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Health care: Overview and the pandemic | Affordable Care Act | Tackling inequalities | Opioids epidemic

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The Biden Agenda

Posted on February 7, 2021 by mekorganic

President Biden begins to reverse Trump administration policies with an ambitious to-do list

Washington Post Ongoing updates

Economic policy: Overview | Growth | Taxes | Trade | Employment

Tech policy: Overview | Gig work | FCC | Section 230 | Antitrust

Biden Cabinet & Officials

Joe Biden News

From Creating Better World

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Shut Down Creech

Posted on February 7, 2021 by mekorganic

Twice a year peace activists gather for a week of vigils and direct action to publicly expose U.S. drones killing civilians in violation of our Constitution and International Law

U.S. Military is the greatest polluter in world

Creech flys the Predator/Reaper attack drones in over 7 countries terrorizing whole communities and killing thousands of civilians

Group picture after another morning vigil to inform Creech AFB soldiers and civilians as to their involvement in war crimes against humanity.

Creech AFB is the home base for attack drones used to commit war crimes by premeditated killing civilians in violation of International Law

7 of us were arrested in opposition to U.S. Drone Assassination Program in at least 7 countries.

Image Gallery – Michael E Kerr

A Citizen’s Guide To Impeachment Alan Hirsch

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Books – Miscellaneous

Posted on February 4, 2021 by mekorganic

The Artist as Culture Producer, Sharon Louden

Civics For Democracy: A Journey For Teachers And Students Katherine Isaac

Culture as Weapon: The Art of Influence in Everyday Life, Nato Thompson

Financial Deregulation: The Need For Safeguards Jonathan Brown

Good Works: A Guide To Careers In Social Change Jessica Cowan

Graphic Design History: A Critical Guide Johanna Drucker

Living as Form: Socially Engaged Art from 1991-2011, Nato Thompson

Masks Of Deception: Corporate Front Group In America Andy Friedman and Mark Megalli

Racial Redlining: A Study On Bank Discrimination Jonathan Brown and Charles Benington

Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the Twenty-first Century, Nato Thompson

Shortchanging The Viewers: Broadcasters Neglect Of Public Interest Programming James P. Donahue

Silent Violence, Silent Death: The Hidden Epidemic Of Medical Malpractice Harvey Rosenfield

Women Activists: Challenging The Abuse Of Power Anne Witte Garland

Workers At Risk: A Survey Of Osha’s Enforcement Record Against Corporations James P. Donahue

Essential Books: Publishing in the Public Interest

Suffragettes to She-Devils: Women’s Liberation and Beyond Liz McQuiston

Clean New World: Culture, Politics And Graphic Design Maud Lavin

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Books – Activism

Posted on February 4, 2021 by mekorganic

Activism, Inc.: How the Outsourcing of Grassroots Campaigns Is Strangling Progressive Politics in America by Dana R. Fisher Fisher examines the history and rationale behind political outsourcing on the Left, weaving together frank interviews with canvassers, high-ranking political officials across the political spectrum, and People’s Project management. She compares all of this to the grassroots efforts on the Right, which remain firmly grounded in communities and local politics. This book offers a chilling review of the consequences of political outsourcing.

American Resistance: From the Women’s March to the Blue Wave by Dana R. Fisher American Resistance charts the course of the anti-Trump surge in activism and organizing, shedding light on crucial realities and busting myths along the way. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the people-powered movements that are changing American politics in the Trump era.

Decoding Advertisements Judith Williamson

Design Beyond Design Jan van Toorn, ed.

Graphic Agitation: Social And Political Graphics Since The Sixties Liz McQuiston

Hiding In The Light: On Images And Things Dick Hebdige

The Idea Of Design Victor Margolin and Richard Buchanan

The Division of Light and Power by Dennis Kucinich Private, investor-owned utilities in Texas, Ohio, California, Illinois and elsewhere are crushing consumers with sky-high rates, price gouging and criminal behavior. The Division of Light and Power is the thoroughly documented, true story of one courageous American mayor who fought, and beat, a utility monopoly in an epic battle which involved corporate espionage and sabotage, bank co-conspirators, extortion, political corruption, organized crime, mob-directed assassination attempts, congressional investigations, and media cover-ups.

What Is A Designer Norman Potter

The World Must Change: Graphic Design And Idealism Leonie ten Duis & Annelies Hasse, eds.

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Fictional Films of Political Interest

Posted on February 4, 2021 by mekorganic

All the Kings Men; by Robert Penn Warren

Ambassador of the Dead: A Novel; by Askold Melnyczuk America’s Children; by James Thackara

Animal Farm; by George Orwell Babbit; by Sinclair Lewis

Bitter Grounds; by Sandra Benitez Blindness; by Jose Saramago

Born Palestinian, Born Black; by Suheir Hammad Brave New World; by Aldous Huxley

Catch-22; by Joseph Heller Fahrenheit 45; by Ray Bradbury Gain; by Thomas Powers

Grapes of Wrath; by John Steinbeck Harry Gold; by Millicent Dillon Henry and Clara; by Thomas Mallon House Arrest; by Mary Morris

In Evil Hour Gabriel; by Garcia Marquez

In the Spirit Crazy Horse; byPeter Matthiessen Invisible Man; by Ralph Ellison

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit; by Daniel Quinn It Can’t Happen Here; by Sinclair Lewis

Johnny Got His Gun; by Dalton Trumbo Lili: A Novel; by Annie Wang Midnights Children; by Salman Rushdie Morning; by W.D. Wetherell

My Year of Meats; by Ruth Ozeki Native Son; by Richard A. Wright

New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984); by George Orwell

Notes from the Underground; by Fyodor Dostoevsky Only the Super Rich Can Save Us; by Ralph Nader Thank You For Smoking; by Christopher Buckley The Armies of the Night; by Norman Mailer

The Bell Jar; by Sylvia Plath

The Boondocks Aaron; by McGruder

The Company: A Novel of the CIA; by Robert Littell The Crying of Lot 49; by Thomas Pynchon

The Emperor of Ocean Park; by Stephen L. Carter

The Ghost with Trembling Wings; by Scott Weidensaul The Golden Notebook; by Doris May Lessing

The Invisible Circus; by Jennifer Egan The Iron Heel; by Jack London

The White Bone; by Barbara Gowdy

The White; by Rose B. Traven

The Wind Done Gone: An Unauthorized Parody; by Alice Randall Things Fall Apart; by Chinua Achube

This Modern World ; by Tom Tomorrow Three Women; by Marge Piercy

To Kill a Mockingbird; by Harper Lee USA John ; by Dos Passos

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy White Noise; by Don Delillo

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance ; by Robert Pirsig

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Documentary – Water

Posted on February 4, 2021 by mekorganic

Blue Gold

Blue Vinyl

Flow

Tapped

Water