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Dick Gregory on Martin Luther King murder
Code Name: Zorro  is a book by Dick Gregory and Mark Lane that appeared the year I graduated from high school (1978). My high school history teacher and I saw Gregory speak at the Riviera Country club in LA, and we were filmed by some furtive character apparently representing forces that didn’t like the book.
“Zorro” was the FBI’s code name for Martin Luther King Jr. during the J. Edgar Hoover years.Â
 
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Introducing Dr. Robert Abele and his website, Spotlight on Freedom
Political philosopher Dr. Robert Abele has graciously allowed The Swill Bucket to feature material from his web site:
http://spotlightonfreedom.com/
While most of us know something is terribly wrong with the American political system, Dr. Abele provides the details and historical background that make the extent of Democracy’s demise all the more painfully clear. We at the Swill Bucket look forward to presenting Dr. Abele’s commentary to the public.
Shawn Hamilton, Daniel Roggenkamp,
‘Noam Chomsky’s Theory of Justice’ by Dr. Robert Abele
Forthcoming in the Encyclopedia of Social Justice, Springer Publishing, The Hague, Netherlands, 2011
- Dr. Robert Abele, Political Philosopher
Chomsky just posted Abele’s article on his personal web site:
Books by this author:
Anatomy of a Deception: A Reconstruction and Analysis of the Decision to Invade Iraq
Democracy Gone! A Chronicle of the Last Chapters of the Great American Democratic Experiment
Ted Rall: political scientist argues the U.S. is a police state
The United States is a police state.                      Â
Not in danger of becoming one.
 Is.
And it’s too late to restore democracy.
California Governor Jerry Brown May Soon Sign A Bill Allowing Farm Workers To Form Unions
I filed this very short radio piece today from the capitol for Workers Independent News (WIN) out of Wisconsin. It’s about a senate bill that farm workers are trying to persuade Governor Brown to sign. Cesar Chavez’s sister was there, along with marching and fasting protestors, and someone was holding up Cesar’s rocking chair. They were going to offer Brown to sit in it when (if) he signs the bill–an interesting detail that doesn’t make it into a one-minute story. After all these years, the farm workers are still trying to get non-lethal working conditions.
Anchor’s Intro: The United Farm Workers are hoping a California bill allowing farm workers to form unions by majority signup will soon become law. Shawn Hamilton reports:
“United Farm Workers and their supporters rallied at California’s state capitol Thursday to persuade Governor Jerry Brown to sign legislation making it easier for farm workers to organize. The author of Senate Bill 104, Sacramento Democrat Darryl Steinberg, told the crowd he was honored to have sponsored The Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act, which he referred to as a civil rights bill. It would simply allow farm workers to protect themselves by having a union.
Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers, said the large growers who oppose the legislation pretend everything is fine and that they treat the workers well. Rodriguez said they ignore the 16 heat-related deaths that have occurred in the last six years. He said the growers don’t provide enough water, shade, or rest breaks and generally push the workers too hard.
[Arturo Rodriguez] “They’re not machines. They’re human beings and they cannot work like that. That’s why we need fair treatment for farm workers and SB 104 signed by Governor Jerry Brown, so farm workers will have a voice on the job, so they’ll have an opportunity to really control what’s taking place.â€
Governor Brown has until June 28th to sign the bill. Shawn Hamilton, Sacramento, CA”
(About two minutes in (second story), but the first piece on TSA is interesting. I realized that I have trouble seeing TSA employees as “workers” in a sense that I can respect them. I can’t get past their willingness (or eagerness) to deny us 4th Amendment rights while molesting us.