by Kim MoodyKim Moody is a co-founder of Labor Notes. He is the author of numerous books about the American labor movement, including In Solidarity: Working-Class Organization and Strategy in the United States.Originally posted as From Realignment to Reinforcement | JacobinReforming, realigning, or refashioning the Democratic Party into a vehicle for social … [Read more...] about Leftists looking to take over the Democratic Party will confront even more roadblocks than in the past.
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Takata Fined $1 Billion For Hiding Information on Exploding Car Airbags
by Kavya Padmanabhan, Special to CorpWatch January 20th, 2017 Support CorpWatch (select Corporation Watch)Takata, the Japanese auto parts maker, will pay a $1 billion fine to the U.S. government after pleading guilty to hiding information about the likelihood that the company’s car air bags could accidentally explode. Takata air bags have been linked to … [Read more...] about Takata Fined $1 Billion For Hiding Information on Exploding Car Airbags
オスプレイ墜落現場: 市民撮影の写真、軍削除させる
【名護】米軍垂直離着陸輸送機ＭＶ２２オスプレイが名護市安部の海岸に墜落した問題で、２５日に米軍が機体残骸の回収を実施した際、集落近くの浜に上がってきた公務中の米兵を撮影した６０代の女性が写真を削除するよう米軍に求められていたことが分かった。 女性によると、回収作業の際に、浜に上がってきた米兵を撮影したところ、近くにいた米軍関係者が通訳を介して「個人なので（顔が写って）公にされるのはよくない」と写真の削除を求めた。女性は米軍関係者の求めに応じ、タブレット端末で撮影した複数の画像をその場で削除した。作業の様子を遠くから撮影した画像の削除は求められなかった。 ２００４年の沖国大米軍ヘリ墜落事故を受けて日米が取り交わした基地外での米軍機事故に関するガイドライン（指針）は、写真撮影について米当局から要請がある場合、「日本側当局が事情を説明した上で、撮影の … [Read more...] about オスプレイ墜落現場: 市民撮影の写真、軍削除させる
WaPo Factcheck Attack on Sanders’ ACA Warning at Odds With Actual Facts
With the New York Times finally agreeing to name politicians’ lies where they belong—in the headlines of the stories where they first occur—it’s time to end the failed experiment of factchecking columns. Not only do these projects give the false impression that checking facts is a sidelight rather than central to the journalistic mission, they are fatally compromised by … [Read more...] about WaPo Factcheck Attack on Sanders’ ACA Warning at Odds With Actual Facts
Follow Up on Thyroid Cancer! Patient Group Voices Opposition to Scaling Down the Fukushima Prefectural Health Survey¹
Aihara HirokoTranslation by Yuki MiyamotoIntroduction by Eiichiro OchiaiJanuary 15, 2017 Volume 15 | Issue 2 | Number 3This article first appeared in Japan Focus. Please support them here.INTRODUCTIONMore than five years have elapsed since the great earthquake and the accompanying huge tsunami (on 3.11 of 2011), and its … [Read more...] about Follow Up on Thyroid Cancer! Patient Group Voices Opposition to Scaling Down the Fukushima Prefectural Health Survey¹