward health cent on personal income taxes. They have Union, was the only organization fighting est wage increases, we condemn the state care as needed, and they earmarked mil- introduced a “Tax Payers Bill of Rights” to raise the wages of the lowest-paid state legislature’s lack of transparency and the lions for special interests rather than to insert into the state constitution. If workers at first, and they won. fact that the people did not have the op- invest in services for all. They missed passed, this amendment would have to be The win results in over 10,000 house- portunity to review the budget to voice the chance to make genuine progress on voted on in a state referendum in the No- keepers, food service workers, health care their input.” investing in each child’s education. This vember elections, giving the right wing a technicians, developmental technicians, new low is a missed opportunity for our key issue for mobilizing their base. transportation workers, groundskeep- Right-wing maneuvers, backroom deals state, made worse by the fact that they But state, city and other workers across ers and others getting wage increases of in election year kept in place $900 million in new tax the state and country are fighting back. several thousand dollars. Many of these The historic wage increase, for which cuts that will begin in January 2019 and UE Local 150’s statewide membership workers now earn only between $26,000 many had fought for many years, oc- force more bad choices in the future.” continues to grow in North Carolina as and $29,000. Prioritization of the low- curred in an election year when the en- These additional tax cuts, added to more workers engage in union actions est-paid workers was balanced by state tire state legislature is up for re-election. annual revenue losses since 2013, mean across the state, from Charlotte to Kin- employees who already made above $15 Mayo noted: “The Republican super ma- an estimated $3.5 billion less in revenue ston. The largest mobilization of city per hour receiving a 2 percent raise. jority was so arrogant that they felt they each year to fund community and voter workers in decades occurred in April, as This victory came weeks after teachers did not even need to bring the budget bill priorities like protecting children from over 300 Charlotte city workers flooded and education workers across the state to committee, as is the usual democratic abuse, building healthy schools, serving City Hall twice during budget hearings. called out of work for a “personal day” process in the legislature.” She contin- seniors meals, protecting the water and On June 11, fast food workers took of protest to demand more investments ued, “Instead, it was simply brought to air, and training the future workforce, the lead, rallying at the state legislature. in public education and wage increases. the chamber floor and voted up or down, according to the Justice Center They were acting as part of the Poor Peo- Over 20,000 education workers rallied without any open debates or amend- ple’s Campaign, focusing that day on the at the state legislative building on May ments.” Lowest corporate tax rate in the U.S. theme, “Everybody’s Got the Right to 16, shutting down more than 42 school Darrion Smith, a therapeutic support In 2017, the North Carolina General Live: Education, Living Wage, Jobs, In- districts, affecting about 67 percent of specialist at Central Regional Hospital, Assembly passed a draconian revenue come, Housing.” the state’s public school students and stated at the press conference, “These plan slashing taxes on corporations to Hundreds have already been arrest- canceling classes for more than 1 million backroom deals leave state workers in the only 3 percent, and to 5.5 percent on the ed in nonviolent civil disobedience as students. However, public school work- cold and are despicable.” Smith demand- income of wealthy individuals. This gave part of this 40-day national campaign of ers are excluded from the June 1 raise, ed: “Stop dividing state workers from North Carolina the lowest corporate tax “moral outrage” against racism, poverty, though state university workers and oth- teachers. We are all the same and should rate in the U.S. militarism and environmental destruc- ers will receive it. have all been granted at least a $3,000 In 2018, the legislators cut those taxes tion. The Poor People’s Campaign actions The week of May 21, UE Local 150 raise.” Smith is chair of the UE Local 150 even further, so corporations pay only 2.5 will continue through June 23, when called for a “Political Action” week, where Department of Health and Human Ser- percent. This gutted over $900 million there will be a national convergence in members from across North Carolina vices Council. from the state budget, using the claim the Washington, D.C. Encampment residents WW PHOTO: DANTE STROBINO demand end to evictions By Workers World Durham bureau Provide us with a few trash receptacles and actions going and provide us weekly collection service, to deter them from Residents of a tent encampment on like all other residencies in Durham, so evicting the residents. W. Chapel Hill Street in Durham, N.C., that we can keep our encampment clean. Supporters are urged along with community supporters, held a Transition the old Durham Police to contact North Car- press conference and rally on June 8 to headquarters, just across the street from olina Department of demand that they not be forcibly evicted our encampment, into affordable hous- Transportation Sec- by the police. ing and provide us all free housing in the retary James Trogdon According to a statement from the building. at [email protected] and 919-707- tent encampment!” #DefendDurham residents: “Last Friday, on June 1, we re- “Allow us to be — we just want to live. 2800. Tell him, “Don’t evict the Durham #HousingisaRight #stopevictionsnow ceived a letter from Captain Reitz notify- We are trying to get by best we can and ing us that we would all be evicted within get back into society,” said Sandra Mc- Find them at: www.workers.org/books seven days. We have nowhere to go. The Culler, an encampment resident. shelters are full and all have waiting lists. “I don’t want to be evicted. I don’t A Voice from Harpers Ferry The Klan & Government: Many of us do not feel safe staying in a want to live in a shelter and worry about Osborne P. Anderson’s account Foes or Allies? shelter. We feel safe living in our tents being a victim,” stated resident Edward of the raid on Harper‘s Ferry ap- Examines the special relation- and wish to remain here until we find Prettyman. peared in pamphlet form in 1861 ship with the state that has more permanent free housing.” Durham A statement from the United Residents right after the start of the Civil allowed the Ku Klux Klan to War. Includes essays by Mumia exist for over a century despite currently faces a huge gentrification and of the Chapel Hill Street Tent Encamp- Abu-Jamal, Monica Moorehead ment reads in part: “This is our home. its criminal history of lynchings, evictions crisis, with more than 900 peo- and Vince Copeland. murders, and intimidation. ple getting evicted every month. We live here. The state is not using this The tent encampment residents re- land. All of us have lived here between leased a statement demanding that the four months and a year. We have a trust- state Department of Transportation and ing, strong community of residents. We MARXISM, REPARATIONS the city of Durham: all support each other in various ways & the Black Freedom Struggle Do not evict us until we are found per- in feeding ourselves and staying safe. ... An anthology of writings from Workers World newspaper. There is already a housing and eviction manent, free housing. Edited by Monica Moorehead. 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By Mike Kuhlenbeck businessman than an artist, one strongly thur Babbitt. Keesling told Workers World: “When a opposed to unions. Violating federal law, Disney fired 17 federal mediator decided in favor of the Union workers employed by Disney As the studio went into production pro-union artists, including Babbitt. union, it set a tone that continues to this amusement parks in California and with “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” This was the last straw for the nearly 400 day. All major animation studios and em- Florida are currently fighting for a fair (1937), many animators were promised animators who had signed union cards. ployers in Los Angeles are unionized – contract. See WW article at tinyurl. bonuses upon the film’s release. But most They walked off the job, and the strike and the union agreements set a tone for com/DisneyWorkers. of the artists did not reap financial gains commenced on May 29, 1941. wages and working conditions that has a The 1941 Walt Disney Cartoonists’ from their efforts. Disney’s empty prom- “For the artists, it was always about re- ripple effect throughout the industry.” Strike resulted in a major victory for ani- ise was among many grievances voiced spect,” Sito said. According to Sito, “The Disney Strike mators, the influence of which is still be- by the artists. When Disney arrived at the studio, he really settled that ToonTown was going to ing felt today. Animation Guild President Emeritus was greeted by hundreds of strikers with be a union town. By the end of that year, When the National Labor Relations Tom Sito, a professor at the University picket signs that read: “Disney Unfair!” 98 percent of all production was being Act became law in 1935, there were large- of Southern California, wrote about the “Are We Mice or Men?” and “800 Artists done under a union contract. Paid vaca- scale efforts to organize Hollywood tal- strike in his book “Drawing the Line: The vs. One Genius.” The strikers blocked tions, wage scales, overtime compensa- ent. The Writers Guild of America, the Untold Story of the Animation Unions trucks from entering the studio, urged tion, forty-hour week.” Screen Actors Guild and the Directors from Bosko to Bart Simpson” (2006). theaters to boycott Disney films and Regarding current struggles, Keesling Guild of America had won recognition. Sito told Workers World, “The artists pressured suppliers to not process Dis- said, “Many challenges facing all creative The Screen Cartoonists’ Guild, founded worked a six-day workweek, even before ney footage. workers are similar: the gig economy, the in 1938, sought to organize animators. overtime. Pay scales were all over the The strike was recognized by the Na- globalization of work, and political pres- In the late 1930s, the SCG (later re- place, from some artists being able to af- tional Labor Relations Board on July 5. sure to erode worker protections.” named the Animation Guild Local 839, ford maids and others making less than a Disney soon felt the pressure. Fearing a Seventy-seven years after the strike, Hollywood, IATSE) fought for recognition local house painter. Nobody got credit on loss of government contracts as well as a “bread and roses” have not always been by the major studios. After a handful of the films but Walt Disney.” recall of bank loans, Disney surrendered. bountiful in the Magic Kingdom. Unions victories, their biggest challenge, and their Animators attempted to join the SCG, President Franklin Roosevelt dispatched are still not embraced by Disney’s top most important campaign, would be at the but Disney would not allow it. Disney an NLRB mediator, who sided with the brass. As the kingdom has expanded into largest animation house in the world: Walt even threatened to turn his company into Guild during negotiations. the amusement parks and resorts in the Disney Studio in Burbank, Calif. a solely live-action studio to intimidate After several weeks, Disney workers U.S. and around the world, the struggle At this time, Walt Disney, along with them. Disney’s cartoon mascot, Mickey celebrated a victory against the greed of for workers’ rights continues in “the hap- his brother and Walt Disney Company Mouse, would have been more accurately “Uncle Walt.” This battle marked a turn- piest place on earth.” co-founder Roy Disney, employed more portrayed as “Mickey the union-busting ing point in labor rights for animators There are two important lessons to be than 800 animators, with nearly 1,300 rat.” SCG leaders included veteran labor according to Brooke Keesling, Animation learned from the strike: the importance employees in total. Walt Disney was a organizer Herbert Sorrell, and top Dis- Guild director of communications and of solidarity, and that the union struggle former cartoonist who was more of a ney animators David Hilberman and Ar- culture. is always an ongoing fight. Jobs report confirms Poor People’s Campaign

By G. Dunkel rate takes the number of people in nized workers there, as their bosses have the labor pool, both employed and made concessions to keep unions out. When the Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployed, divided by the work- Hundreds of firms have paid billions of released its May monthly employment re- ing-age population, that is, every- dollars in penalties since 2000 for prac- port, one figure in the jobs report — the one over 16 who is not in the mil- tices such as forcing off-the-clock work official unemployment rate, at 3.8 percent itary or in prisons or in hospitals and job title misclassifications to avoid — drew boasting from President Donald or nursing homes. Currently the paying overtime, as well as overtime, Trump, puffery from much of the big-busi- LRPR is 62.7 percent. minimum wage, meal break and tip vio- ness media and a stock market bump. Historically, the LFPR was below lations. Some 1,200 successful collective These spokespeople for capitalism im- 60 percent from 1948 until the mid actions challenging large companies’ bad plied that this report of the lowest unem- 1960s, when women started to en- behavior have cost top corporations a ployment rate since 2000 meant that the the economy was growing vigorously. ter the labor force in much greater num- total of $8.8 billion. (Jobs with Justice, capitalist economy was finally on the way An even more important figure for bers. The LFPR reached its maximum of June 2018) But this is just the tip of the to vigorous growth after the Great Reces- measuring economic growth is the Labor 67.3 percent in 2000. iceberg — small violations of labor laws sion that began in 2008-2009. Force Participation Rate. The LFPR mea- In general, the LFPR has been falling often go uncaught. How is it possible, then, that the or- sures the proportion of the adult popula- since 2008 and is unlikely to improve. There are fewer “company towns” in ganizers of the Poor People’s Campaign, tion that is in the labor market. This rate The U.S. population is getting older as the the United States today. Still, nurses, which began May 14 and is scheduled also decreased in May. That’s not a sign baby boomers retire from the workforce. aides, medical technicians or even doc- to last 40 days, see a need to restart of good times. When these older workers lose their job tors in a town where there are only a few the campaign that Martin Luther King The authors of some articles in the big because of automation or outsourcing hospitals, have to take what wages the Jr. began 50 years ago? This campaign business media say they don’t understand to a low-wage area, if their skills don’t owners of these facilities are willing to of- involves protests and demonstrations why this 3.8 percent unemployment fig- match what employers currently require, fer, or move. The same goes for many oth- throughout the U.S. ure, which they assumed is the equivalent they either drop out of active job-seeking er dominant industries in small towns. According to its national co-chair, the of full employment, hadn’t led to bigger or are forced to compete for the lowest Some 30 to 40 million workers in the Rev. William Barber, this campaign’s de- wage hikes for lower-paid workers. Work- paying jobs. U.S. — including Amazon pickers and mands are “calling for a higher minimum ers on the bottom of the wage scale, who In addition, the lack of health care, es- minimum-wage sandwich makers — are wage and a repeal of the 2017 federal tax are predominantly people of color and pecially for diseases of poverty like high covered by non-compete contracts which law, ending gerrymandering [of election women, have seen only a 2.8 percent in- blood pressure and diabetes, keeps tens forbid them from going to work for a districts]. It also calls for an expansion crease — barely over inflation — since May of thousands out of the labor pool. competitor. (New York Times, June 7) of Medicaid in every state and an end to 2017. (Whether or not even this small in- Another reason the LFPR is unlikely to Google, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and Cis- systemic racism, ecological devastation crease is due, at least in part, to the Fight increase is the much greater use of opioid co have no-raid pacts, which keep them and military aggression, among other for $15, that is, the struggle to win a higher medication. According to economic and from hiring workers who work for their things.” (NPR, May 14) minimum wage, wasn’t addressed.) business news writer Kimberly Amadeo, competitors. Even smaller firms than The truth behind the statistics is that The truth is that the low official unem- “Almost half of prime age men not in the these giants, in areas where the min- low pay, lack of hours and no benefits ployment rate doesn’t really mean full labor force take pain medication daily imum wage has been boosted, refrain drive many workers and their families employment. And you must also consider to treat chronic health conditions.” The from hiring workers from jurisdictions into poverty, and figures for each of these some of the legal and political steps big opioid epidemic affects about one mil- where it hasn’t. phenomena can be teased out of the full business has taken to keep wages low. lion people according to recent studies. If you are an undocumented worker, BLS report. These steps include imposing “non-com- (­thebalance.com, June 1) all these extortions and exploitations can Another, broader figure in the report, pete” contracts, refusing to raise the legal be used against you without any practical which measures the number of peo- minimum wage, and turning full-time, How the bosses keep wages low hindrance. ple working only part time who want to permanent jobs into temporary gigs that The political power of those that con- So, when you examine the more telling work full time, and includes discouraged disguise workers as independent con- trol the economy, who also control vast statistics, like the LFPR, the government workers — those who have given up look- tractors and leave them with no benefits wealth, makes it much more difficult even report from the Bureau of Labor Statis- ing for work — and workers “marginally or minimum wages. for union workers to bargain collectively tics, designed to let companies make in- attached” to the labor market, was ba- to win higher wages and better working formed hiring and investment decisions, sically ignored by the media. This rate, Labor Force Participation Rate conditions. Better wages for unionized they confirm many of the charges and which the BLS calls the U6 rate, was 7.6 The Labor Force Participation Rate is a workers in an industry or area has histor- complaints made by the Poor People’s percent. It was 6.9 percent in 2000, when better measure of economic health. This ically also helped raise wages for unorga- Campaign. Page 6 June 14, 2018 workers.org U.S. actions show solidarity with Palestine

Events around the U.S. expressed solidarity with Palestine during the first two weeks in June. Here is a sampling from WW correspondents. Within Our Lifetime/United for Palestine held a community Iftar on June 8, Al-Quds Day, at the Solidarity Center in New York City to celebrate the Palestinian people’s right to resist until return and liberation. More than 100 demonstrators gath- New York City Portland, Ore. ered at CNN headquarters in Atlanta WW PHOTO: BILL DORES WW PHOTO: JOSHUA HANKS for Al-Quds Day. There, they held a rally, with speakers from Christian, Islamic and A midday protest on June 5 in Milwau- building, participants chanted, “Free, U.S.-Israeli theft of Palestinian lands. Jewish organizations as well as secular kee focused on the Israeli ambassador, free Palestine!” and other slogans loud Numerous labor, community, peace and solidarity groups, including the Interna- who was speaking at the war memori- enough to be heard clearly inside the anti-war organizations united to publi- tional Action Center and Jewish Voice for al. The protesters were a multinational luncheon. The protesters then moved cize and participate in the protest. Peace. The rally was followed by a march group, outraged that the ambassador to where those who attended the lun- Members of the Workers World Par- through downtown Atlanta to Troy Davis came to peddle U.S.-Israeli genocidal lies cheon were exiting the parking lot and ty Portland, Ore., branch organized a (Woodruff) Park, another short rally and during a luncheon. At the 3-hour protest, chanted, “Shame!” for their complicity in demonstration June 8 in response to the then a march back to CNN. which began outside the war memorial the slaughter of Palestinians and in the Palestinians’ call for support of their on- Protesters honor nurse slain in Gaza have made international headlines with By Betsey Piette Philadelphia weekly demonstrations opposing the Phil- Philadelphia adelphia Orchestra’s apartheid tour in Isra- el. The orchestra is now back, but the over- As demonstrators gathered outside the whelming message from the protesters was Municipal Services Building in Philadel- “we are only getting started.” phia for a solidarity protest with Pales- A march following the rally stopped out- tine on June 8, passersby were drawn to a side City Hall, where speakers addressed large display of photos of Razan al-Najjar, the reality that the genocide in Palestine is the 21-year-old nurse murdered by Israeli funded by the U.S., at the same time that snipers while providing emergency med- Israeli soldiers are training police in Phil- ical support at a protest in Gaza on June adelphia. One demonstrator’s sign read, 1. Razan, who lived less than 100 meters “Their snipers train our cops.” from where she was shot, was not the first The demonstration ended at the Kim- Palestinian medical worker killed by Is- mel Center on south Broad Street, where raelis in the weekly border demonstra- the orchestra performs. Police at the site tions that began in late March. were prepared to block protesters with The Philadelphia Don’t Orchestrate WW PHOTO: JOE PIETTE stacks of barricades. Protesters ignored Apartheid campaign called on supporters The PDOA coalition specifically reached Brown Workers Cooperative, the MOVE the fences, filled the sidewalk outside the to heed the call from Palestinians in Gaza out to nurses, paramedics and other Family, International Concerned Family center, and took over the southbound lane to join in an international day of protest medical workers to stand in solidarity and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Inter- of Broad Street, handing out flyers to peo- and solidarity: “We urge all free people with al-Najjar to honor her memory and national Action Center, Workers World ple in cars passing by. everywhere to join the Palestinians by or- to stand up for medical workers in Gaza Party, Foods Not Bombs-Solidarity, Speakers noted that on June 6 the or- ganizing solidarity events to demand that and around the world. Their call received Temple Students for Justice in Palestine, chestra played for Israeli Defense Forces their governments exert pressure on Isra- messages of solidarity from health care Philly BDS [Boycott, Divestment, Sanc- soldiers, including those who may have el to end its oppression and occupation of workers, including members of Rebellious tions], Jewish Voice for Peace, Party for murdered al-Najjar, totally ignoring their the Palestinian people.” June 8 marked Nurses and the Pennsylvania Association Socialism and Liberation, Philadelphia crimes. The orchestra’s “cultural” vis- the 70th anniversary of Israeli forces’ vio- of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals. Socialists and REAL Justice. it made no mention of al-Najjar’s death. lent seizure of Jerusalem. The action was endorsed by Black and Since April 6, activists in Philadelphia Their overall messaging has been about Global actions oppose Israeli violence

By Kathy Durkin and villages during Israel’s founding in Protests also took place in New Delhi, place in Ottawa to the Israeli Embassy. 1948 and their descendants. They object India, and in Sydney and Melbourne, Anti-Zionist rabbis from the Neturei On Al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), June to the theft of their land, Israel’s inhu- Australia. Karta International community marched 8, Israeli soldiers fatally shot four protest- mane blockade of Gaza and the U.S. Em- Chants of “Freiheit für Palastina” in Berlin, Toronto and New York City in ers, including a 15-year-old, in Gaza and bassy’s relocation to Jerusalem. (Freedom for Palestine!) resonated in opposition to Israeli apartheid. wounded 600, with 254 people hospital- The Israeli Defense Forces have re- Berlin and Vienna. Some 2,500 people, a Actions took place in 23 U.S. cities, in- ized. They were among the 10,000 Pales- sponded with brute force, killing at larger-than-usual crowd, marched in the cluding Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapo- tinians walking to the Gaza border fence. least 129 Gazans and wounding another German city, calling for a boycott of apart- lis/St. Paul, New York, Philadelphia and Protests took place in five locations that day. 13,300. (TeleSUR, June 9) World out- heid Israel. Hundreds of medical workers Washington, D.C. Overhead, Israeli drones hovered, drop­ping rage has soared at Israel’s murderous war carried photos of 21-year-old Palestinian flammable materials and tear gas. on the Palestinian people, held in Gaza’s medic Razan al-Najjar slain by an Israeli … And more Palestinian protests Since 1979, hundreds of thousands of “open-air prison.” Global demonstrations sniper on June 1. Hundreds of people took part in two people in the Middle East have protested have shown concrete solidarity with this Hundreds of demonstrators were on demonstrations in Haifa, Israel, on June Israel’s occupation of Jerusalem on Al- besieged, but resolute people, including the streets in Vienna; many carried a 1, against Israeli attacks on Gaza. Early Quds day, the last Friday of the Muslim holy on Al-Quds Day. replica of the apartheid wall on Gaza’s in the day, 300 people rallied, including month of Ramadan, to show wholehearted border. They called for global solidarity Arab legislators and activist Jafar Far- Solidarity on Al-Quds Day … solidarity with the Palestinian people. for Palestinians fighting the occupation ah, who said a police officer shattered his The February decision by White House Syrians and Palestinians marched to- and oppression and for worldwide action knee in detention after a demonstration resident Donald Trump to recognize Je- gether in Damascus, in the old city to the against Israel’s atrocities. protesting Israel’s violence in mid-May. rusalem as Israel’s capital and move the Umayyad Mosque. A Palestinian in Syria, In London, chants of “1, 2, 3, 4! Occu- That night, hundreds of youth and others U.S. Embassy there triggered mass pro- Hamid Hassan, said that Al-Quds Day pation is no more!” rang out. Signs read, protested IDF assaults on Gazans. tests in Palestine, elsewhere in the Mid- “means a lot for us. Jerusalem is an Arab “No more genocide!” and called for a boy- In Nabi Saleh on the Occupied West Bank, dle East, and in cities around the world, land.” (The Daily Star, June 9) Israel an- cott of Israel. Israeli soldiers fatally shot 21-year-old Izze- including in the U.S. nexed East Jerusalem in 1967. In Canada, thousands, including med- dine Tamimi, cousin of 17-year-old Ahed Since March 30, Palestinians have par- Tens of thousands marched in Tehran ical workers, marched in Toronto to the Tamimi, Israeli political prisoner, after re- ticipated in the Great March of Return to and 900 other Iranian cities and towns U.S. Consulate General’s office. They moving him from his house, on June 6. He the border fence separating Gaza and Is- to condemn Israel’s occupation and mur- called out, “Gaza, Gaza, Don’t you cry! We was the third member of the Tamimi family rael, insisting on their right to return to derous violence. Thousands marched in won’t let you die!” “Viva, Viva Palestine!” executed this year by the IDF. Eyewitnesses their homeland of Palestine, now Israel. Baghdad, Iraq. In Islamabad, Pakistan, and “Justice for Palestine!” Some signs say military forces prevented paramedics Gaza’s population comprises Palestinians protesters burned Israeli and U.S. flags, as read, “Zionism is racism!” A Walk for Pal- from treating him. Subsequently, soldiers violently forced from their houses, farms well as an effigy of Trump. estine Liberation and Gaza Freedom took attacked angry village residents. workers.org June 14, 2018 Page 7 U.S. actions show solidarity with Palestine The Arab world and the struggle against austerity

By Julia Kassem austerity helps fuel social and political Africa, income inequality dominates instability throughout the Arab world. In the Middle East, representing one of the Jordanians took to the streets for five Lebanon the ratio of debt to gross domes- highest disparities seen in any region days, beginning May 30, to protest mea- tic product, at 148 percent, is the highest in the world. The top 10 percent of the sures by the government to increase tax- in the Middle East and third highest in population holds more than 67 percent es. Demonstrators also demanded access the world. It’s the legacy of finance in- of the region’s wealth. Wealth inequality and improvements to city services, the flows that made their way into the pock- across Arab nations replicates the class lack of which compounds the high rate of ets of bourgeois party elites. The 1989 divides within their respective societies. Atlanta unemployment to which Jordan’s popula- Taif Agreement, a post-civil-war decree As Gulf Cooperation Council nations rack WW PHOTO: JIMMY RAYNOR tion is subjected. signed in Saudi Arabia, instituted sectari- up wealth, claiming nearly 50 percent of In the largest protests the country has anism and reinforced the colonial French the region’s income despite having only going anti-colonialist struggle. Demon- seen since 2011, Jordanians unseated legacy of divide and conquer. As a result, 15 percent of the Arab world’s population, strators joined an event for housing justice Prime Minister Hani Mulki in a matter of Lebanon remains without a decent infra- an ascension of instability and unrest and were given a platform to speak. They days due to popular discontent with stag- structure, yet is a favorite of the World threatens to quell reactionary regimes. condemned the deliberate murders of gering austerity, lack of affordability and Bank and European Union for its contin- The increasingly apparent alliance be- medic Razan al-Najjar on June 1 and jour- poverty. uous acceptance of loans for unsuccessful tween the GCC nations, Britain, the U.S. nalist Rachel Corrie on March 16, 2003. The protests were launched following public-private infrastructure ventures. and Israel — the U.S.’s longtime settler Bill Dores, Jimmy Raynor and Joshua the announcement of International Mone- Egypt too is no stranger to austerity. It colonial outpost in the Middle East — ex- Hanks contributed to this article. tary Fund measures, which included a new has its own share of IMF loans trigger- emplify their steadfast commitment to re- draft, income-based tax law and a sharp ing austerity squeezes, including slashing inforcing economic and political hegemo- tax increase that enraged the widely un- food and fuel subsidies amid stagnant pay ny. The openly warm relations between employed and underemployed populace. and high poverty. In Tunisia in January, the U.S.’s two closest Middle East allies, the “sanctity of the concert hall.” The IMF put $723 million into the seven years after mass demonstrations Israel and Saudi Arabia — which are also Meanwhile, when demonstrators dis- country ostensibly to lower debt and en- toppled dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Britain’s original neocolonies — and their rupted a football practice in Barcelona on hance equitable growth. Yet the inflow 1,000 young activists were arrested after camaraderie with the U.S. over military June 6 after Israel announced it was mov- has only supported the country’s stag- a month of protests against austerity and aggression and genocide continue to fos- ing a soccer game between Israel and Ar- gering $35 billion debt service. Jordan unemployment. And the Ansarullah in ter austerity among the peoples and lands gentina from Haifa to Jerusalem, players joined five other Arab countries — Egypt, impoverished Yemen forced President Ab- of Palestine and Yemen, which are kept didn’t respond by talking about “the sanc- Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen — in drabbuh Mansour Hadi into exile in 2014 brutally impoverished and underdevel- tity of the football pitch.” They responded approving IMF loans in August 2016. for his compliance in enforcing IMF-style oped. Worldwide, austerity policies are by boycotting Israel. These austerity agreements are detri- austerity. Such neoliberal policies had con- inextricable from the war economy that is The Electronic Intifada reported: “Ar- mental to social programs and especially tinued to rob citizens and extinguish any their main perpetrator. gentina’s newspaper Clarín confirmed antagonistic to the population’s already semblance of civil services from the people. In the interests of imperialism, West- that when protesters using a megaphone suffering from devastation wrought by Arab and Muslim governments that ern-backed monarchs were placed to called individually on players not to take imperialist warfare, high unemployment don’t neatly comply with international guard artificially carved-up states, en- part in the match during a practice in Bar- and rampant corruption. banks are met with hostility. Syria was suring that the tools of sectarianism and celona it had an impact. Like its Arab neighbors, Jordan has be- pressured to adopt neoliberal economic neocolonial governance would safeguard “‘The players looked at each other sur- come beholden to the debt trap of finance policies over the past few decades — fi- wealth. Today, this status quo is sus- prised. The megaphone began to name capital, in which capitalism and cronyism nancial policies that failed to assist its tained, yet faces an unprecedented threat the names of the Argentine stars one by by governments and institutions prove large agricultural sector struggling from from the masses who reject its murder- one, starting with Messi. The request, accountable to no one other than inter- the aftereffects of a five-year drought. ous attacks on the sovereignty of working never with grievances, was the same: ‘Do national banks and bankrollers. These Syria’s refusal to take on IMF loans and people worldwide. In the U.S., the cost of not play that game,’ Clarín reported. ‘It entities buy their way into economic and its relative independence from foreign warmongering is the crumbling of U.S. was no longer possible to be indifferent to political dominion over countries and debt has made it the target of finance infrastructure and institutions, even as it what was happening.’” (June 6) thereby deny their self-determination. capitalist institutions and U.S.-NATO ag- has worked to help tear down the infra- If only the Philadelphia Orchestra man- Nations continue to be destabilized gression. Libya’s state-owned bank, na- structure of countries abroad. agement had as much integrity. by the effects of capitalism, as economic tionalization of the economy and plans to It is up to the working people across all implement a pan-African gold standard hemispheres to resist economic and polit- led to the violent NATO-led toppling of ical forces that consign us all to death and Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. destruction. Then, on June 10, in central Ramallah not disconnected from the struggle for the Between the lavish Gulf and the impov- Kassem is an organizer with U.S. in the Occupied West Bank, 1,500 people rights of others. In every struggle that cel- erished nations in the Levant and North ­Palestinian Community Network-Detroit. demanded that the Palestinian Authority ebrates freedom and liberation, we will be lift its sanctions on Gaza. “It is the biggest here to protest against the crimes commit- popular show of solidarity toward Gaza in ted in our names.” (TeleSUR, June 9) the West Bank since the beginning of the A flier distributed in Tel Aviv read: “The Call for a unified Korea Great March of Return in Gaza,” report- Israeli Government markets Tel Aviv as ed Israeli newspaper Haaretz on June 11. a city of freedom, and yet 70 kilometers Several Palestinian residents of Jerusa- away from here there are two million Pal- Los Angeles lem participated, while the demonstration estinians jailed in Gaza. … As members of size kept increasing. a community that is still fighting for full Palestinian political leaders walked rights and equality, we will not be silent alongside university students. The crowd in the face of human rights violations and chanted pro-Gaza slogans and held pho- repression of the freedom to protest. We tos of martyr Razan al-Najjar. Other slo- will stand in solidarity with Palestinians gans were “Shame on you, you sold Gaza living under occupation and under siege.” in dollars” and “With soul and blood, we Israeli Jewish activists, self-named will save you, Gaza.” “RETURN,” hung photos of martyrs of the Great Return March on Gaza’s LGBTQ, Jewish activists: ‘End the siege!’ “Apartheid Fence” on June 7, in response Hundreds of LGBTQ activists blocked to the call for international solidarity. the LGBTQ Pride march in Tel Aviv on They called for worldwide sanctions on June 8, saying, “There is no pride in oc- Israeli industries. cupation.” A video posted at NYC Soli- A participant said: “The Palestinians darity with Palestine on Facebook shows besieged in Gaza are marching home, a self-identified queer activist asserting back to the villages and cities from which that Israel uses “pinkwashing” to “distort they were expelled. They are marching horrible atrocities in the West Bank, Gaza out of the desert that Israel has trans- and across Palestine.” formed Gaza into, and because of this, Organizer Tamar Ben Davi explained, the Israeli occupying army is murdering A coalition of groups, including the with the U.S. and a formal declaration to “We came here to protest the cynical ex- them in cold blood. The courage and sac- Korean American National Coordinating end the Korean War. People collected rib- ploitation of the LGBTQ struggle for the rifice of these people demand all of us to Council and the Korean Peace Alliance, bons from around the U.S. and hung them good of the Israeli government’s crimes, stand up and ensure an end to Israeli im- held an event on June 4 outside the Ko- in the front of the consulate. The unified which is why we came with a fence.” Near- punity. Apartheid must end, and we are rean Consulate in downtown Los Angeles flag of one Korea was duct taped to the by Israeli soldiers “are shooting people ex- the ones who must end it.” (Mondoweiss, and organized the hanging of a moving building and passersby were encouraged ercising the right to protest.” Yuli Novak June 7) ribbon that called for a unified Korea. The to add their messages to the display. said the LGBT community’s challenges “are Bill Dores contributed to this article. coalition emphasized the need for peace — Report and photo by Susan Schnur Page 8 June 14, 2018 workers.org Organizing workers to fight for solidarity

Part 2 of a talk by Larry Holmes, first secretary of Workers World Party, at the only for a time. The real fruit of their WW PHOTO: BRENDA RYAN Larry Holmes at May 6 meeting titled “Marx@200: Class Struggle in the Age of Trump” in New York. battles lies, not in the immediate result, Marx anniversary but in the ever-expanding union of the meeting. By Larry Holmes bourgeois law, are illegal. Which means workers. This union is helped on by the it’s a rebellion where tens of thousands improved means of communication that If we understood what Marx was about, We have to begin to overturn the nar- of them are saying to hell with it. They are created by modern industry and that we probably would have tried to do more row conceptions of how workers are or- could get fired. They could get fined. But place the workers of different localities in in solidarity with the immigrant workers ganized. still they’re walking out. contact with one another. It was just this who came to this country in a caravan re- Conventional trade unionism, that is, It’s a message to every worker every- contact that was needed to centralise the cently, whom Trump has been attacking business unionism, says, “Well, we’ll or- where. Regardless of your circumstance, numerous local struggles, all of the same and attacking for weeks. He sent troops ganize workers if we feel that they can regardless of the laws in your state, you character, into one nationwide struggle down there, and more cops, and more win recognition and get a contract and can organize if there are revolutionaries between classes.” judges, and more of the state apparatus be able to negotiate the terms of their ex- and activists and militants like ourselves I think what they just did here was give to repress them. ploitation. If they can’t do that, we don’t who understand and who will help you you a Marxist analysis of social media. I’m not saying that the reason why we know what to do with them.” any way that we can. And that’s the big It’s communications technology that has need to zero in on solidarity with immi- This is the main reason why several challenge for us. made it easier to organize across large grant workers is because their plight is unions gave up on trying to organize fast We need what one might call “real in- distances. The bourgeoisie uses it for its necessarily worse or greater than that food workers. The argument was: “You ternationalism.” There’s a big struggle go- purposes, and the working class uses it of other workers in another part of the can’t organize McDonald’s. You’ll nev- ing on in France. It’s very important. It’s for its purposes. Now you can contem- world, or that it’s a moral question. No, er get recognition. We’re throwing good basically the workers again rising up and plate the unimaginable possibility of a that’s not it at all. money after bad.” All kinds of excuses. So fighting against what the bourgeoisie has global strike. It’s going to happen one day. If we get what the ruling class is up to they gave up. been trying to do there for several gen- Capitalism throws workers into vio- — if we really understand how they want That’s very dangerous, because from a erations — take back all the gains of the lent competition with each other. And in to keep the working class chained — then revolutionary Marxist perspective, if you workers so it can be more competitive. a crisis, this competition is exacerbated; we would know that it was time to find don’t organize as many workers as you can, The problem is, the other workers in it gets worse. It’s only when the strug- a way to solidarize ourselves with these under whatever circumstances they’re toil- Europe should be standing with them. gle reaches a certain momentum that it migrant workers. Fortunately we’re going ing, then you make it easier for the system And actually, it should be more than changes that problem, and solidarity be- to have another opportunity to do that. to pit workers against each other. just a European struggle. It should be comes stronger. Then solidarity has a lot As a matter of fact, many opportunities. There’s something we can learn from a worldwide struggle. Why? Because if of gravity and the workers come together. I hope Workers World Party and all the teachers who are striking in Arizona the bourgeoisie is victorious there, then This is where the danger of Trump of our allies, communists and socialists and Colorado and other places. They’re they’ll try it everywhere else, like they comes in. We can say a lot about Trump. or however you characterize yourselves, also going out in North Carolina. This is already have in Detroit and Puerto Rico. As bad and dangerous as Trump is, actu- those who want revolution, those who revolutionary. I don’t know whether ev- We need to give a new revolutionary ally he’s a sign that the system is falling want to help the working class and lift erybody gets this. scope to our struggle: That it’s really a apart. He’s a sign of desperation. Howev- it up, and those who want to go beyond These education workers — it’s not global class struggle. er, let us not forget what Trump is about, immediate demands and see something just teachers — are fighting in so-called This is from the “Communist Man- primarily. He’s about smashing the work- else at the end of the tunnel called social- right-to-work, anti-worker, anti-union ifesto,” written by Karl Marx and Fred- ing class. He’s about dividing the workers ist revolution — let us work harder. Let us states. They are not recognized by the erick Engels about 170 years ago: “Now from the most oppressed sections of the use Marx’s 200th birthday to inspire us government. Their strikes, according to and then the workers are victorious, but working class. to do that.

From G7 to Shanghai summit U.S. swagger falls flat

Continued from page 1 increasingly focused on expanding trade ing down their projects in Iran. complicate all U.S. dollar transactions. and strengthening wider cooperation Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran Attendance at the SCO More than 2,500 domestic and foreign among developing countries. agreement is hardly a surprise. From reporters and 2,000 guests came to Qin- Plans already underway for vast mod- the hundreds of treaties made with In- It is significant that both Prime Minis- gdao, a coastal city in Shandong prov- ernization, the introduction of new in- digenous nations to the Vietnam Peace ter Narendra Modi of India and President ince, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation dustries and advanced communication Treaty, agreements with the Democrat- Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan attended Organization summit on June 9 and 10. will lead to a large expansion of the work- ic People’s Republic of Korea, and the the SCO summit and shook hands. These A dozen agreements on economic coop- ing class throughout the entire ­region. ­Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Rus- two nuclear states have fought three wars eration and security were signed. China’s agenda in hosting the SCO sia, Washington has never respected or against each other. British and U.S. poli- The SCO summit involves eight Asian summit is to expand its regional influ- abided by any pact made with oppressed, cy for decades was to do everything pos- countries in the developing world. Four ence and bypass U.S. military encircle- developing or targeted nations. sible to keep India and Pakistan in hos- of them — China, Russia, India and Pa- ment through numerous trade and in- But Washington’s decision to with- tile contention. kistan — are large countries. The Central frastructure agreements. It now has the draw from the signed agreement, reim- Presidents of four central Asian coun- Asian countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz- nationalized resources and the expertise pose sanctions and demand every other tries that are former Soviet republics — stan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are also to help fund large-scale development country follow suit or face penalties no Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and members. Several other Asian countries projects and to upgrade the infrastruc- longer has the impact it did even five Tajikistan — attended as members. Each have observer and dialogue partner sta- ture of major roads, railways, ports, years ago. country secured very favorable new eco- tus. The member countries account for pipelines and telecommunications to nomic and trade agreements. For example, China’s invitation to Iran 3 billion people, almost half the world’s meet the needs of neighboring countries. in return for greater access to regional en- population. China — Iran’s number-one energy ergy, China offers lesser developed coun- SCO’s newest member, as of this sum- U.S. breaks Iran deal partner — used Washington’s effort to tries like Kazakhstan, the largest world mit, is Iran. Trump’s May 8 announcement on Iran isolate Iran and undercut Wall Street’s exporter of uranium, access to world mar- This meeting of global significance has unraveled an international agreement, European rivals by turning the tables. kets for its exports as well as increased re- received scant attention in the U.S. me- the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, President Xi Jinping invited Iranian gional trade among member states. dia. One headline of CNNMoney, howev- signed by seven countries — U.S., Brit- President Hassan Rouhani for a bilater- Russian President Vladimir Putin at- er, summarized the new reality: “Forget ain, France, Germany, Russia, China, al meeting on trade and cooperation. Xi tended the summit. Russia’s economy is the G7. A summit happening in China is Iran and the European Union — after also publicly invited Iran to participate much smaller than China’s and is grow- what really matters.” (June 8) years of dire U.S. threats. Although Iran in the SCO meeting. ing slowly. But Russia is one of the world’s The SCO is not a revolutionary alli- had met every provision of the restric- Iran is a key transport hub between biggest energy producers. It also faces ance. Nor is it an international coalition tive treaty, stringent sanctions and harsh Asia and Europe and provides maritime U.S. and EU sanctions. that challenges capitalist property rela- new penalties to any country doing busi- access to landlocked countries. China’s Qingdao was a symbolic choice to host tions or the global order in any funda- ness with Iran will be imposed. proposal for a high-speed railway across the SCO summit. It is at the eastern end mental way. France, Germany and Britain, along Central Asia is advantageous to Iran and of a vast railway network across Eurasia It is an international gathering outside with the EU, denounced the unilateral to the development of the whole region. and a logistical center linking the Silk of all imperialist-dominated forums. action because it blocked their unfold- Iran recently signed a free-trade zone Road Economic Belt with the 21st Centu- Many of the member countries are tar- ing business deals. In a joint statement, agreement with the Russia-led Eurasian ry Maritime Silk Road. geted by imperialism and seek mutual they officially reminded Trump that Economic Union. According to Chinese news reports, assistance and cooperation in order to a U.N. Security Council endorsement Russia, Iran and China can trade in this 18th summit is expected to “ratify a develop. had made this a binding international the Chinese yuan, now an international five-year outline for the implementation Initially established as a regional se- agreement. Despite their opposition to currency. This means they can avoid U.S. of the Treaty on Long-term Good Neigh- curity grouping, the SCO nations have ­Washington’s decision, they began clos- sanctions on both Iran and Russia, which Continued on page 9 workers.org June 14, 2018 Page 9 Fracked gas pipeline explodes in fireball

By Stephanie Tromblay the interests of billionaires.” the 1908 Supreme Court case Winters v. Huron/Metis nonstatus & TransCanada plans for the Potomac United States — to, and to protection of, Tsalagi heritage unenrolled pipeline to run under the Potomac clean water needed by the reservation. River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Many of those arrested during the assault A fireball shooting up from an explod- Canal and carry natural gas from by the state and corporate thugs are still ing natural gas pipeline in Moundsville, Pennsylvania to West Virginia. A leak facing trial dates and further repression. West Virginia, on June 7 was seen as far on the Potomac pipeline would foul After Trump’s inauguration, Energy away as western Pennsylvania. (Pennsyl- the drinking water not just of resi- Transfer Partners got final approval to vania Real-Time News) dents of the District of Columbia, but finish DAPL. Now millions of gallons of When TransCanada’s Columbia natu- Explosion on the Transcanada Pipeline at Nixon also of the millions who live in the po- crude oil from western North Dakota are ral gas pipeline blew up at 4:15 a.m., the Ridge in W. Va., June 7. tentially affected area. flowing under the Missouri to a pipeline explosion lit up the sky for miles. Mar- would be threatened with destruction. in Illinois to refineries in the Gulf of Mex- shall County emergency management Indigenous communities joined by Indigenous women leaders ico for export. A Missouri spill would de- director Tom Hart received calls from white farmers and ranchers in the Cow- inspire resistance stroy clean water for Standing Rock and throughout three area counties of resi- boy-Indian Alliance protested against The Indigenous women leaders of the 18,000,000 people downstream. dents’ visual reports. the KXL pipeline from Lincoln, Neb., to KXL water protectors inspired youth The U.S. is densely crisscrossed with TransCanada shut down the Columbia Washington, D.C. This struggle stopped from Standing Rock. The youth returned fossil fuel pipelines, and pipelines cor- Gas Transmission’s Leach Xpress Pipe- KXL in 2015, but it has been restarted by home to kick off the powerful strug- rode and rupture. There are about two line and legally declared pipeline deliv- a 2017 permit greenlight from the Trump gle against the Dakota Access Pipeline pipeline incidents a day in the U.S. (ti- ery contracts in failure. The 160-mile, administration. (DAPL) at Standing Rock reservation. nyurl.com/y9bml2zw) And Big Oil never 36-inch-diameter pipeline had only re- “The fight to kill the Keystone XL pipe- These included the youth making long totally cleans up spills — from Deepwater cently entered service on Jan. 1, 2018. line begins anew — and Donald Trump distance runs to broadcast the threat of Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico to Exxon TransCanada is infamous for many should expect far greater resistance than DAPL to the drinking water of the Mis- Valdez in Alaska. similar blowouts on its TransCanada ever before,” said Dallas Goldtooth for souri and Mississippi rivers. Spills, leaks and petrochemical ex- pipeline in western Canada. The corpo- the Indigenous Environmental Network. Indigenous women built the struggle plosions damage the environment — the ration is the fossil fuel giant pushing to “We’ve stopped the toxic Keystone XL of the Lakota/Dakota/Nakota Nation waters, the air, the land — as well as hab- build the Keystone XL and Potomac pipe- Pipeline once and we will do it again.” against DAPL. The struggle was joined itats, wildlife, and people’s health. All hu- lines against widespread opposition. (www.cbc.ca) by thousands of Indigenous people and manity and all species are threatened by Keystone XL is planned to carry tar Goldtooth continued: “We hope that supporters from all over Great Turtle Is- global warming, which is a result of the sands oil from Alberta, Canada, across everyone around the world who stood land and beyond. The water protectors use of fossil fuels. More pipelines are not the Plains to the Gulf for export. with Standing Rock [on the Dakota Ac- faced brutal repression by county and needed. Stopping global warming will Its route would run through the pre- cess Pipeline] will continue to stand with state cops from many states, the National require transition out of the fossil-fuel cious Sandhills habitat, across many us and all the tribes as we continue to Guard and illegal mercenary thugs. economy. Indigenous sacred and burial sites, and fight these dangerous and short-sighted This was a fight to protect Standing Clean water is a human right. Water is through prime farmland—all of which infrastructure projects that serve only Rock’s “Winters Rights” — guaranteed by Life! China #1 in renewable energy

By Deirdre Griswold sweltering heat, destructive storms and You see, something CAN be done about It has consistently reached its goals, year rising sea levels. We also hear about the global warming. And the country that is after year. It has proven that rational plan- It’s easy to feel gloomy when all your Trump administration’s reactionary re- doing the most is one that just two gen- ning on this scale is not only possible but news input comes from the powerful me- treat from even the mildest government erations ago was mired in poverty and absolutely necessary to bring its huge pop- dia conglomerates controlling what most efforts to mitigate global warming. And, underdevelopment: the People’s Republic ulation up out of poverty — and to meet people in the U.S. see and hear. Their fo- of course, all of this is true. of China. the challenge of global warming. cus is on horror and violence, and there is But something else is going on in the A report on how much new investment The United States has no such plan. plenty of that to go around. world, and it’s very big. Yet, for obvious around the world was spent on renewable How could it? The economy here is When it comes to the environment, we political reasons, we don’t hear much energy in 2017 was published this April owned by competing and colluding bil- read about melting glaciers, deaths from about it. 5 by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, lionaires whose driving purpose is to the sustainable energy finance center make as much money as possible. The run by the United Nations Environment government has long been the tool of this Programme, and the Frankfurt School of billionaire class. Trump has only made Finance & Management. its totally chaotic and venal character U.S. swagger falls flat This report got barely any attention more obvious. from the powerful mass media in this Yes, there are capitalist enterprises in Continued from page 8 faces a common determination to not country. To them, it wasn’t newsworthy China. There are even billionaires. And borliness, Friendship and Cooperation,” allow U.S. threats or sanctions to isolate that almost half of the world’s new invest- that’s a real danger for a country build- as well as “approve more than 10 coop- any country or destabilize whole regions. ment in wind, solar and other renewables ing socialism. The Chinese Revolution eration deals covering areas including — not even counting large hydroelectric has had great advances, but also great security, economy, and people-to-people Pentagon threatens all progress projects — came from China. For every setbacks. exchanges.” The Pentagon’s response to the histor- dollar that the U.S. invested in renew- But the state, created by a profound ic SCO gathering was to send U.S. B-52 ables, China spent three! revolution of the masses of people and Changing balance bombers on maneuvers in the South For China, it was a 30 percent increase led by the Communist Party, has not U.S. imperialism’s economic domina- China Sea on June 5. Earlier, on May 27, over 2016. U.S. investment in this sector, been overthrown. The working class it- tion has declined dramatically. So has two warships sailed near the South Chi- however, actually dropped by 6 percent self has grown enormously since the rev- the economic weight of the EU countries. na Sea islands claimed by China. China last year. The exact figures on new renew- olution. In 2015, there were 225 million In contrast, the Asia Pacific region’s denounced U.S. militarization of the re- able energy investments in 2017 were Chi- registered rural migrants working in the share of the global economy is expected gion and its willful trespassing as highly na $126.6 billion, the U.S. $40.5 billion. big cities — in other words, 225 million to rise to 39 percent by 2023, while that provocative. More than two-thirds of China’s in- former peasants who had recently be- of North America is estimated to fall to While fighting among themselves at vestment went into solar energy, adding come proletarians. 25 percent, according to the IMF. the G7 meeting, both Britain and France some 53 gigawatts of capacity. Wind was And they are not passive. The power of French President Emmanuel Ma- agreed to have their warships join the second, at nearly a third of the total. the workers in China has been seen over cron tweeted that the other G7 mem- aggressive U.S. naval operation, labeled This is not at all where China intends the last decade in the hundreds — maybe bers wouldn’t “mind signing a 6 country the “Freedom of Navigation Flotilla,” in to be in the future, however, as renew- even thousands — of strikes that have de- agreement if need be.” The six other G7 the world’s most important shipping cor- ables still account for only 20 percent of manded better wages and working con- countries now form a larger market than ridor. its total energy use. China has four times ditions, mainly against capitalist compa- the U.S. market. It is hardly a coincidence that the an- the population of the U.S. and has also nies owned by foreigners. But, as Putin pointed out, the com- nouncement among these imperialist pi- become a huge factory for the world, so it Global warming is not an inevitabil- bined purchasing power of the SCO now rates was made in Singapore days ahead uses a lot of energy. ity. It is tightly linked to which social outstrips that of the G7. of Trump’s meeting with President Kim class is in power. The day when capital- A planned economy News reports and commentaries at Jong Un of the DPRK. ist exploitation is finally abolished, and the SCO focused on this new alliance This old-fashioned gunboat diplomacy What is important about these invest- the means of production are liberated to challenging the existing world order led can’t stop the people of the world from pur- ment figures is that the Chinese govern- serve the needs of humanity, will be the by the U.S. suing development and communication. ment is carrying out an economic plan for day that planning can truly begin on a All of this will have an impact on Flounders is co-coordinator of the the overall development of its economy — world scale to heal the wounds inflicted Trump’s talks with the DPRK. Trump ­International Action Center. and that plan extends well into the future. on our mother Earth. Page 10 June 14, 2018 workers.org LGBTQ Pride smashes white supremacy

asylum, in a caravan separated under the “zero tolerance” for and families to be illegitimate, evil and of Central American immigrants-of-color policy of chief-bigot undeserving of legal protection is also migrants organized Donald Trump and arch-racist Attorney targeting migrant people and families, by the advocacy General Jeff Sessions. people of color, Indigenous families. group Pueblo Sin Gut-wrenching stories are coming This is nothing new in a U.S. founded Fronteras. The cara- from ICE jails of detained mothers who on the massacre of Indigenous people, van included several can hear their children in the next room families and culture and on the buying, dozen other trans screaming for them. Parents are forbid- selling and separation of African peoples women fleeing from den to see or reassure the children in and families. countries wracked by any way and do not know where their But this month, LGBTQ Pride Month, destabilization and children are being taken. A Honduran the necessity to link the struggle against violence, seeded and man, separated at the Texas border from racism and the struggle for LGBTQ lives encouraged by U.S. his wife, his 3-year-old son physical- is made unmistakably clear, once again, imperialist policies ly wrenched from his arms by border by the death of Roxana Hernández. and interventions. police, committed suicide in despair in Let us lift up the life of this trans Hernández was custody. Relatives in the U.S. seeking woman of color, and the lives of the 13 immediately de- to claim the stolen children are being other trans people we know of, mostly Roxana Hernández (center). tained and sent to targeted for arrest even as they come trans women of color, who have been As of the beginning of June, LGBTQ the Cibola County Correctional Center forward. murdered in the U.S. this year. Pride month, 13 trans people have been in New Mexico. Ill with pneumonia and These incidents — the death of trans There is no Pride in a country where murdered in the U.S., the majority trans other HIV-related complications, she woman Roxana and the brutal separa- this racism, hatred and bigotry ram- women of color. These are the deaths re- was hospitalized there. But seemingly tion of families — are linked by the fact pages. There is no Pride in a country corded by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance she was then confined for five days in of U.S. state violence and persecution that assaults the rest of the world with Against Defamation — the deaths that what immigrant rights groups call the toward im/migrants. racism, hatred and bigotry. This Pride are reported. “ice box” — ICE facilities notorious for But there is another link — the ugly month, we must act to stop the violence Not counted in this heartrending freezing temperatures. bigotry of those in power who decide — we must act to forge unbreakable number is Roxana Hernández, a migrant Roxana Hernández died there. She that some people deserve to live and solidarity. trans woman from Honduras who died was 33 years old. others to die, that some kinds of families Let us march for liberation with signs in Immigration and Customs Enforce- At the same time as she was dying, deserve shelter and safety and other held high and this determination in our ment custody on May 25. perhaps even in the same ICE facility, families should be torn apart. hearts: “LGBTQ Pride smashes white She arrived at the U.S. border seeking im/migrant families were being violently The bigotry that declares LGBTQ lives supremacy!” John Parker for Senate: ‘We’ll continue fighting in the streets’

By Scott Scheffer JP: We were really happy with the re- an idea that you have to stay within what Los Angeles sponse. There’s no doubt that it was a re- the ruling class allows. flection of the growing problems imposed Capitalism itself wasn’t brought about The following is an interview with because of the crises of capitalism. In the using the vehicles allowed by the ruling John Parker, the Workers World Party official voter guide, I was able to reach 19 monarchs during feudalism. It came into John Parker and candidate for U.S. Senate in the 2018 million people with a message calling for being when feudalism could no longer ex- a voter outside a elections in California. ending capitalism and not supporting its pand production. In other words, it could polling place in Scott Scheffer: John, you — a long- enablers in the Democratic and Republi- no longer produce what society need- Los Angeles. time revolutionary activist in Workers can parties. ed, and poor farmers became the motor against humanity and against our class World — ran for U.S. Senate. How did The overwhelming response was pos- force of the revolutionary struggle that both here and abroad. that come about? itive and drew many new activists to the brought about capitalism, which was able I’d expose the fact that 8 million peo- John Parker: I was nominated by the campaign. A Black woman who leads a to expand production. But, due to capi- ple from Yemen are expected to starve Peace and Freedom Party, a coalition of Democratic club in northern California talism’s internal contradictions, it can no to death because of the U.S. war in co- socialist and left organizations, that es- called me to say she voted for me because longer do that. In fact, it now deters the operation with Saudi Arabia, while every pecially allows socialist candidates to use I was the only one bold enough to men- production of society’s basic necessities. few hours Black and Brown people here its ballot status to run for office in Cali- tion white supremacy. This campaign This is why half of the world lives on are murdered by racist genocidal police. fornia. was endorsed by one of the most import- $2 to $10 per day and wages have gone I’d expose the real reason jobs and liv- SS: What was the main message of ant grassroots Latinx organizations in down for the past 40 years. There are no able wages are being kept from us and your campaign? Los Angeles, Unión del Barrio, because it livable-wage jobs for the majority, and 40 the simple solutions that are not allowed JP: WWP was not running a candi- addressed the fascist-like attacks against million people in the U.S. live in poverty, by the banks and corporations. In other date to in any way legitimize the election the migrant community and understood while 2017 saw the greatest increase in words, I’d motivate the movement to take process. I was running to expose this the roots of the refugee and migrant cri- the number of billionaires. Capitalism is over the reins of power. bankrupt system and help motivate a sis: U.S. imperialism. I was also endorsed not only ripe, it’s overripe to be replaced I’d probably be able to do that for a very movement independent of the Democrats by the California Green Party and vari- by another system that puts working limited amount of time, but it is the only and Republicans — the two parties of ous socialist parties — a reflection of how people at the helm. But to avoid this we’re thing I should be doing. Stopping glob- the ruling class — whose politicians are the campaign was helping to build left taught to ignore the power of the working al warming; endless wars by the police, bought and paid to enable a system that unity. It was also endorsed by prominent class and how workers create wealth. Immigration and Customs Enforcement increasingly gives us nothing but pover- Black officials in the labor movement. Here’s an example. In 2006, a racist and the Pentagon; and racist, sexist and ty, war and racism. People live in fear of cops on the bill — H.R. 4437, the Sensenbrenner bill anti-LGBTQ violence all begin by expos- I wanted to make sure we hit some of streets, right-wing violence encouraged — would have severely hurt migrants in ing the forces that allow them to continue the main contradictions of capitalism by Trump, and just the stress of trying this country. The migrant community or- and empowering the people to act outside that need to be fought in order to unify to survive when all jobs being created ganized a protest of 1 million people on the boundaries of what’s acceptable. It’s our class and expose the barriers to mov- are low-pay, rents are spiking and people March 25, 2006, and then again on May the only thing these so-called progressive ing humanity forward. are sleeping on sidewalks in record num- 1, 2006. On that day, they withheld their politicians should be doing in office. But The first point on the platform was that bers. Hundreds on social media and in labor and corporations lost hundreds of instead they are enabling and encourag- I would immediately call for a state emer- person told us they were voting for this millions of dollars. Those actions brought ing compliance with this system. gency to be declared in Black and Brown campaign, which was openly socialist. back May Day in the U.S. and defeated SS: What is next? neighborhoods to stop police murders We made sure that it was clear in our the Sensenbrenner bill without lobbyists JP: Our WWP branch in Los Angeles of Black and Brown youth. The second message that socialism means a complete or legislative battles — just the power of will continue to fight against imperialist was to call for an immediate cessation of displacement of capitalism and replacing workers withholding their labor. Elector- domination of the world, from Palestine U.S. wars and proxy wars and divert the it with a real workers’ society. al politics is a tool, but it can’t be the only to Korea. We’ll be fighting against po- funding to vital social programs and for SS: The Democratic and Republican tool. lice terror and for workers’ rights, and use in programs to reverse environmen- parties dominate U.S. politics so thor- SS: What would you do if you got elect- to smash white supremacy, sexism and tal damage. The third was to institute a oughly. Why would a longtime left activ- ed? LGBTQ oppression — to further unify referendum calling for the conversion of ist and leader run? JP: If I got elected, I would use the our working class and provide solutions privately owned vital industry into public JP: Many people working in the elec- amplified voice I would have to expose and ideas that empower and educate our ownership. toral arena struggle to justify their con- not only the influence of the financial and class toward the necessity of breaking SS: That’s a great platform. How was it tinual defeats trying to “take over the industrial monopolies who run the pol- with this system. The movement in the built and how was it received? Democratic Party.” They are confined by iticians, but the war crimes and crimes streets is where we’ll continue fighting. workers.org June 14, 2018 Page 11

Protests hit racist Rizzo statue

Philadelphia protesters gathered June munities. These speakers stressed their 5 in front of the fascist monument to demands for the city to redistribute the racist former Mayor Frank Rizzo. They resources reserved for police, prisons and demanded present Mayor Jim Kenney surveillance to community members and fulfill his promise to tear down the stat- community programs. The rally was fol- ue and end the racist stop-and-frisk lowed by a march against traffic, around policy of Philadelphia police. Speakers City Hall. Participants chanted Assata WW PHOTO: JOE PIETTE from Philly for REAL Justice affirmed ­S h a k u r ’ s words, which begin with the fol- that police abolition is the only viable lowing sentence, to end the protest: “It is solution for ending the state’s terroristic our duty to fight for our freedom!” violence against Black and Brown com- — Report by Steph Davies ‘We are a new unsettling force!’

By Anne Pruden Baltimore activists target ICE Albany, N.Y. New York state legislators were challenged on June 4, when a multi- national force of more than 200 peo- ple blocked the entrance to the gover- nor’s office and legislative chambers here in Albany, the New York state capital. Carrying banners and signs, the protesters — 27 of whom were ar- rested — chanted to demand decent health care and an end to the ecolog- WW PHOTO: ANNE PRUDEN ical devastation that most harms work- near toxic dumps, highway pollution, and ing-class communities and people of color. Puerto Rico’s devastation and lack of as-

WW PHOTO: SHARON BLACK The protesters were with the Poor Peo- sistance after Hurricane María. ple’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral PPC actions are being held in Wash- By Workers World Baltimore bureau migrant family, including a mother from Revival. Before this fourth week of civil ington, D.C., and 35 states. On June 4, Mexico, a father from Guatemala and disobedience here, they have marched hundreds were blocked from entering A very successful protest was held on their daughter. The father’s nephew had and rallied on the Capitol lawn and oc- the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., including the steps of the Baltimore field office of Im- frozen to death attempting to cross the cupied its halls, singing civil rights songs the Rev. William Barber, founder and co- migration and Customs Enforcement on desert into the U.S. and hanging banners. chair of the campaign. June 1, organized by the Baltimore Peoples The Facebook page announcing the Speakers on June 4 included health The city of Albany has attempted to bill Power Assembly, Workers World Party and event states that ICE “is forcibly separating care workers, who complained about the PPC $1,451.49 in security costs — af- Youth Against War and Racism. The pro- children and babies at the border from par- insurance restrictions and poverty lim- ter they chose to heavily police our peace- testers demanded justice for Claudia Patri- ents. The Trump administration is mak- its, demanding health care for all. Some ful actions. cia Gómez González and migrant children ing preparations to warehouse migrant health care workers cannot even afford The PPC plans to proceed with week and youth, and that ICE be abolished. children on military bases, according to needed insurance without working two five, demanding “the right for all to live Claudia Patricia Gómez González, a ­Defense Department communications. ... jobs. Speakers also raised the problems and organize: jobs, income, labor and 20-year-old woman from Guatemala, “Recent investigations reported by of fossil fuel dangers, housing for the poor housing!” was shot in the head and killed by U.S. Newsweek accuse custom and border Border Patrol agents on the U.S./Mexico control police of using stun guns on mi- border near Laredo, Texas, on May 30. nors for amusement or punishment, kick- NY forum: She was unarmed. ing them and threatening to either rape Among the protesters was a young im- or kill victims.” Puerto Rican resistance fierce! By Anne Pruden CUBA: New York

A new generation of revolutionaries We hear you and see you shared their views with older ones at a program on Puerto Rico here on June 9, By Cheryl LaBash • Prensa Latina news service: plenglish.com sponsored by the local ProLibertad Cam- • The Cuban News Agency: paign and held at the Holyrood Episcopal You have heard a lot about Cuba. Maybe cubanews.acn.cu Church in Manhattan’s Latinx communi- your friends or neighbors traveled there • Radio Havana Cuba: radiohc.cu/en ty. Guests included Rogelio Maldonado after direct commercial flights from U.S. • Radio Rebelde: radiorebelde.cu/english and Jocelyn Velázquez with the Socialist airports resumed in 2015. Or you could Front of Puerto Rico. have been one of the hundreds of Vencer- • CubaDebate: En.cubadebate.cu, on Velázquez explained to the gather- emos Brigadistas who defied the U.S. ban Facebook at Cuba Debate (English), and ing that their bilingual umbrella orga- on travel to see Cuba and work alongside on twitter @cubadebate_en. nization stands against the loss of their WW PHOTO: ANNE PRUDEN Jocelyn Velázquez and Rogelio Maldonado. Cubans, cutting sugar cane in 1969 and This sampling represents only major culture, with a strong love of Puerto Ri- in annual solidarity brigades since then. news outlets; provinces have newspapers co’s history. She said that “Puerto Rico used to enjoy a publicly owned utility ser- In the past it was very difficult to get and radio programming, too. doesn’t have a government. It has a colo- vice and had more of a planned economy news directly from Cuba. During the anti- In addition, in Spanish, the 1 p.m. and 8 nial administration.” approach, in contrast to the direct control Vietnam-War years Radio Havana Cuba, p.m. news programs can be viewed live on Discussing recent news of how Hur- of services under Promesa, with private on shortwave radio, told war news un- Facebook at Cubatv - Canal ­Caribe. Other ricane María has resulted in more than businesses and banks in charge. A fiscal told by U.S. corporate media. Print issues important Spanish-language program- 4,695 deaths in Puerto Rico — with closed board in Puerto Rico has imposed auster- of Granma, the newspaper of the Cuban ming, like Mesa Redonda, also broadcast schools, homeless cities, a lack of electrici- ity measures on the people. Jocelyn spoke Communist Party Central Committee, live on Facebook. ty and health care in some areas, and peo- of how “the new generation of resistance were rarely seen and were already months The National Network on Cuba, the ple overall still deeply suffering six months sees the disaster is Puerto Rico’s imposed old when they did become accessible in umbrella organization of U.S. solidarity later, Maldonado said, “The Puerto Ricans colonial relationship with the U.S.” the U.S. organizations, is working to overcome see how the U.S. doesn’t care.” Maldonado A senior from ProLibertad spoke of Now you can read, listen or even watch technology issues to enable represen- and others in the room wore t-shirts that the success of their socialist work against what Cuba and Cubans — in Cuba — are tatives from the Cuban Institute for read “Se Acabaron Promesa” — meaning the storm difficulties, with more plans to doing and saying. Cuban media is now Friendship with the Peoples to commu- “End Promesa,” a financial plan imposed fight further exploitation and the denial available on the internet, in English. nicate through future webinars. on Puerto Rico by U.S. banks during the of self determination. Socialist organiz- Where can you find it? Granma is The U.S. economic, financial and com- Barack Obama administration. ers have helped lead the disruption of available on the web at en.granma.cu, on mercial blockade against Cuba actively Socialist organizers in Puerto Rico Promesa meetings and at least one San Facebook at GranmaEnglish and on twit- limits Cuba’s economy, but it also nega- work to help provide food and a fightback Juan Chamber of Commerce meeting, as ter @Granma_English. tively impacts urban and rural communi- that has succeeded in exposing privatiza- well as the shutting down of a pro-capi- Find the official website of Cuba’s Min- ties in the U.S. Technology is now pierc- tion schemes, such as plans for charter talist newspaper. istry of Foreign Affairs at minrex.gob.cu/ ing the U.S. information blockade that schools and capitalist plans to take advan- With reference to their 19-year-old so- en. The Confederation of Cuban Workers’ has for nearly 60 years limited what U.S. tage of this time of crisis to cancel Puerto cialist movement, Puerto Rican organiz- newspaper, Trabajadores, is available at residents learn about Cuba. Rican workers’ benefits and rights. The ers insisted that “resistance is fierce in trabajadores.cu/ingles. Other sites include: LaBash is one of five NNOC co-chairs. June 9 forum explained how the island Puerto Rico!” Baltimore Correspondencia sobre artículos en Workers World/Mundo Obrero pueden ser enviadas a: [email protected]

¡Proletarios y oprimidos de todos los paises unios! workers.org Vol. 60 Núm. 24 14 de junio 2018 $1 MO/WW FOTO: SHARON BLACK El capitalismo causó epidemia de opiáceos Por Princess Harmony comentarios en su plan de política de dro- itación modernos no son muy diferentes inyección de drogas. gas, como una exhortación a los fiscales. en ese sentido, y muchos tienen un pro- Este fue el caso con la Fundación Next Hay una epidemia de opiáceos que ac- Activistas que buscan una política de grama que consiste principalmente en Step en McKees Rocks. Ahí, el CEO David tualmente asola a la clase trabajadora en drogas progresista, junto con expertos los grupos de recuperación de 12 pasos de Francis, no solo se hacía de la vista gorda EUA. Decenas de miles de personas ya han en políticas y activistas contra la pena de Alcohólicos Anónimos (AA). Esa fue la ex- ante el abuso de drogas en su agencia; es- muerto, y miles más morirán. La epidemia muerte, rechazaron esta política que no periencia personal en la recuperación de taba él traficando drogas. Después de que de opiáceos ha disminuido la vida prome- solo no habría logrado nada —como nun- esta escritora. El 74 por ciento de todos los un informante dijera que había recibido dio de las personas en EUA y es una de las ca lo hace la pena de muerte— sino que se centros de tratamiento se basan en los 12 su heroína de él, arrestaron a Francis y principales causas de muerte de jóvenes. habría dirigido principalmente a las co- pasos. (americanaddictcenters.org) cerraron la Fundación Next Step. (tinyurl. ¿Cómo sucedió? Hay que mirar las cau- munidades negra y latina. ¿Pero cuán efectivos son los 12 pasos? com/y8lkrfmz) sas. Primero, aunque traficantes de drogas Por ejemplo, ha habido una reciente olea- Los números auto informados de AA, en Si las/os pacientes no son drogados por — como lo pintan los medios noticieros — da de arrestos en toda la región sur este y 1955, se pueden encontrar en el segundo el personal, es el personal quien se dro- es la juventud negra o latina, la realidad sur central de Pensilvania. Estos arrestos prólogo de su guía, “Alcohólicos Anóni- ga. En la casa de recuperación sin licencia es que los principales narcotraficantes re- no son de doctores turbios en “clínicas con- mos”: el 50 por ciento alcanzó sobriedad en Freedom Ridge Recovery Lodge del conda- sponsables de toda esta muerte y destruc- tra el dolor”, ni de directores generales de su primer intento a través de los 12 pasos, do de Chester, dos consejeros licenciados ción trabajan en salas corporativas. grandes farmacéuticas; fue de hombres ne- el 25 por ciento después de unos pocos in- sufrieron sobredosis, lo que demuestra que Insys Therapeutics comercializó inapro- gros y latinos que fueron encontrados con tentos y el último 25 por ciento no lo logró. la crisis de los opiáceos ha comenzado a in- piadamente Subsys, un aerosol sublingual heroína y fentanilo en su posesión. Otras fuentes, como el Dr. Drew Pin- undar la misma infraestructura financiada que contiene el mortal fármaco fentanilo. Definitivamente, la heroína y el fentanilo sky y la ASAM colocan las tasas de recu- para combatirla. (tinyurl.com/ycjlq4tk) Originalmente destinado a aliviar el terri- son una gran plaga, y las drogas son un arma peración entre el 8 y el 12 por ciento. Un Pero lo peor de lo peor fue Kenneth ble dolor del cáncer, los médicos -a instan- mortal contra la clase trabajadora. Sin em- examen de múltiples estudios llamado Chatman, el dueño estafador del Reflec- cias de Insys- engañaron a las asegurado- bargo, el encarcelamiento no es necesario y, Revisión Cochrane no pudo determinar de tions Treatment Center. Chatman prosti- ras haciendo parecer erróneamente que de hecho, fuerza a las/os ex encarcelados a manera concluyente si los 12 pasos fueron tuía mujeres en sus casas de recuperación. las/os pacientes tenían cáncer. Aunque las sobrevivir en economías subterráneas. efectivos para tratar el alcoholismo o la También colocó a personas que trataban personas con trastornos de dolor crónico Una de las soluciones a la adicción es adicción. (tinyurl.com/y92pocbg) de recuperarse en su nómina, enviándoles necesitan medicamentos para controlar su una que se ha utilizado anteriormente en Compare esto con otros programas como a otros centros de rehabilitación para at- dolor, el fentanilo no fue diseñado para ser la China revolucionaria: ofrecer a los trafi- SMART Recovery, LifeRing y Women For raer a los adictos vulnerables a su centro utilizado de esa manera. cantes la opción de que entreguen su heroí- Sobriety, a menudo ignorados por el mo- de tratamiento. (tinyurl.com/y9qesfcr) Por eso, el gigante de seguros Anthem na y su fentanilo para destruirlas a cambio nopolio virtual que tienen los métodos de Si bien Chatman y Francis representan llevó a Insys a corte. Pero no fue solo un en- de empleo y una recompensa en efectivo. 12 pasos, a pesar de que estos programas la corrupción más extrema en la industria gaño a las compañías aseguradoras. Tam- La mayoría de los traficantes lo son porque son tan buenos o mejores que los de AA. de rehabilitación, los esquemas más co- bién hubo sobornos a las/os médicos en están atrapados en esa posición. Los estudios demuestran que los pro- munes que usan los dueños de los centros forma de tarifas falsas a cambio de recetas. Estamos viviendo en un momento único. gramas que no son de 12 pasos, cuando se de tratamiento son los planes de devolu- Es este tipo de tráfico de drogas —del El capitalismo está en un callejón sin sali- tienen en cuenta los diferentes objetivos de ción de Medicaid. Los centros albergan tipo que se lleva a cabo en los consulto- da, se está produciendo crisis tras crisis, y cada individuo, son igual de efectivos para adictos con cobertura de Medicaid, y les rios médicos y salas de juntas— el más re- cada vez más personas terminarán recur- ayudar a la persona drogadicta o alcohólica envían a centros de tratamiento que luego sponsable de la epidemia de drogas. riendo a las drogas como una “solución” a a recuperarse. (tinyurl.com/ybdckpe4) le dan reembolsos al dueño del centro (y Fue la presión constante de OxyContin sus problemas. No podemos permitir que Además, se ha demostrado que los pro- viceversa). En 2017, el Consejo de la Ciu- (oxicodona) sobre los pacientes por par- la policía y los políticos repitan la perversi- gramas basados ​​en la metadona y la bupre­ dad de Filadelfia y los medios de comuni- te de los médicos a instancias de Purdue dad de la guerra contra las drogas que llevó norfina tienen los mejores resultados para cación señalaron a unos centros de trata- Pharma que causó esta epidemia. En aso- a una generación entera de hombres ne- las/os pacientes, aumentando su calidad de miento por este comportamiento. Muchas ciación con la Administración de Alimen- gros y latinos a ser encarcelados por delitos vida, lo que les permite mantenerse sobrios empresas como Women Walking in Vic- tos y Medicamentos de EUA, Purdue Phar- no-violentos relacionados con las drogas. y disminuir los resultados negativos del tory/Empowered Men, ejecutan este es- ma mintió sobre el potencial de abuso de Necesitamos examinar qué funcionó y qué abuso de drogas. (tinyurl.com/y94wxmp7) quema. Esta escritora, de primera mano, OxyContin y financió investigaciones que no, para sintetizar una respuesta revolu- Habiendo programas más exitosos que experimentó esto, aunque dieron un paso engañaron al público en cuanto a su natu- cionaria a este terrible problema. permiten a la persona en recuperación más y buscaron el control de mis cupones raleza adictiva. Se pensaría que quienes están a cargo establecerse metas definidas, ¿por qué de alimentos. (tinyurl.com/yagwl86z) La Sociedad Americana de Medicina de la salud pública harían todo lo posible las rehabilitaciones dependen de un mod- Adictiva (ASAM por siglas en inglés) dice para vencer la “crisis de los opiáceos”, pero elo de abstinencia total de 12 pasos que Esperanza de recuperación en el socialismo que cuatro de cada cinco personas que prue- eso no es así. no permite la variación en función de las Aunque no existe una cura milagrosa ban la heroína comenzaron con opioides re- Goldman Sachs publicó recientemente necesidades individuales? para la adicción como una condición médi- cetados. Por lo tanto, las grandes empresas un informe describiendo que no es buen ca personal o como una enfermedad social, como Insys y Purdue, y los médicos que se negocio el que la industria médica cure a Ganancias de la industria del tratamiento la condición es vencible. Se puede poner ajustaron a su esquema, son los principales las personas. Esto no es menos cierto con Porque no es bueno para el negocio. en remisión. Los métodos de tratamiento responsables de esta epidemia de heroína. los tratamientos de adicción. El promedio La industria de tratamiento —los CEO basados ​en la ciencia pueden tener éxito. Los medios corporativos e incluso al- de recaída en la adicción es entre el 50 y 90 y sus lacayos en las salas de juntas— es- Sin embargo, mientras los delincuentes gunos políticos intentan pintar la drog- por ciento, y los ejecutivos de rehabilitación tán menos interesados en ayudar a las en las salas de juntas y oficinas de la indus­ adicción y esta epidemia en particular, usan adictos para llenar sus bolsillos con personas a recuperarse que en asegurar tria del tratamiento continúen viendo adic- como una amenaza que se propaga desde dinero de familias desesperadas que in- los pagos que hace un paciente. Con una tas/0s como cheques de pago en lugar de las ciudades a los suburbios. El gobernador tentan salvar a sus hijas/os, o con dinero enfermedad cerebral recurrente cróni- per­sonas, no podremos eliminar la adicción. racista de Maine, Paul LePage —que no ha del gobierno que intenta responder a una ca como la adicción, el uso de un modelo Al trabajar para construir el socialismo, hecho nada para subsanar esta crisis du- epidemia que incluso causó parcialmente. de recuperación que no haya demostrado trabajamos para ayudar a las/os adictos. rante todo su tiempo como gobernador— Como marxistas, debemos ver quién concluyentemente su éxito, esencialmente En China, la policía dejó de arrestar a los culpó la epidemia de opiáceos en su estado está ganando dinero y cómo. conlleva el fracaso de las/os pacientes. adictos por tener drogas; se les animó a a “traficantes de drogas fuera del estado”. Aunque las raíces de esta epidemia se Si un adicto sobrevive a una recaída pos- presentarse y obtener ayuda. Tanto Chi- De hecho, esta epidemia no comenzó en remontan a la década de 1990 del engaño terior a la rehabilitación y desea volver al na como Vietnam cuentan con centros de las ciudades o en otros estados y se filtró a de Purdue Pharma, las raíces del trata- camino de recuperación, a menudo vuelve tratamiento totalmente financiados que los suburbios; comenzó en las salas de jun- miento de la adicción se remontan mucho al centro de rehabilitación. Este ciclo de en- utilizan medicamentos para ayudar al tas y se filtró a las oficinas de las/os médicos. más atrás. Al 1935, con la apertura de la trar y salir de los centros de rehabilitación adicto a superar la pesadilla de la absti- No hay solución a la vista, sin embar- Granja de Narcóticos de EUA, un proyecto se llama “síndrome de puerta giratoria”. La nencia. (tinyurl.com/y9yz7ldu) go, como marxista-leninista y persona en del Servicio de Salud Pública. industria de rehabilitación genera su dine- En Cuba, las/os médicos usan psico- recuperación, sé que la solución es la rev- Parte cárcel, parte hospital, esa Granja ro a través de esto. (tinyurl.com/ycajasjy) terapia y medicamentos para abordar la olución. Solo bajo un sistema socialista alojaba a adictos que buscaban limpiarse, La industria de la rehabilitación es adicción y las condiciones subyacentes de pueden desaparecer las condiciones socia- desde delincuentes adictos desconocidos grande y sus principales actores, como salud mental. (tinyurl.com/yajuz4tl) les que llevaron a este problema. Solo bajo hasta músicos famosos. También actuó Acadia Healthcare, son sus corporaciones A través del socialismo, el estigma de la un sistema socialista puede abordarse la como un sitio donde la CIA probó drogas médicas estándar. Gran parte de sus cen- adicción se disipa y se tratan las causas sub- angustia mental y física que nos empuja en pacientes como parte del programa de tros de rehabilitación operan con la filo- yacentes de la adicción. Podemos aprender hacia la adicción. “control mental” MK-Ultra. sofía de los 12 pasos y cobran mucho por de los modelos de China, Vietnam y Cuba Sin embargo, eso no impide que se in- La Granja finalmente se cerró y se con- esa experiencia. Luego, hay otros que, en al mismo tiempo que integramos los trata- tente eliminar la adicción a través de mét- virtió en un hospital penitenciario común el mejor de los casos, actúan como frente mientos actuales basados ​en evidencia que odos probados y fallidos de dictadores debido a las consecuencias del escándalo para el fraude de Medicaid. En el peor de tenemos hoy. Bajo el socialismo, se elimi- fascistas y de décadas pasadas. Tomando expuesto en los años 1970. Como abuelo de los casos, pueden actuar como un sitio naría el enfoque capitalista del tratamiento como ejemplo al presidente filipino Rodri- todos los centros modernos de tratamien- para el tráfico sexual, el abuso de drogas y de la adicción. Junto con el derrocamiento go Duterte, en una reunión Donald Trump to de adicciones, la Granja incluso orga- la depredación. Las personas que buscan de las demandas del capitalismo que matan hizo flotar la idea de la pena de muerte para nizó su propio grupo de 12 pasos —ahora la recuperación, descubren que lo que de- el espíritu, el resultado sería una persona los traficantes de drogas, recibiendo aplau- difunto— llamado Adictos Anónimos. bería ser su refugio de la tormenta adicti- sana y recuperada que no necesita recurrir sos de sus seguidores. Trump integró estos La mayoría de los centros de rehabil- va es simplemente una casa de trata o de a las drogas para ser feliz.