Can the Family and Medical Leave Act (FLMA) function, as said by guest Rachel Greszler,  as”a get out of jail free card”.  Ms. Greszler spoke truth more than FACTS when she said that.  In a nation that is number 1 in human incarceration, a point can be suggested that the work world for many employees isn’t far different.  While corporations decry regulations applied to them, the regulations imposed upon employees seem often in conflict with human rights, not to mention rights of nature as pertains to environment.

Free market principles has little to nothing to do with the form of capitalism in the USA in which big-money interests own lawmakers.  This seems to be a backhanded way for corporations to control We The People.

Absurdly low wages is another facet of assault and control upon workers.

As we consider public/private partnerships under the protection of Citizens United, one can compare this form of capitalism with communism.  What might be the difference, one asks.

A different form of free market principles can be imagined in small businesses, sole proprietorship, and employee-owned corporations.  This would remove the middle man of Wall St. and give the profits to the workers.  We could retire the “get out of jail free card” concept of human existence in the USA.

Principles of degrowth — https://twitter.com/BarnardPhoebe/status/1620572804273033216

C-Span hosted a discussion about the FLMA – https://www.c-span.org/video/?525730-3/washington-journal-indivar-dutta-gupta-amp-rachel-greszler-discuss-30th-anniversary-family-amp-medical  –FEBRUARY 3, 2023  | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 02/03/2023

Washington Journal

Indivar Dutta-Gupta and Rachel Greszler on 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Indivar Dutta-Gupta and Rachel Greszler talked about the 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

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From popularresistance—-

https://popularresistance.org/presenting-the-havana-declaration-on-the-new-international-economic-order/      —

Presenting: The Havana Declaration On The New International Economic Order

Massive Rally Demands More Staff In Health And Non-Profit Sectors

Pivot To Asia Ramping Up Ominously

Federal Court Rejects Drilling And Fracking In Greater Chaco Region

The US Continues Escalating In Ukraine

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From MRonline  —  https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=2833cdb99b&u=36ce609ae68971b4f060ad9c7&id=49c39cc918               —

Latin America refuses to send Ukraine weapons, despite Western pressure

Top U.S. Official hails Nord Stream 2 blast

In the face of censorship, Indian students organize screenings of BBC documentary on PM Modi

Radio silence concerning United States President Franklin Roosevelt’s repudiation of debts

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrzffJcm0Q0   —

We’re Trying To Crush The Happiest Country On Earth

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Because sometime it is about people and our connection to nature——https://wildhunt.org/2023/02/blessed-imbolc-and-lughnassadh.html             —

Today, many modern Pagans and polytheists celebrate the fire festival of Imbolc, sacred to the goddess Brigid, patroness of poets, healers, and smiths. The modern celebration is often held on Feb. 1 or Feb. 2. Because of practical concerns including work schedules, many groups hold their rituals and events can throughout the week and weekend.February 2 is also the Feast of Maman Brigitte. Last year, author Lilith Dorsey told TWH, “This is one of my absolute favorite times of year. I get the chance to celebrate the ‘fiery one,’ the Goddess Brigit.”Additionally, the Shinto Festival of Setsubun is held on Feb. 3. This holiday is more commonly known as the Japanese bean-throwing festival. Around Japan and the world, observers throw soybeans in their homes to drive away the evil spirits of winter while others visit their local Buddhist or Shinto temples and toss soybeans there. Setsubun is translated as “seasonal division” and is considered to be the final day of winter on the Shinto calendar.

This seasonal theme is carried through in many secular and modern religious observances, such as EarthSpirit Community’s Feast of Lights and, of course, Groundhog Day.

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****As one who would be perfectly contented to retain the Senate if they adhered to Oaths of Office more than to Citizens United campaign donations, one is interested in a topic raised as to the reason we maintain the US Senate—-

 This is a reminder of how much we don’t know.  This brings one around to Howie Hawkins, who continues to impress with original thought.  We also could acknowledge Hawkins often speaks to censored information.
One such topic about which one would never have even considered, is whether the USA needs The Senate.  Apparently The Senate is little other than expensive window dressing, promoting hierarchical interests, and too often placed in positions of power by big-money via Citizens United.  But the public gets to fund this curiosity of pompous supremacy.  Who knew?
The Democratic Branch of the Republican/Democratic Duopoly are especially functional in voter suppression—–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNbdkuU1edw          —#GreenSocialist Notes #76
Howie Hawkins brings up the concept of whether the USA needs the Senate.  Apparently according to some people, the Senate isn’t necessary.  This brings up the blockage from the Senate of many bills that would benefit We The People.  Combined with Citizens United that promotes big-money interest choice of Senators, in which laws are passed that benefit big-money interest rather than We The People, and that We The People support economically, the members of the Senate, this seems a good topic for discussion.
The US Constitution doesn’t seem to sanction elections run by political Parties, and to permit control of political debates by political Parties seems equally corrupt.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7kn2-GEmM       —

Ross Perot in 1992 on NAFTA and the “Giant Sucking Sound”

Centralization is the lifeblood of the R&D duopoly.  It’s the way to enforce capitalism onto workers in 2022.———————–We can do better———-

That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  

Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”
If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. 
*******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.
    https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud–LEAGUE REFUSES TO “HELP PERPETRATE A FRAUD”

WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FROM FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE–end of lwv info–Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory that strongly influenced early Green Socialist thought, strongly advocated the discussion and study group as the first step of any revolutionary movement. A group of individuals meets to expand their knowledge of radical thought and form a radical intellectual community; through the give and take of discussion, can eventually form ideas for next steps in organizing and political activity. According to Bookchin, study groups help create solidarity and a shared language — with a shared coherent vision — for building a mass, organizing, political movement!