US citizens: Fax your members of Congress to tell them to pass the Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act.

Everyone: call on Lockheed to start converting to peaceful industries.

Texas Governor Abbott said he would forcibly take border-crossers to Washington DC against their will. He received a hostile reaction and changed the plan. Now he says he will offer them a gratis bus trip to Washington.

I don't see anything wrong in his making them that offer -- provided that's really what happens. But you can't trust Republicans to keep their commitments to anyone that is disprivileged, or even to anyone not filthy rich. Their contempt for the weak is unrestrained. Who knows what nasty things they might do, to unauthorized immigrants who decline the offer, or to make sure that they "choose" to go.

So I suggest sending spanish-speaking federal marshals to monitor the whole operation, including the stage of asking who wants to go and who does not, and what happens afterwards to both groups, inviting reports and audio/video recordings of any abuses. A marshall should ride in each bus.

Describing the organizing methods that led, over years, to a union victory at one Amazon warehouse.

US citizens: phone your senators to support the Stop Wall Street Looting act. A brief summary is:

• Make private equity executives legally liable for the damage they cause;
• Close tax loopholes and change rules that encourage predatory financial activities;
• Protect workers if employers go bankrupt;
• Require private funds to be fair and transparent with investors about costs and returns

12 April 2022 ((satire) Trojan Introduces New Contraceptive)

(satire) *Trojan Introduces New Contraceptive Fife For Charming Sperm Out Of Vaginal Canal.*

12 April 2022 (China's commitment to decarbonization is incomplete.)

*As US Funds Pentagon Bloat, China Investments in Green Energy Soar.*

China's commitment to decarbonization is incomplete. It is building many new coal-fired power plants, so the electric vehicles it is building will in fact be powered by fossil fuels for some decades.

However, the US is not much better.

12 April 2022 (The Idea of a Clean and Efficient War Is a Dangerous Lie)

The dynamics of an army at war systematically pressures and inspires soldiers to commit atrocities.

So we see them in all armies.

This is why the crime of aggressive war is so grave.

Putin's army seems to order soldiers to commit atrocities. But even armies which try to enforce laws against atrocities face constant temptation to disregard or cover up the atrocities that its soldiers have committed.

Joining the International Criminal Court can firm up those efforts.

12 April 2022 (Several Starbucks stores' workers voting to unionize)

13 Starbucks stores' workers have voted to unionize. 180 more stores are planning to follow.

Only one site has voted not to unionize.

12 April 2022 (Amazon warehouse in Alabama voted on unionization)

The workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama voted on unionization. The outcome is not clear, because some ballots are being challenged. Meanwhile, the workers accuse Amazon of using illegal methods to pressure the workers. It is standard practice for companies to violate these laws, because the boss would rather take the risk of paying a small fine than have a union.

It is no accident that the laws that protect workers' rights are so hard to enforce. Businesses lobby for this, and plutocratist politicians are eager to be bought.