Privatization

• The Coalition, which has worked for decades to save and improve local health care services, is releasing a new report tomorrow listing critical local hospital service closures.
• Representatives from towns across the province will join a press conference to describe what is happening in their communities and demand action to save their services.
• What: A press conference featuring local representatives who are working to try to save their local hospitals’ services across Ontario in the face of unprecedented closures of emergency departments, maternity and birthing, and other critical services.
• “They are cannibalizing our public hospitals’ services and staff to privatize our public hospitals.

• OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- One Degree is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Baldwin, former CEO of VolunteerMatch, as Head of Development and Partnerships.
• "The team's innovative technology and commitment to expanding the digital infrastructure for public services and benefits is transformational.
• One Degree is setting new standards for social care technology, and I am eager to help them expand their influence, impact and reach."
• As CEO of VolunteerMatch, the web's largest volunteer engagement network, Baldwin oversaw a platform serving 125,000+ nonprofits, 150 companies, and hundreds of thousands of volunteers weekly.

• The Form 10 includes detailed information about American Picture House Corp., such as historic financial information, a description of its business and strategy, and other legal and financial disclosures.
• American Picture House welcomes the appointment of Mr. Thomas Rauker and Mr. William J. Macdonald to its Board of Directors.
• "We are pleased to welcome Thomas and Bill to the Board of APH," said Bannor Michael Macgregor, Chief Executive Officer of APH.
• "Mr. Rauker provides deep executive leadership and Mr. Macdonald offers APH a wealth of knowledge in the entertainment industry.

• Donald Trump has made history again.
• And this is his third indictment in four months — and all of this is playing out amid his campaign for re-election in 2024.
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  America is on the brink of another civil war, this one fuelled by Donald Trump

Racism, xenophobia

• Boot writes:
  “He has trafficked in racism and xenophobia.
• He has called for his opponents to be locked up.”
  “He has trafficked in racism and xenophobia.
• He has called for his opponents to be locked up.” Put differently, Trump has criminalized both social problems and politics itself.
• His distaste for Black people, migrants and others he considers disposable is matched by his support for the financial and corporate elite.
• Even more troubling are recent polls indicating he’s in a dead heat with U.S. President Joe Biden if they’re the presidential nominees in 2024.

What explains Trump’s appeal?

• But too little has been written about the conditions that have given rise to his authoritarian politics or why Trump is a national disgrace still backed by millions of Americans.
• Civic culture came under attack along with the erosion of the values of shared citizenship.
• The language of rabid individualism replaced the notion of the common good and gave way to a disdain for community.

Snubbing social responsibility

• Under the regime of neoliberalism, social responsibility is now viewed as a liability.
• Government was discredited as a force for good, its public infrastructure was eroded and replaced by a culture of cruelty in which matters of compassion, care, and ethical responsibility began to disappear.
• This neoliberal poison helped to create a society of political monsters, immune to the virtues and conditions of democracy.

America at a crossroads

• It should be a directive for what kind of society Americans want and what kind of future they desire for their children.
• They should regard the election as a choice between democracy and the further criminalization of American politics.