Tootfinder

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rejoined the Democratic Socialists of America
after not renewing her membership for seven years, amid speculation that she might run for president in 2028.
The 36-year-old New York representative and one of the country’s most prominent democratic socialists
renewed her membership in the group’s national organization after reports emerged earlier this month that it had lapsed.
Ocasio-Cortez initially joined the group in 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejoins DSA after membership lapse of seven years
Then House candidate joined Democratic Socialists of America in 2018 but didn’t renew membership after a year

➡️ Wisconsin Electoral Socialists
#bookmarks

„Im Zuge der Covid-19-Pandemie spendete sie im April 2020 eine Million US-Dollar für die Forschung am Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Im November 2020 wurde bekanntgegeben, dass #Parton|s Spende maßgeblich zur Entwicklung des Moderna-Impfstoffs beigetragen habe.“

Since last semester, I am holding a university seminar on Sociology for Social Workers. One focus is social theory following the terms of domestication, rationalization, differentiation and individualization.
As it happens, the textbook used ends with white male theorists of the 90-ies. Any hints on where to look for more current, non-male and/or non-white perspectives on those concepts?
#Sociology

Mitähän pitäisi tapahtua, jotta tälläistä ei tapahtuisi enää? Nykymenolla se ei näytä olevan mahdollista..
Edes tuomio törkeästä rikoksesta ei tehonnut: yritys jätti roinat tonteille, ja lasku siivouksesta saattaa langeta kaupungille https://yle.fi/a/74-20237218?origin=rss/Mastodon…

Edes tuomio törkeästä rikoksesta ei tehonnut: yritys jätti roinat tonteille, ja lasku siivouksesta saattaa langeta kaupungille
Lohjan Saukkolassa sijaitsevalla teollisuustontilla on luvaton kaatopaikka täynnä sekalaista roinaa ja rakennusjätettä.

43% of Americans view socialism positively

Positive views of big business are down to 35%;
Capitalism steady at 55%
https://news.gallup.com/poll/714653/socialism-positive-rating-tops-first-time.aspx

Socialism's Positive Rating Tops 40% for First Time
Socialism's appeal is at a new high, but it remains less popular than capitalism and well below free enterprise.

Hur otippat, från SCB "Ojämställda inkomster för sysselsatta kvinnor och män med funktionsnedsättning
Kvinnor och män med funktionsnedsättning utgör drygt en av tio i arbetande ålder och ungefär hälften var sysselsatta under 2024. De som var sysselsatta hade lägre nettoinkomst jämfört med sysselsatta personer i övriga befolkningen. Kvinnor med funktionsnedsättning hade allra lägst nettoinkomst bland de som var sysselsatta. "

"Tons of fishing gear and plastic are washing up on Seychelles beaches. We tracked where it was coming from"
#Beach #Environment #Plastic

Tons of fishing gear and plastic are washing up on Seychelles beaches. We tracked where it was coming from
Vast quantities of plastic and fishing gear are washing up along the shores of the Seychelles, destroying fragile ecosystems and causing significant economic problems.

Americans are neither as hostile to socialism as they once were
nor as positive toward capitalism as they have been in the past.
More important than polling, however, is the fact that for many Americans the “communist threat” is a total abstraction.
There are tens of millions of voters (
who were young children when the Soviet Union fell.
There are millions more who weren’t yet born.
For these Americans, communism is as much a concern as the missile gap …

Image of Capitalism Slips to 54% in U.S.
Fifty-four percent of Americans, down from 60% in 2021, have a positive opinion of capitalism, while a steady 39% view socialism positively.

Trump has previewed a Republican strategy for the midterm elections,
seizing on a progressive sweep in New York to portray Democrats as
“godless communists” who pose an existential threat to the nation.
The president, who was a child during the “red scare”, seized on wins by democratic socialists backed by the mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, to stoke fears that the Democratic party has embraced extremism that could lead to the violent persecution of Christians.

Trump attacks Democrats as ‘godless communists’ in test of midterms message
President seizes on wins by Mamdani-backed candidates to warn darkly of threat to ‘traditional American way of life’