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Category Archives: After the 2016 election
The Deep State
In an article titled "The Deep State Is the State" posted on counterpunch.org 5-26-17, Ron Jacobs says, "The deep state isn't some enigmatic entity operating outside the US government. It's the US state itself. Like all elements of that state, the so-called deep state exists to enforce the economic supremacy of US capitalism. It does so primarily via the secret domestic and international police forces like the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies. The operations of these agencies run the gamut from surveillance to propaganda to covert and overt military actions…Some of its better known manifestations include the failed attempt in 1961 to invade revolutionary Cuba (the Bay of Pigs), the use of psychoactive drugs on unsuspecting individuals as part of a mind control study during the '50s, '60s, and 70s, and numerous attempts to subvert governments considered anti-American. Among the latter actions one can include covert operations against Vietnamese independence forces and the murder of the Congolese president Patrice Lumumba in 1961. The '60s also saw the intensification of spying on and disrupting various groups involved in civil rights and antiwar organizing," including the murder of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, sleeping in his own home, on December 4, 1969.
"The entire government has been owned by big business and the banking industry for more than a century, if not since its inception. That ownership has been dominated by the military-industrial complex" since World War II. The deep state's role in the current uproar over Russia and Michael Flynn isn't an attempt to take over the government. It's an attempt to regain control, since its current leadership represents the factions of the US establishment that were removed from power in November 2016.
Donald Trump isn't against the deep state. He's against it being used against himself and his cohorts. In the world of capitalist power, the factions Trump represents are not the same factions represented by the presidents former FBI director Comey served – Bush and Obama…Whoever controls the deep state controls the US. The struggle we're witnessing between the FBI and the Trump White House is part of a power struggle between US power elites.
When the ruling class is in crisis, as it is now, the job of the left isn't to choose one side or the other or to accept their narratives. It's to go to the root of the crisis and organize resistance to the ruling class itself."
Trump's first 100 days
In the May 1, 2017 issue of The New Yorker magazine, its editor David Remnick gives us an excellent summary of Trump's first hundred days. "For most people," Remnick says, "the luxury of living in a relatively stable democracy is the luxury of not following politics with a nerve-racked constancy. Trump does not afford this. His presidency has become the demoralizing daily obsession of anyone concerned with global security, the vitality of the natural world, the national health, constitutionalism, civil rights, criminal justice, a free press, science, public education, and the distinction between fact and its opposite. The hundred-day marker is never an entirely reliable indicator of a four-year term, but it's worth remembering that Franklin Roosevelt and Barack Obama were among those who came to office at a moment of national crisis and had the discipline, the preparation, and the rigor to set an entirely new course. Impulsive, egocentric, and mendacious, Trump has, in the same span, set fire to the integrity of his office.
Trump has never gone out of his way to conceal the essence of his relationship to the truth. In 1980, when he was about to announce plans to build Trump Tower, a 58-story edifice on Fifth Avenue and 56th Street, he coached his architect before meeting with a group of reporters. 'Give them the old Trump bullshit. Tell them it's going to be a million square feet, 68 stories.' This is the brand Trump has created for himself – that of an unprincipled, cocky, value-free con who'll insult, stiff, or betray anyone to achieve his purposes. But what was once a parochial amusement is now a national and global peril. Trump flouts truth and liberal values so brazenly that he undermines the country he's been elected to serve and the stability he's pledged to ensure. His bluster creates a generalized anxiety such that the president of the United States appears scarcely more reliable than any of the world's autocrats. Trump thinks out loud, and is incapable of reflection. He's unserious, unfocussed, and, at times, it seems, unhinged. When journalists are invited to the Oval Office to ask about infrastructure, he talks about how Bill O'Reilly, late of Fox News, is a 'good person,' blameless, like him, in matters of sexual harassment. A reporter asks about the missile attack on Syria, and he feeds her a self-satisfied description of how he informed his Chinese guests at Mar-a-Lago of the strike over 'the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake you've ever seen.' Little about this presidency remains a secret for long. The reporters who cover the White House say that, despite their persistent concerns about Trump's attempts to marginalize the media, they're flooded with information. Everyone leaks on everyone else. Rather than demand discipline around him, Trump sits back and watches the results on cable news. A team of rivals? No – a new form of reality entertainment: 'The Circular Firing Squad.'
During his first hundred days in office, Trump hasn't done away with populist rhetoric, but he's acted almost entirely as a plutocrat. His cabinet and cast of advisers are stocked with multimillionaires and billionaires. His positions on health care, tax reform, and financial regulation are of greatest appeal to the super-wealthy. The early days of his administration are marked most indelibly by Trump's attempted ban of travelers from six Muslim countries, which failed in the courts, and the effort to 'repeal and replace' the Affordable Care Act, which imploded in the House of Representatives. Proposals for domestic initiatives are largely confined to reversals of achievements of the Obama era: an expansion of the prison at Guantánamo, easing of Dodd-Frank financial regulations, reversal of plans to save wetlands and protect waterways from coal waste and executive orders banning gun sales to the mentally ill and protecting L.G.B.T. federal employees from discrimination. Because of the lavish travel habits of his family, Trump is shaping up to be the most expensive executive in history to guard. At the same time, his budget proposals would, if passed in Congress, cut the funding of after-school programs, rental-assistance programs, the Community Development Block Grant program, legal assistance for the poor, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Trump emerged from neither a log cabin nor the contemporary meritocracy. He inherited his father's outer-borough real-estate empire – a considerable enterprise distinguished by racist federal-housing violations – and brought it to Manhattan, entering a world of contractors, casino operators, Roy Cohn, professional-wrestling stars, Rupert Murdoch, multiple bankruptcies, tabloid divorces, Mar-a-Lago golf tournaments, and reality television. He had no real civic presence in New York, and though wealthy, gave almost nothing to charity. He had no close friends. He worked, played golf, and spent long hours watching TV, his misogyny and low character always manifest. Insofar as he had political opinions, they were inconsistent and mainly another form of performance art, part of his talk-show patter. His contributions to political campaigns were unrelated to conviction; he gave solely to curry favor with those who could do his business some good. He believed in nothing.
By the mid-'90s, Trump's investment prospects had foundered. Banks cut him off. He turned to increasingly dubious sources of credit and branding opportunities at home and abroad. A typical deal, involving a hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, included as partners an Azerbaijani family distinguished for its corruption and its connections to Iranians who worked as a profit front for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. There's little mystery as to why Trump's broken with custom, refusing to release his tax returns. They record his colossal tax breaks, associations, deals, and net worth. As Trump struggled in business, he made a deal with NBC to star in 'The Apprentice,' which featured him for fourteen seasons in a role of corporate dominance. It was there that he honed his peculiar showmanship and connected to a mass audience well beyond New York City, perfecting the persona that became the core of his presidential campaign: the billionaire populist. Now he's discovered that it's far more difficult to manage the realities of national politics than a TV set. In the transitional period between Election Day and the inauguration, Obama's aides were told that Trump, who has the attention span of a hummingbird, wouldn't read reports of any depth; he prefers one- or two-page summaries, pictures, and graphics. Obama met with Trump once and talked with him on the telephone ten times. The discussions did little to change Obama's mind that Trump was 'uniquely unqualified' to be president, his grasp of issues rudimentary at best.
In his inaugural speech, Trump furiously rebuked the elected officials seated behind him and the international order they serve. Using the language of populist demagogues, from Huey Long to George Wallace to Silvio Berlusconi, the new president implied that he, the Leader, was in perfect communion with the People, and that together they'd repair the landscape of 'American carnage.' As George W. Bush was leaving the grandstand, according to New York magazine, he said, 'That was some weird shit.'
By all accounts, the West Wing has become a battlefield of opposing factions. The most influential of them is also the only one with a guarantee of permanence – the Family, particularly Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law, Jared Kushner. (His sons Eric and Donald, Jr., have remained in New York to run the family business. Despite his responsibility to put country before personal profit, the president refuses to divest from it.) Kushner has no relevant experience in foreign or domestic policy, but has been tasked with forging a peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians, steering U.S. relations with China and Mexico, reorganizing the federal government, and helping to lead the fight against the epidemic of opioid use. It's hard to know if, as an executive, he's in charge of everything or of nothing. But, as a counselor, he's clearly powerful enough to whisper in his father-in-law's ear and diminish the prospects of rival counselors, including those of the administration's most lurid white nationalist, Steve Bannon. Ivanka Trump's duties are gauzier than her husband's, but they seem to relate to getting her father to go easier on L.G.B.T. and women's-rights issues and calming his temper. The way that Trump's established his family members in positions of power and profit is redolent of tin-pot dictatorships. He may waver on matters of ideology, but his commitment to the family firm is unshakable and resists ethical norms. The conflicts and the privileges are shameless, the potential revenues immense. On the day the Trump family hosted Xi Jinping in Palm Beach, the Chinese government extended trademarks to Ivanka's businesses so she could sell her shoes and handbags to the vast market from Harbin to Guangzhou.
Trump is wary of expertise. During the campaign, he expressed his distrust of scientists, military strategists, university professors, diplomats, and intelligence officers. He filled the executive branch accordingly, appointing a climate-change denier as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency; a Secretary of Education who, during her confirmation hearing, displayed stunning ignorance of public education; an Energy Secretary who previously called for closing the Department of Energy; a United Nations Ambassador whose international experience is limited to trade missions for the state of South Carolina; and a national-security adviser who trafficked in Islamophobic conspiracy theories until, three weeks into the job, he was forced to resign because he lied to Vice-President Pence about his ties to the Russian government. Trump has left open hundreds of important positions in government, largely because he sees no value in them. 'A lot of those jobs, I don't want to appoint, because they're unnecessary to have,' he's said. Among the many federal bureaucracies now languishing with empty offices are the Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Defense. It's the generals who are the authoritative voices in Trump's administration. To a president whose idea of a strategic move is to 'bomb the shit out of' ISIS, they're the ones who have to make the case for international law, the efficacy of NATO, the immorality of torture, and the inadvisability of using the rhetoric of 'radical Islamic terrorism.' At the same time, the pace of bombing in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Yemen appears to have increased, and tensions with Iran, Russia, and North Korea have intensified. Trump, an erratic and impulsive spokesman for his own policy, needs competent civilian advisers, if only as a counterweight to the military point of view and his own self-admiring caprices.
The Trump presidency represents an angry assault on the advances of groups of people who've experienced profound, if fitful, empowerment over the past half century. The Trumpian rebellion against liberal democracy isn't a local event; it's part of a disturbing global trend. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolved two years later, the democratic movement grew and liberalism advanced, and not only in eastern and central Europe. During the course of thirty years, the number of democracies in the world expanded from thirty to roughly a hundred. But since 2000, nation-states of major consequence – Russia, Hungary, Thailand, and the Philippines among them – have gone in the opposite, authoritarian direction. India, Indonesia, and Great Britain have become more nationalistic. In France, Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Front, is polling credibly in a presidential campaign guided by two longtime fascist associates. The prestige and the efficacy of democracy itself is in question. The stakes of this anti-democratic wave can't be overestimated. Freedom House, a nongovernmental organization that researches global trends in political liberty, has identified an eleven-year decline in democracies around the globe and now issues a list of 'countries to watch' – nations that 'may be approaching important turning points in their democratic trajectory.' The ones that most concern Freedom House include South Africa, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Ecuador, Zimbabwe, and the United States.
Pushing back against Trumpism won't be easy. The president isn't finished with his efforts to repeal Obamacare in a way that would deprive millions of people of their health insurance; he isn't going to relax his effort to enact hard-line immigration restrictions; and he isn't through trying to dismantle legislative and international efforts to rescue an environment that's already suffering the grievous effects of climate change. But there are signs that doomsayers of democratic values will be proved wrong. Hope can be found in the extraordinary crowds at the many women's marches across the country on the day after the inauguration; in the recent marches in support of science and a more compassionate, reasonable immigration policy; in the earnest work of the courts that have blocked the 'Muslim ban' and of various senators and House members in both parties who, unlike Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan, have refused to put cynicism and expedience before integrity; in the exemplary investigative journalism being done by traditional and new media outlets; in the performance of anti-Trump candidates in recent congressional races in Kansas and Georgia.
The clownish veneer of Trumpism conceals its true danger. Trump's way of lying isn't a joke; it's a strategy, a way of clouding our capacity to think. Our task isn't just to recognize this presidency for the emergency it is and resist its assault on the principles of reality and the values of liberal democracy, but to devise a future, to debate, to hear one another, to organize, and to preserve and revive precious things."
My only quibble with Remnick, and it's a pretty big one, is that the failures of "liberalism" are what allowed Trump – or someone like him – to be elected. To succeed in the future, we'll have to go way beyond elite liberal concessions to the masses – we'll have to completely re-envision our democracy (actually create one) and guarantee a minimal living, a good education, health care, freedom, and security to everyone. That last item – "security" – is a big one, including freedom from harassment, discrimination, and maiming and murder by the police; a foreign policy based on diplomacy rather than the use of force and including negotiating the end of nuclear weapons; and safeguarding the environment, including addressing climate change (eliminating the use of fossil fuels, except to create "green" alternatives). A tall order? Yes. But necessary to avoid Trump-like demagogues – and the destruction of the human race – in the future.
Black liberation as the model for the struggle against facism
William C. Anderson and Zoé Samudzi have an incisive article "The Anarchism of Blackness" in the current issue of "Roar" magazine (roarmag.org), headlined: "The Democratic Party has led Black America down a dead end. The sooner we begin to understand that, the more realistically we'll be able to organize against fascism." The authors believe that "in the coming months and years, left and left-leaning constituencies in the United States will need to make clear distinctions between actual and potentially counterproductive symbolic progress." They also think the Black liberation struggle has and will provide "a blueprint for transformative social change," thanks to "its positioning as an inherently radical social formation."
Under the heading "The Failings of American Liberalism," the authors write, "The United States' self-ascribed democratic traits have long been filtered through oppressive forms deemed necessary by the state and a capitalist system benefiting only a few. For many years now, American liberalism has been a bitter disappointment to many who somehow maintained faith in the two-party system. The Democratic Party has seemingly been the only choice for those who consider themselves progressives working for a better society, but the notion that social inequities will be solved through the electoral process was always naïve at best. The entrails of this system are lined with the far-right fascism currently rising and long bubbling under the façade of liberal democracy at the expense of non-whites in a white supremacist society. A system predicated on the over-emphasis of 'order' and 'security' is primed for authoritarianism.
Over time, the genocide, enslavement, and other forms of violence present at this nation's birth have been displaced and restructured by more insidious and invisible modalities of community destruction facilitated by liberalism like the reservation, the prison system, and austerity policies. Over the past few decades, the United States has seen a shift in liberal politics leaving the Democratic Party in a completely compromised position. Instead of moving left, the Democratic Party pandered to the right, facilitating a conservative shift. Liberal support for the Iraq War, post-9/11 domestic policy, and the foreign policy extensions of the War on Terror have led to the current administration led by a plutocratic tyrant hell-bent on the destruction of vulnerable populations. Despite the optics of change and the promises of a new day and the moral victories of 'going high,' an old sun is rising on a white horizon.
Societal fascism describes the process and political logic of state formation wherein entire populations are either excluded or ejected from the social contract. They're excluded pre-contractually because they've never been part of the social contract and never will be; or they're ejected from a contract they were previously a part of. Black Americans are the former: residents in a settler colony predicated on the genocide of indigenous people and the enslavement of Africans; residents in the United States, as opposed to citizens of. Despite a constitution laden with European Enlightenment values and a document of independence declaring egalitarianism and inalienable rights as the law of the land, Black existence was that of private property. The Black American condition is perpetual relegation to the afterlife of slavery as long as the United States continues to exist as an ongoing settler project. Black exclusion from the social contract is existence within a heavily surveilled and heavily regulated state of subjection.
Whiteness has long sought to grapple with the existential threat posed by Black freedom. Black repatriation to Africa was the solution for slaveholders concerned that the presence of free Blacks would inspire enslaved Blacks to revolt and worried that Black families would burden state welfare systems and that interracial labor competition would ultimately compromise wages for white workers. The 'Back to Africa' project was subsequently taken up by Black thinkers like Marcus Garvey in the late-19th and early-20th centuries following the failures of Reconstruction in the South, the first attempt to meaningfully extend citizenship to newly emancipated Blacks and protect them from white supremacist violence, and also the social and political disillusionment of Blacks who had migrated to northern states.
Since then progress has been secured by Black people's mobilization rather than by any political party. We're the ones who have achieved much of the progress that's changed the nation for the better for everyone. Our organization can be as effective now as it has been in the past, serving every locality and community based on their needs and determinations. This can be achieved through disassociating ourselves from party politics that fail to serve us.
While bound to the laws of the land, Black America can be understood as an extra-state entity because of Black exclusion from the liberal social contract. Due to this extra-state location, Blackness is in many ways anarchistic. African-Americans, as an ethno-social identity comprised of descendants from enslaved Africans, have innovated new cultures and social organizations and have engaged in anarchistic resistances since our very arrival in the Americas. From slave ship and plantation rebellions, to the creation of maroon societies in the American South, to Harriet Tubman's removal of enslaved peoples from the custody of their owners, to post-Emancipation labor and prison camps, to combatting the historic (and present) collusion between state law enforcement and the Ku Klux Klan, assertions of Black personhood, humanity and liberation have necessarily called into question both the foundations and legitimacy of the American state.
Liberalism can't defeat fascism; it can only engage it through symbolic political rigmarole. The triteness of electoral politics that's been superimposed onto Black life in the United States positions Black people as a mule for much of this nation's social progression. Our hyper-visible struggle is a fight for all people's freedom, and we die only to realize that everything gained can be reversed with the quick flick of a pen. While liberalism takes up the burden of protecting 'free speech' and the rights of those who would annihilate non-whites, Black people and other people of color assume all the risks and harms. The symbolic battles the Democratic Party and its liberal constituents engage in pose direct existential threats to Black people because they protect esteemed ideals of a constitution that has never guaranteed Black people safety or security. The current fascist moment is neither ideologically new nor temporally surprising; it's an inevitability.
The mechanisms working against us deal death and destruction in countless numbers across the non-Western world while turning domestic Black and Brown neighborhoods into proxies for how to treat sub-citizen 'others.' The militarization of police, border regimes, stop-and-frisk, and ICE are clear examples of how the state regards the communities it targets and brutalizes. At the very least, a conversation on self-defense that doesn't mistreat our survival as a form of violence is sorely needed. It would be even better if the conversation normalized anti-fascist organizing that prepared people for the possibility of a fight, instead of simply hoping that day never comes and respectably tut-tutting about those currently fighting in the streets.
Everyone has a stake in the fight against fascism. It can't be defeated with bargaining, petitioning, pleading, 'civilized' dialogue, or any other mode of response we were taught was best. Fascists have no respect for 'othered' humanities. Regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, religion, physical ability, or nationality, there's a place for each of us in this struggle. We're always fighting against the odds because there's no respite in a perpetually abusive state. It can only function through this abuse, so we can only prevail through organizing grounded in radical love and solidarity. This solidarity must prioritize accountability, and it must be authentic. Strategic organizing of this sort, organizing where we understand the inextricable linkedness of our respective struggles, is our means of bolstering the makings of a cohesive left in the United States. We no longer have time to waste on dogma, sectarianism, prejudice, and incoherence.
The sooner Black America in particular begins to understand our position as an inherently anarchistic element of the United States, the more realistically we'll be able to organize. A better society has to be written through our inalienable self-determinations, and that will only happen when we realize that we are holding the pen.
William C. Anderson is a freelance writer, published by The Guardian, Pitchfork, Truthout, and at the Praxis Center for Kalamazoo College, where he's a contributing editor covering race, class and immigration.
Zoé Samudzi is a Black feminist writer and PhD student in Medical Sociology at the University of California, San Francisco. Her current research is focused on critical race theory and biomedicalization.
Rise up and dance!
When "Democracy Now" interviewed two global feminists – Eve Ensler, creator of The Vagina Monologues, and Congolese activist Christine Deschryver – on 2-14-17, Ensler said that "watching Trump and the people he surrounds himself with, we're seeing the escalation of rape culture, a predatory mindset." She added that if so many Americans "felt OK electing a self-confessed sexual assaulter" whose principal advisor, Steve Bannon, "is known to have beaten his wife, we know we haven't really gotten to the root of rape culture in America. That predatory mindset is affecting everything. We're gutting regulations on air, on water, and on the earth. We're escalating extraction. We're seeing a disparaging of immigrants. This is all part of a predatory mindset – one person in power who does what he wants without the consent of the people around him – exactly what rape culture is. You seize people's bodies, you take them against their will, and you do whatever you want to them. We bomb Iraqis and destroy people in countries around the world, and then refuse to give them admission and safety."
On the possibility of Trump signing an executive order that would deregulate conflict minerals, Deschryver said such an order would bring the Democratic Republic of Congo "back 20 years, legitimating all the perpetrators and rapes, and strengthening Central African dictators who want to resume plundering Congo, along with multinational corporations." Ensler compared this process with the "way oil companies are using state violence in Standing Rock. She then described the Women's March the day after Trump's inauguration as "an unbelievable outpouring of women demanding, speaking up for, and cherishing and knowing what their rights are. What did Trump do a day later? He destroyed reproductive rights and the support of NGOs who were offering a discussion about abortion around the world. That was his cynical, violent response to 5 million women and men rising around the world. And that is rape culture. It was like, 'Really? You think you're going to have power? Watch what I'm going to do the next day.' So many of these executive orders are violent acts saying in no uncertain terms, 'I do what I want, regardless of your needs, regardless of what you want in your body or your life, and I'm going to continue to do that.'"
Deschryver said this is why "grassroots women from all over the world have to be leaders, protecting Mother Nature, because we are Her." At Deschryver's project, City of Joy, in Bukavu, eastern Congo, "we receive 90 young women to heal their bodies and minds, and we train them to be leaders. Most of them were raped by militias, by the police, by their partners. And they're all survivors of atrocities. They stay there for six months, transforming their pain to power. After that, some of them go to our farm to transform pain to planting. There we live with Mother Nature and give back to Her. I think City of Joy has to be an example for the whole world, because right now I think the grassroots women are the ones who've paid the most for everything that's happened. Look in Dakota. Look in Congo, everywhere." To read more about City of Joy, go to http://drc.vday.org/about-city-of-joy/
When Amy Goodman noted that Steve Bannon had called progressive women, quote, "a bunch of dykes," Ensler said, "That doesn't surprise me at all. I think this entire cabal are men who are terrified of women on every level, particularly powerful women. We only have to look at the censoring of Elizabeth Warren to understand that. They're terrified of black people. They're terrified of immigrants. They're terrified of indigenous people. They are terrified of anybody who isn't a white man or a white man billionaire or white man corporate. In many ways, this is the last major gasp of the patriarchal dragon, and last gasps can be deadly. But they're not going to move us back to the past. Women aren't going to stand for having rights being taken away. African Americans aren't going to stand for it. Immigrants aren't going to stand for it. We're too far out to go back in. So now what we've got to do is go much further than we've ever gone before."
The women then looked at the recent silencing of Senator Elizabeth Warren, who tried to read into the Senate record a 1986 letter written by Coretta Scott King, opposing attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions when he was nominated for a federal judgeship. First, Amy Goodman noted that "Senator Warren was then prohibited from speaking for the remainder of the debate, which was hours-long. Male senators, her Democratic allies, like Senator Sanders, Senator Sherrod Brown, and Senator Merkley, were allowed to read King's letter without rebuke. What's also interesting is that when Coretta Scott King sent her testimony 30 years ago to the Senate Judiciary Committee chair, Strom Thurmond, expecting it was going to be entered into the Congressional Record, he never entered it."
"Right," agreed Ensler. "The only way Coretta Scott King's letter could be entered was through the voice of white men. I think it was really disturbing that happened, when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Warren to take her seat. It was an incredibly infantilizing moment, his attempt to take a woman of such stature and voice and power and reduce her to nothing. We're not going to take our seats. That's not going to happen now. The attempt by this administration to reduce women, to make women feel small, to feel that they don't exist, to embarrass and shame them, won't work. We're past that point. As terrible as all this is, what's really exciting is to see what this is evoking in people all across this country and around the world. We're not only going to persist, we are rising up. That's what we're seeing this year in One Billion Rising, a global campaign through dance and resistance to fight all the forms of violence, whether it be the violence of racism or climate change or economic deprivations or workers' rights. We're seeing more risings this year across the planet, more militant risings, more joyful risings, more fierce risings, more specific and determined risings, because what we're all feeling is not only are we going to not give up on the rights we have, but this is an opportunity to reformulate our progressive world into a much stronger, more unified, more visionary, more prophetic movement than we've ever had before and to really understand that the struggle for antiracism, the struggle against the destruction of the Earth, the struggle for women, the struggle against oppression – these are all one struggle that we're part of. I'm very encouraged, in the little towns and places all across America, to see people in Texas standing up for Muslims, to see artists doing beautiful posters. There's more creativity, more outpouring that's going on right now. I want to finish by saying I think the resistance is the creation. As we're resisting, we're beginning to not only mobilize ourselves into a unified force, we're actually creating the vision of the world we want." For more on One Billion Rising, go to http://www.onebillionrising.org
"After 15 years of our movement, we were able to put out a call that was an invitation for women and men to rise and dance and resist violence against women across the planet. And that call was taken up, with each community making it their own. Each community took it to the places they wanted to take it and created this global solidarity and force of energy that really made violence against women central stage. Five years ago, we put out this global invitation for women to rise and dance at the places where they wanted to see justice, where they wanted to see violence end. It was massive, and every year, it's grown and grown. It's now in 200 countries. Twenty-two states in India are rising, 131 cities in Germany, 90 cities in Poland. We're seeing all kinds of people – trans women, workers, indigenous people – everyone's beginning to use this idea of dance resistance, because dance is so powerful. People are being traumatized every day by these executive orders, by horrible statements, by hateful, aggressive reactions. And I think one of the things we have to be very careful about is that we don't get hooked on a cycle of trauma, retrauma, trauma, retrauma. We have to also come into our bodies and dance and feel our sexuality and feel our joy and feel our energy, because that will give us the fuel to keep fighting and keep resisting and keep creating the way we want to go."
Deschryver added, "I think Eve had the idea when she was visiting Congo, and she saw all the raped women dancing. That's what we do in Africa. It's a way to express our feelings. We have One Billion Rising in Congo, and we rise also for Mother Earth, because Congo is the second lung of humanity. Without the forests in Congo, I think there is no more life all over the world. And we rise also for and with the women. All over DRC they use the word 'rising' in English. Every time they see something they disagree with, it's like, 'OK, we will rise for this.'"
Ensler: "In New York, on February 14th, we're having an Artistic Uprising for Revolutionary Love. We've joined forces with a wonderful woman named Valarie Kaur and Reverend Barber, who have launched this campaign called Revolutionary Love. And we'll be rising in Washington Square Park from 6:00 to 9:00. There are 25 amazing artists, a gospel choir, drummers, singers, and poets. And we really want everyone to come, because, really, we need art more than we know. We only have to look to Melissa McCarthy, her brilliant portrayal of Sean Spicer, and see the way artists and irony are changing consciousness."
Chomsky's assessment of the world right now
A few days ago, Noam Chomsky, longtime political activist and social critic, was interviewed on "Democracy Now," and asked to sum up the first few months of the Trump regime. He said that "anything that can be of assistance to ordinary people" is being "decimated, while anything that adds to wealth and power or that increases the use of force is being carried forward." Meanwhile, the two most important issues – climate change and the threat of nuclear war – on which our survival depend are being largely ignored. The media are largely taking the bait of daily Trumpist distractions, including the question of whether the Russians interfered in the 2016 US election. "Half the world is cracking up in laughter," Chomsky said about this, since "the United States doesn't just interfere in elections. It overthrows governments it doesn't like." Even in Russia, the US government got "their man Yeltsin in." Chomsky understands that "Democratic Party managers want to try to find some blame for the way they utterly mishandled the election and blew a perfect opportunity to win. But that's hardly a justification for allowing the Trump and right-wing Republican policies to slide by quietly, many of them not only harmful to the population, but extremely destructive, like the climate change policies."
Chomsky finds the new hostility toward Russia disheartening, since lessening tensions with that country would be "a step forward. NATO maneuvers are taking place hundreds of yards from the Russian border, and Russian jet planes are buzzing American planes. This could get out of hand very easily. Both sides, meanwhile, are building up their military forces, and the US is establishing an anti-ballistic missile installation near the Russian border, allegedly to protect Europe from nonexistent Iranian missiles, a first strike threat. These are serious issues. People like William Perry, who has a distinguished career and is a nuclear strategist and is no alarmist, are saying that this is one of the worst moments of the Cold War. And we should bear in mind it's the Russian border. It's not the Mexican border. There are no Warsaw Pact maneuvers going on in Mexico."
When asked about Trump's policies with regard to North Korea, Chomsky noted, that North Korea didn't seriously pursue a nuclear weapons program till after George W. Bush scuttled an agreement Clinton had negotiated according to which "North Korea would terminate its efforts to develop nuclear weapons, and the U.S. would reduce hostile acts. I mean, you can say it's the worst regime in history, but they've been following a pretty rational tit-for-tat policy. And why are they developing nuclear weapons? I mean, the economy is in bad shape. They could certainly use the resources. Everyone understands that it's a deterrent." North Korea is still offering to stop developing nuclear weapons if the US "stops carrying out threatening military maneuvers with South Korea on its border. Not an unreasonable proposal. And it's worth bearing in mind that North Korea was practically destroyed during the Korean War by some of the most intensive bombing in history. When there were no targets left, the US bombed dams, a war crime that wiped out crops. The North Koreans lived through that, so having nuclear-capable B-52s flying on their border is no joke. Instead of concern about whether somebody talked to the Russians, this is the kind of thing that should be pursued. That's what anyone hoping for some form of peace and justice should be working for."
Relations with China are also "an extremely serious issue," Chomsky said. "China isn't going to back down on its fundamental demands, concerning Taiwan, for example. And Trump threatening force is extraordinarily dangerous. You can't play that game in international affairs. We're too close to destroying ourselves. You take a look at the record through the nuclear age, of near misses. It's almost miraculous that we've survived. As soon as Trump came in, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock was moved to two-and-a-half minutes to midnight, both because of the nuclear threat, recognized to be serious, and the threat of environmental catastrophe, which wasn't considered in the earlier years, but now is. These are, overwhelmingly, the most crucial issues that face us. Everything else fades into insignificance in comparison. They're literally questions of survival.
There are now three nuclear powers that have refused to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: China, the United States, and Israel. If tests begin again, it would be an extremely serious danger. It was when the first tests were carried out that the Doomsday Clock went to two minutes to midnight. There's been an inadequate, but significant, reduction in nuclear weapons since the end of the Cold War, and the New START Treaty is supposed to carry that forward. Russia and the United States have the overwhelming mass of the nuclear weapons. And this would cut down the number, especially of the more threatening ones. Trump has said this a 'bad deal' for the United States, suggesting maybe we should pull out of it, which would be a disaster.
Sooner or later, people are going to see through Trump's con game, and at that point something will have to be done to maintain control. The obvious technique is scapegoating – blame it on immigrants or Muslims. But that can only go so far. The next step would be an alleged terrorist attack, which would be easy to construct or stage. I don't particularly anticipate it, but it's a possibility. And this is a very frightened country. For years, this has been probably the most frightened country in the world. It's also the safest country in the world. It's easy to terrify people."
On the question of Iran, Chomsky indicated that for years the US and Israel have insisted that it's the greatest threat to world peace, even though the US comes first in international Gallup polls. "Nobody else even close, far ahead of any other threat. Pakistan, second, much lower. Iran, hardly mentioned. Why is Iran regarded here as the greatest threat to world peace? The intelligence community provides regular assessments to Congress on the global strategic situation. It's said for years that Iran has very low military spending, even by the standards of the region, much lower than Saudi Arabia, Israel, others. Its strategy is defensive. So, if they're developing nuclear weapons, it would be as a deterrent. Why are the United States and Israel so concerned about a deterrent? Because they want to be free to use force."
When asked for his thoughts "on Syria, Russia, the United States," Chomsky said, "Syria is a horrible catastrophe. The Assad regime is a moral disgrace. They're carrying out horrendous acts, the Russians with them."
"Why the Russians with them?"
"Syria is their one ally in the region. Their one Mediterranean base is in Syria. But it's kind of like the North Korean case. There have been possible opportunities to terminate the horrors. In 2012, there was an initiative from the Russians, which wasn't pursued, so we don't know how serious it was, but it was a proposal for a negotiated settlement, in which Assad would be phased out. The West – France, England, the United States refused to consider it, believing at the time that they could overthrow Assad. Could it have worked? You never know. But it could have been pursued. Meanwhile, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are supporting jihadi groups, which aren't all that different from ISIS. So you have a horror story on all sides. The Syrian people are being decimated."
On Israel-Palestine, Chomsky said, "There's a systematic Israeli program that's been going on since 1967 to try to take over every part of the West Bank that's of any value, except for areas of Palestinian population concentration, which can rot on the vine. In 1980, the US joined the world not only in calling the settlements illegal, but in demanding that they be dismantled."
Amy Goodman: "Now you have David Friedman, the US ambassador to Israel, who raised money for the settlements. And Jared Kushner in charge of the policy."
"Yeah, it's been step by step. Reagan and Clinton weakened it. Obama and Trump let it stand. Meanwhile, the Kushner Foundation and this new ambassador are strong supporters of the Israeli ultra-right, way to the right of Netanyahu. The Beit El, the community they're pouring their money into, is run by an Orthodox rabbi whose position is that the army should follow the rabbi's orders. General discussions about this are extremely misleading. What's said on all sides is that there are two options: either a two-state settlement, in accord with the long-standing international consensus, or else one state, which would be an apartheid state, in which Palestinians wouldn't have rights, and you could have an anti-apartheid struggle, and Israel would face what's called the demographic problem – too many non-Jews in a Jewish state. But there's a third option, the one that's actually being implemented: construction of a Greater Israel, which won't have a demographic problem, because they're excluding the areas of dense Palestinian population and removing Palestinians from the areas they expect to take over. The United States is providing diplomatic, economic and military support for this project, which will leave the Palestinians with essentially nothing while Greater Israel won't have to face the dread demographic problem."
On Latin America, Chomsky agreed that after a 10-year period of enormous social progress via socially minded governments, there have been steps backward in the last few years. The popular governments, with the exception of Ecuador, have been thrown out of office, and there's a deepening crisis in Venezuela. "The left governments failed to use the opportunity available to them to try to create sustainable, viable economies. Almost every one – Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and others – relied on the rise in commodity prices, which is a temporary phenomenon. Commodity prices rose, mainly because of the growth of China, so there was a rise in the price of oil, of soy, and so forth. But these countries didn't try to develop a sustainable economy with manufacturing, agriculture and so on during this period. Venezuela, for example, is potentially a rich agricultural country, but they didn't develop it – they simply relied on oil. On top of that, there was just enormous corruption. It's painful to see the Workers' Party in Brazil, which did carry out significant measures, but just couldn't keep their hands out of the till. They joined the corrupt elite, which is robbing all the time, and discredited themselves. I don't think the game is over by any means. There were real successes achieved, and I think a lot of those will be sustained. But there's a regression. In Venezuela, the corruption, the robbery and so on, has been extreme, especially since Chávez's death."
On the question of whether fascism could come – or has come – to America, Chomsky said that we could be "in real danger, if a charismatic figure appears who can mobilize fears, anger, racism, a sense of loss of the future that belongs to us. We're lucky that there never has been an honest, charismatic figure. McCarthy was too much of a thug, Nixon was too crooked, and Trump, I think, is too much of a clown. So, we've been lucky. But we may not be lucky forever."
Noam Chomsky's latest book, Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power, was just published.


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17,886 Miles
One Owner
All Regular Scheduled Maintenance Performed
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No Known Mechanical Problems
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Excellent Interior
Excellent Carpets
Excellent Seats
Excellent Dashboard
Excellent Panels / Headliner
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Excellent Original Paint
Excellent Trim Condition
Excellent Glass Condition
No Visible Rust
No Known Accidents
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(Includes 17" x 7.5" (43.2 cm x 19.1 cm) steel spare wheel. (STD)
Features & Specifications *
Engine, Vortec 6.0L Variable Valve Timing V8 SFI E85-compatible, FlexFuel capable of running on unleaded or up to 85% ethanol (360 hp [268.4 kW] @ 5400 rpm, 380 lb-ft of torque [513.0 N-m] @ 4200 rpm) with (E63) fleetside pickup box; (322 hp [240.1 kW] @ 4400 rpm, 380 lb-ft of torque [513.0 N-m] @ 4200 rpm) with (ZW9) pickup box delete (Does not include E85 capability with (ZW9) pickup box delete.)
Transmission, 6-speed automatic, heavy-duty, electronically controlled with overdrive and tow/haul mode. Includes Cruise Grade Braking and Powertrain Grade Braking (Requires (L96) Vortec 6.0L V8 SFI engine or (LC8) 6.0L V8 SFI Gaseous engine.)
Rear axle, 3.73 ratio
Suspension Package, Handling/Trailering, heavy-duty includes 35mm twin tube shock absorbers and 36mm front stabilizer bar
Air cleaner, high-capacity
Cooling, auxiliary external transmission oil cooler heavy-duty air-to-oil
Cooling, external engine oil cooler heavy-duty air-to-oil, integral to driver side of radiator tank
Rear wheel drive
Battery, heavy-duty 600 cold-cranking amps, maintenance-free with rundown protection and retained accessory power
Alternator, 125 amps
Frame, fully-boxed, hydroformed front section
Suspension, front independent, torsion bar
Suspension, rear 4+1 multi-leaf springs
Steering, power, recirculating ball
Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc
Exhaust aluminized stainless-steel muffler and tailpipe
Vehicle Name : Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
Body Style : Reg Cab Pickup
Body Code : E63
Drivetrain : Rear Wheel Drive
Gross Axle Wt Rating - Front (lbs) : 4400
Gross Axle Wt Rating - Rear (lbs) : 6200
Curb Weight - Front (lbs) : 3160
Curb Weight - Rear (lbs) : 2455
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Cap (lbs) : 9300
Gross Combined Wt Rating (lbs) : 16000
Dead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) : 5000
Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) : 500
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) : 10200
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) : 1530
Fifth Wheel Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) : 10200
Fifth Wheel Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) : 2550
Maximum Trailering Capacity (lbs) : 17800
Engine Order Code : L96
Engine Type : Gas V8
Displacement : 6.0L/366
Fuel System : Electronic Fuel Injection
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM : 360 @ 5400
SAE Net Torque @ RPM : 380 @ 4200
Trans Order Code : MYD
Trans Type : 6
Trans Description Cont. : Automatic
First Gear Ratio (:1) : 4.03
Second Gear Ratio (:1) : 2.36
Third Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.53
Fourth Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.15
Fifth Gear Ratio (:1) : 0.85
Sixth Gear Ratio (:1) : 0.67
Reverse Ratio (:1) : 3.06
Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F (Primary) : 600
Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps) : 125
Engine Oil Cooler : Yes
Frame Type : Hydroformed
Suspension Type - Front : Independent
Suspension Type - Rear : Multi-leaf
Spring Capacity - Front (lbs) : 4400
Spring Capacity - Rear (lbs) : 6200
Axle Type - Front : Independent
Axle Type - Rear : Semi Floating
Axle Capacity - Front (lbs) : 4400
Axle Capacity - Rear (lbs) : 6200
Axle Ratio (:1) - Rear : 3.73
Shock Absorber Diameter - Front (mm) : 35
Shock Absorber Diameter - Rear (mm) : 35
Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Front (in) : 1.31
Steering Type : Pwr
Steering Ratio (:1), On Center : 24.0
Turning Diameter - Curb to Curb (ft) : 44.9
Turning Diameter - Wall to Wall (ft) : N/A
Brake Type : Pwr
Brake ABS System : 4-Wheel
Disc - Front (Yes or ) : Yes
Disc - Rear (Yes or ) : Yes
Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : 13.8 x 1.57
Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : 14.17 x 1.34
Wheels, 17" (43.2 cm) steel (Includes 17" x 7.5" (43.2 cm x 19.1 cm) steel spare wheel. Spare not included with (ZW9) pickup box delete unless a spare tire is ordered.)
Tires, LT245/75R17E all-season, blackwall
Pickup box, Fleetside
Recovery hooks, front, Black
Tire carrier, outside spare, winch-type mounted under frame at rear (Orders with (ZW9) Pickup box delete will not include a Spare Tire Carrier unless a spare tire is ordered)
Spare tire lock keyed cylinder lock that utilizes same key as ignition and door (Not included when (ZW9) pickup box delete or (VF7) rear bumper delete is ordered.)
Bumper, front chrome includes chrome bumper end caps
Bumper, rear chrome, step-style with pad (Not available with (ZW9) pickup box delete.)
Grille, chrome surround
Headlamps, dual halogen composite with automatic exterior lamp control and flash-to-pass feature
Lamps, dual cargo area lamps
Mirrors, outside manual, Black, manual-folding
Glass, Solar-Ray light-tinted, all windows
Wipers, front intermittent wet-arm with pulse washers
Door handles, Black
Front Tire Order Code : QHQ
Rear Tire Order Code : QHQ
Front Tire Size : LT245/75R17
Rear Tire Size : LT245/75R17
Front Tire Capacity (lbs) : 2580
Rear Tire Capacity (lbs) : 3195
Spare Wheel Size (in) : 17 x 7.5
Front Wheel Material : Steel
Rear Wheel Material : Steel
Spare Wheel Material : Steel
Wheelbase (in) : 133.70
Length, Overall w/o rear bumper (in) : 225.00
Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) : 80.00
Height, Overall (in) : 77.60
Overhang, Front (in) : 38.80
Overhang, Rear w/o bumper (in) : 52.60
Front Bumper to Back of Cab (in) : 116.50
Cab to Axle (in) : 56.00
Ground to Top of Load Floor (in) : 38.70
Ground Clearance, Front (in) : 9.80
Ground Clearance, Rear (in) : 9.10
Cargo Box Length @ Floor (in) : 97.80
Cargo Box Width @ Floor (in) : 62.50
Cargo Box Width @ Wheelhousings (in) : 50.60
Cargo Box (Area) Height (in) : 21.00
Tailgate Width (in) : 61.60
Cargo Volume (ft³) : 75.5
Audio system, AM/FM stereo with seek-and-scan and digital clock (Not available with (U2K) SiriusXM Satellite Radio.)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio, delete
Audio system feature, 4-speaker system (Requires Regular Cab models)
Seats, front 40/20/40 split-bench, 3-passenger, driver and front passenger manual reclining with outboard head restraints and center fold-down armrest with storage
Seat trim, vinyl
Floor covering, Black rubberized vinyl
Steering column, Tilt-Wheel, adjustable with brake/transmission shift interlock
Steering wheel includes theft-deterrent locking feature
Instrumentation, analog with speedometer, fuel level, engine temperature, tachometer, voltmeter and oil pressure indicators
Driver Information Center with odometer, trip odometer and message center (monitors numerous systems depending on vehicle equipment level including low fuel, turn signal "on", transmission temperature and oil change notification) (Driver Information Center controls are operated through the trip odometer button unless (UK3) steering wheel mounted audio controls is ordered. On 1LT and 1LZ, includes 8-point compass and outside temperature.)
Warning tones headlamp on, key-in-ignition, driver and passenger buckle up reminder and turn signal on
Cruise control, electronic with set and resume speed, located on steering wheel
Air conditioning, single-zone manual front climate control
Cup holders, front (Also includes rear cupholders on Extended and Crew Cab models. Rear cupholders are not included with (AE7) front 40/20/40 split-bench seat.)
Power outlets 2 auxiliary instrument panel-mounted with covers, 12-volt
Mirror, inside rearview manual day/night
Visors, driver and front passenger, sliding with clip and passenger side vanity mirror with cover, Opal Gray-colored
Assist handle, front passenger (Also includes rear assist handles in the headliner on Extended and Crew Cab models)
Lighting, interior with dome and reading lights, illuminated entry feature and backlit instrument panel switches
Coat hooks, rear driver and passenger side
Passenger Capacity : 3
Front Head Room (in) : 41.30
Front Leg Room (in) : 41.30
Front Shoulder Room (in) : 65.20
Front Hip Room (in) : 60.30
StabiliTrak, stability control system with Proactive Roll Avoidance and traction control, includes electronic trailer sway control and hill start assist
Daytime Running Lamps with automatic exterior lamp control
Air bags, frontal, driver and right-front passenger (Always use safety belts and child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See the Owner's Manual for more information.)
OnStar, delete
Tire Pressure Monitor System (does not apply to spare tire)
EPA Fuel Economy & Specification
Tons/yr of CO2 Emissions @ 15K mi/year : - TBD -
Total Cooling System Capacity (qts) : - TBD -
Spare Tire Capacity (lbs) : - TBD -
Revolutions/Mile @ 45 mph - Front : - TBD -
Revolutions/Mile @ 45 mph - Rear : - TBD -
Revolutions/Mile @ 45 mph - Spare : - TBD -
Front Wheel Size (in) : 17 x - TBD -
Rear Wheel Size (in) : 17 x - TBD -
Steering Ratio (:1), At Lock : - TBD -
Fuel Tank Capacity, Approx (gal) : 36.0
Fuel Tank Location : - TBD -
Cab to End of Frame (in) : - TBD -
Ground to Top of Frame (in) : - TBD -
Frame Width, Rear (in) : - TBD -
Cargo Box Width @ Top, Rear (in) : - TBD -
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Dozens of San Francisco dry cleaners have had to close shop or are pleading for more time as the deadline to comply with new environmental policies hit.
Shops in question own equipment that uses the solvent perchloroethylene, or perc, in the cleaning process. The solvent is widely used around the country, but it's been found in recent decades to be extremely toxic and exists in "elevated levels" in apartments above dry cleaning shops, according to the San Francisco Department of the Environment.
To phase out use, California passed a law two years ago requiring all perc dry cleaning shops that share a wall or ceiling with a residence or have machines that have reached the 15-year age limit to discontinue use of the perc machines by July 1.
As of December, 44 shops in The City were not in compliance. As of last week, that number was down to 23, said Barbara Coler, air-quality program manager with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Store owners wanting to stay in business will have to purchase an alternative machine that can cost between $40,000 and $150,000, depending on the technology, according to the Environment Department.
"A number of shops have already either closed, converted to "drop shops" [in which they outsource their cleaning] or switched out to alternative dry cleaning methods," Coler said.
City and state officials are recommending that owners switch to wet-cleaning technology, which is better for the environment than other alternatives and costs between $40,000 and $70,000. However, professional wet cleaning is a more labor-intensive, a cost that will likely be passed down to customers, industry experts said.
Karl Huie, who owns shops in San Francisco and Sausalito, has touted the wet-cleaning switch, saying the move increased business.
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The remaining 23 cleaners in The City that are out of compliance have an option for a one-year extension, but it will cost them, Coler said.
Owners can get the extension by entering into a compliance agreement with the air-quality district. They will have to pay ascending penalties each quarter during the year, with fines ranging from $250 to $2,500, Coler said.
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San Francisco dry cleaners are asking for more time to phase out banned machines, and they will face penalties each quarter of the year that they are out of compliance.
$250: First quarter
$500: Second quarter
$750: Third quarter
$1,000: Fourth quarter
$2,500: Maximum penalty for one year of noncompliance
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I love every product of coconut available on Earth =) coconut flour is my beloved product for making raw kind of pie. I add some water, coconut milk to the flour, some coconut sweet nectar or coconut crystals, raw cacao powder by Navitas, some coconut oil, mix everything well with wooden spoon , add some raisins and leave in the fridge over night. Next day I have raw healthy coconut dessert with my morning coffee =)
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This product relieves not only your joints, but also took away my forever strep throat problem. My eye whites became clearer. Feels more energy after using this product.
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I have two of these towels blue and ivory, I like both of them, the difference is just in color of course and do not be affarid of light color for your handy towel, this particular ivory colored towel does not catch the stains very rapidly. Well, blue one was not soaking in stains also, so I am adding here my description below, that you will find on the blue towel,the same properties: I liked the fabrics, size and style of this towel: soft, color very good for stains not to be noticeable, a loop for hanging it, nicely finished seams, very handy size. Main property, that I like is of course good soaking of moisture from surfaces, dishes. This product does what it promises! ust want to warn you, that at first when you start using this towel, it is better to wash it before the first day of its work in your kitchen, this way it soaks in moisture better. have a nice day in your kitchen :)
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Even though this product was new for me, as I never tried sesame paste before, only whole seeds, I loved it at once. I used it for making vegan mayonnaise. Simply mix 1:1 of warm water and tahini paste , stir realy well and after that it tuns into liquidy white creamy sauce, where you can add salt, some herbs like fresh or dried dill, parsley, basil, cilantro and then pour over salad. For me, it is like substitute for mayonnaise. I liked , that this product is raw, not heated, so it contains all best benefits of sesame. One of sesame high benefits is high content of calcium, that is very well absorbed. sad, that this product is discontinued, but I believe, that Iherb team will bring it back : -)
Dizziness in head !
I purchased this product for my Mother as she has severe vein inflamation, that was slowing down her possibility to walk. After she used this product, she could feel difference, pain in her calf stopped, but she got severe dizziness in her head. When she stopped using this product - dizziness was gone. I do not know if this is coincidence, but she did not return back to this product again. I learned from my friend, who works as nurse in the clinics, that this product is very popular among doctors and gives excellent results. I think it is individual if product might have some side effects or not, like it was for my Mother. I will give 4 stars though, as the pain caused by inflamation was gone for my Mother.
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Soap bars by Zum and Nubian Heritage are my favorites, but HUgo naturals is a new great finding, now I am moving to this brand, reseraching aromas they produce. This spearmint is my first soap bar by Hugo Naturals and I am amazed and totally pleased with quality. IT lathers very pleasantly and leaves your skin tingly fresh, I like to use this spearmint aroma bar in the morning shower it gives me infusion of freshness to start a new day. very very good scent, pleasant to touch and fresh aroma stay on your skin for about an hour. I like to breath in this refreshing aroma in bathroom. I am moving forward trying new aromas of this brand !
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I like this vanilla extract for the quality of aroma being mild, truly sweet vanilla. Little amount goes a long way. You have to careful while adding this vanilla to your food as there is not dropper, it has just an open bottle neck, quite wide. I use a small plastic measuring spoon before adding it to my desserts. My favorite usage of this product is adding some to coconut milk and shaking it with blender. I tried to add it to my biscuits while baking them in the oven. So I needed 3 ml for about 800 grams of dough for vanilla to be obvious in the biscuits. This product is quite economic, I like it and will order one more time.
The best and the mildest tumeric powder I ever used!!!
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I like turmeric because of its health benefits. I finally found the right turmeric, mild, with just slight bitterness in it, so, that I can use it with my food as much as I want at the same time enjoying health benefits and nice taste and color. I also use this turmeric for my face mask. It is a strong antiaging ingredient. I simply mix up some white clay with a pinch of turmeric, or banana marshed with turmeric and apply over my face and neck. Do not be affraid, skin does not turn yellow, it washes nice and gives a perfect glow and comfortable feeling for your skin. One more benefit of using turmeric is using it with dairy products. As dairy products, especially pasteurized tend to give high amount of mucus in your body, turmeric together with ginger added to your dairy products help to digest and burn this mucus.


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Aside from letting you work from home, you can also work anywhere. Are you wondering how some people are able to work in the beach or while traveling? You can do that even if you don't have a boss. In online marketing, you can work from literally anywhere as long as there is Internet signal.
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500, 472, 425, 368 Discussion, 472 Heads in Cadillac Engine Discussion; I have a '72 with a 472 in it and I noticed the other day that the intake manifold and ...
472 Heads
I have a '72 with a 472 in it and I noticed the other day that the intake manifold and heads were much cleaner then the rest of the engine, I actually noticed it when I was under the car working on replacing the tranny pan and tail seal. But what I didn't notice until later was that it was only one head was freshly painted with the intake manifold which makes me believe only one head had been removed. I don't like that thought to much and I am pretty sure I will be taking both heads off and having them both checked out. However, What I have done in the past (usually on a F.O.R.D) I have purchased a set of heads, had them all worked up then put the new heads on. Usually the money spent for the set of heads pays for itself in the time it cuts out!
Looking for heads, is there an 'ideal' set of heads to look for or are all 472 heads the same?
Does anyone have an extra set of heads they don't plan on using that's just collecting dust?
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The heads of a 500 or 472 are the same...They made two different chamber , cc area, heads.. The small chamber were from 68 to 73 and the large was from 74 to 76.. The only way to be sure what you have , without guessing, is to take off the rocker arm cover and look at the casting number. Before I went through all that trouble I would take a compression check just to know where the engine sets..


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I've been meaning to update this for a few days, but I never could get my feelings out. I decided it would be a good outlet before I exploded. I was originally going to update this over something totally different related to my second job. But now I'm pissed off.
I was at my office job talking to my coworkers because we have legit nothing to do that day, and they were kind of picking on me but it was mostly playful and I was not being sensitive about it. Then after probably a half hour they started to get harsher, and I was just tired of it. I was just trying to explain a theory I have that you can do anything you want, if you want to work for it or pay the price of the repercussions and I think they don't really understand my humor.
I'm just tired of being different and thinking different. Part of me is thinking it might be the way I'm coming off. Maybe I'm wording things bad, maybe I just think different, or maybe they're fucking morons. Maybe they were joking. I don't really care. I'm just tired of it.
Then the silver fox (hot older guy i work with) tries to stay out of it. We talk all the time and get along pretty well. But it's like, i want to talk to him but not have them interrupting us. Eventually, we just fucking talked over them.
But yeah, luckily, one of the chicks who picks on me isn't there on Friday so at least 2/3 days I'm at that job, she isn't there to start shit. But neither is silver fox that day. :/
Idk how to cope with it. I guess ignore them and talk over them? But silver fox doesn't like to be rude and neither do I. Sigh.
Good thing the job will look amazing on my resume though. or at least worth the hassle. I guess i should just wear headphones and try not to make friends? idk.
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Business Leaders Back Cuomo's Minimum Wage Boost
March 18, 2015
By Stephanie West
Albany NY - A significant number of Upstate business leaders have announced their support for Governor Cuomo's "Fight for Fair Pay" campaign to raise the state's minimum wage this year. The 44 business leaders join 41 others from Downstate who now represent broad private sector support – including some of New York's most prominent business leaders and an array of small businesses.
Budget Blueprint for Pennsylvania
March 4, 2015
By Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder
Harrisburg, Pa. - "Governor Wolf's budget makes the much needed investments in education, health, and human services that will restore our state as a leader in job creation, prosperity and economic growth for years to come.
Wisconsin Anti-Worker Bill Hurts Families and Economy
March 2, 2015
By SEIU President Mary Kay Henry
Washington, DC - Guest article by SEIU President Mary Kay Henry regarding the Wisconsin legislature's passage of anti-worker "right-to-work" legislation. "This terrible legislation hurts families and it hurts the economy in Wisconsin. Gov. Walker and his out-of-touch allies in the legislature have dealt a blow to working families.
Public Contract Fraud Case on Long Island
February 19, 2015
By Stephanie West
Long Island, NY - Charles Angelillo, 41, of Eastport, has been sentenced in his role of defrauding the state of over $200,000. He submitted false invoices over a two year period for HVAC equipment, supplies, and labor. Angelillo is banned from bidding on public contracts with the state and municipalities for five years.
President Obama's FY2016 Budget
February 4, 2014
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Washington, DC-- In the State of the Union, President Obama forcefully advocated for working families and the bold actions we need to create an economy that truly works for all working people.
Citibank Eliminates Barriers to Low-Income Americans
February 4, 2015
By Neal Tepel
New York, NY – Citibank has agreed to adopt new policies governing its screening of lower-income customers seeking to open checking or savings accounts. Citibank's will now allow thousands of additional New Yorkers and consumers nationwide to open bank accounts.
City's Tourism Generated Record $61.3 Billion
February 3, 2015
By Stephanie West
New York, NY — New York City reached an all-time record of 56.4 million visitors in 2014. Tourism generated a record $61.3 billion in overall economic impact, supporting 359,000 related jobs and $21 billion in wages.
A Wage Floor Forces Employers To Pay Better
January 22, 2015
By Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Ph.D.
It has become a staple of the neoclassical economics model that when productivity increases, then so too will wages. Why is this? Because in a competitive market each worker receives the value of his or her marginal product, which is the amount of an increase in say a unit of labor.
Jobs Increase But Wages Stagnate
January 12, 2015
By Neal Tepel
Washington, DC - The Labor Department has reported that the U.S. created more jobs in 2014 than any year since 1999, but paychecks continue to decline. With jobs increasing across the U.S., wages are now the nation's chief economic concern.
AFL-CIO Equity Index Fund Grows to $6 Billion!
December 30, 2014
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December 30, 2014
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More than $16.5 million has been awarded for the construction of 240 new units of affordable housing across the State. "All New Yorkers should have a safe and decent place to call home, and today we're taking another step toward making that goal a reality," Governor Cuomo said.
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December 25, 2014
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New York, NY—The former president of Workers United and UNITE HERE! called the recent $1.1 trillion budget compromise a "debacle" because the new spending bill now allows very wealthy people to spend even more cash to influence politics in Washington, D.C than before.
Amalgamated Bank Hires Former White House Aide
December 25, 2014
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New York, N.Y – Amalgamated Bank announced that Sam Brown, a former aide in the Obama administration, has been selected to lead the bank's business development team to customize banking services for unions.
Whether You Love 'em or Hate 'em, Wall Street is Key to New York's Economy
December 24, 2014
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New York, NY—That was the message Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli gave when he spoke before business and labor leaders on December 12 about how the securities industry is a major tax revenue source for both New York City and State.
Republican Strategy: Eliminate Unions and Reduce Worker Protections
December 23, 2014
By Neal Tepel, LaborPress Editorial
Washington, DC - Several Kentucky counties are moving forward passing local 'Right to Work' legislation. Republicans in Kentucky are engaging in a tactic that could spread across the country and labor leaders are paying very close attention.
Retirement Security Increasingly Insecure
December 19, 2014
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Washington, DC - Every three years, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College issues the National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI), taking a look at the percentage of America's households that are at risk of seeing a decline in quality of life after retirement. In the recently released report for 2013, 52% of households were at risk, a marginal improvement from the 2010 rate of 53%.