RSH 63 -- Case Studies in Checking Oneself Before One Wrecks Oneself (10.24.2020)

Recorded October 22, 2020. Peter breaks down the socialist electoral victory in Bolivia. Then they talk about Proposition 22 in California, which was written by companies like Uber and Lyft to keep their workers as independent contractors so they have less benefits than an employee. Adam provides an update on the #endSARS protests in Nigeria. Then Adam talks about Ice Cube's meeting with Donald Trump, Black voter behavior, and why Cube's Contract With Black America is centrist and underwhelming. 

 

Links: Bolivia's anti-imperialist army school named after Che's assassins: https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/anti-imperialist-school-renamed-after-executors-of-che-20200117-0015.html?fbclid=IwAR3WTPWRKN-WWAjW4yz1XwFW5zzYkhvyXY5kTM0K_ZX9d-vnBDMF6JwhOJc ; California's Prop. 22: https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_22,_App-Based_Drivers_as_Contractors_and_Labor_Policies_Initiative_(2020) ; #endSARS protests continue in Nigeria, Nigerian security forces shoot and kill nonviolent protesters: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/20/nigerian-security-forces-use-live-fire-to-disperse-protesters, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/lagos-imposes-indefinite-curfew-curb-nigeria-protests-police-deploy-anti-n1244030 ; primer on the youth-led anti-police movement in Nigeria: http://hoodcommunist.org/2020/10/15/endsars-contextual-primer-on-the-youth-led-anti-police-movement-in-nigeria/ ; Black voting behavior and party affiliation since 1936: https://blackdemographics.com/culture/black-politics/ , more info.: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/journey-power-history-black-voters-1976-2020-n1029581 , https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2017/11/01/441926/voter-trends-in-2016/ ; party affiliation among different demographics: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/03/20/1-trends-in-party-affiliation-among-demographic-groups/ ; race and education remain stark dividing lines in U.S. electorate: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/06/02/in-changing-u-s-electorate-race-and-education-remain-stark-dividing-lines/ ; partisan, gender, and generational differences among Black voters: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-partisan-gender-and-generational-differences-among-black-voters-heading-into-election-day/ ; 2018 midterm election results by race, gender, and education: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/11/08/the-2018-midterm-vote-divisions-by-race-gender-education/ ; voting behavior and party affiliation by race and gender: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/06/02/democratic-edge-in-party-identification-narrows-slightly/#wide-divides-in-partisanship-persist-by-race-and-ethnicity , Black men are the most liberal/Democratic-leaning men of all races: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/18/men-and-women-in-the-u-s-continue-to-differ-in-voter-turnout-rate-party-identification/ ; Black people's attitudes toward Kamala Harris by gender and age: https://twitter.com/blkprofcct/status/1319338478547554307 ; voters' attitude on race and gender: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/09/10/voters-attitudes-about-race-and-gender-are-even-more-divided-than-in-2016/ ; Gen. Z voters reflect growing ethnic/racial diversity of the electorate: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/09/23/gen-z-eligible-voters-reflect-the-growing-racial-and-ethnic-diversity-of-u-s-electorate/ ; Donald Trump's "Platinum Plan" for Black America: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/president-trump-releases-the-platinum-plan-for-black-americans-opportunity-security-prosperity-and-fairness , https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-black-americans-platinum-plan-economy-civil-rights-juneteenth-2020-9 ; Ice Cube responds to critics and sets record straight on meeting with Donald Trump and Contract With Black America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTWTThnXTqA ; thread on 50 Cent endorsing Donald Trump and his previous support for George W. Bush: https://twitter.com/adamhudson5/status/1318315318419230721 ; Contract With Black America: https://contractwithblackamerica.us/wp-content/uploads/CWBA-Full-Contract.pdf ; Movement For Black Lives platform: https://m4bl.org/policy-platforms/; 

 

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