Frank Cheeseman

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Just like a metaphor.
Developers had direct influence over Ontario Greenbelt land removal, AG finds

The explosive report from Bonnie Lysyk into the government's dealings with developers comes after a six-month investigation.

Global News

We are suffering a massive cancer drug shortage b/c “While the meds are cheap to manufacture, pharma corps are not incentivised to because they don't bring in large profits.”

We must guarantee healthcare as a human right—not as a for profit enterprise for the wealthy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65791190

US doctors forced to ration as cancer drug shortages hit nationwide

One woman denied a chemotherapy drug compares the situation to "triage on the battlefield".

BBC News

Receipts: "According to the Economic Policy Institute, wage theft costs U.S. workers as much as $50 billion per year — a number far higher than all robberies, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts combined."

https://inthesetimes.com/article/wage-theft-union-labor-biden-iupat#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Economic%20Policy,and%20motor%20vehicle%20thefts%20combined

Employers Steal Up to $50 Billion From Workers Every Year. It’s Time to Reclaim It.

A recent victory over wage theft shows what workers everywhere need to claw back their stolen pay—support, resources and enforcement.

In These Times
Chestnut blossoms illuminated by lightning. My back yard.

grocery store chains: we set record profits this year

retail chains: we've never made so much money

energy companies: we just posted our best quarter on record

news article: who is to blame for inflation? you peasants wanting wages, probably

I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.

I’ve watched as corporations ransacked our system.

In 1952, the corporate share of federal tax revenue was 32%. In 2020, it was down to 7%.

Here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.

Stand Up Battle - Steven Wright vs Mitch Hedberg | Stand Up Comedy Moments

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The first unionized Amazon warehouse in the U.S.
The first unionized Chipotle in the U.S.
The first unionized Apple Store.
The first unionized Trader Joe's.
260+ unionized Starbucks stores.
370+ worker strikes across the country.

2022 was a monumental year for worker power.

In 2014 Ohio a Cop shot and killed Tamir Rice—an unarmed 12-year-old Black boy—claimed self defense, and was acquitted. He’s out free without facing any accountability.

In 2022 Ohio a white man shot and killed Sinzae Reed—an unarmed 13-year-old Black boy—claimed self defense, and Cops won’t even charge him. He’s out free without facing any accountability.

This is what systemic white supremacy looks like. We’re moving backwards.😓

Fmr. Head of DC National Guard to Jan. 6 Committee: Our Response Would’ve Been ‘Vastly Different’ if the Rioters Were Black

The head of the District of Columbia National Guard told the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that he believed the law enforcement response would have been "vastly different" if the majority of the rioters had been Black, a newly-released transcript revealed.

Mediaite