Portside Digest - #GentrifierInChief December 19, 2016 Trump’s recent cabinet nominations show deep allegiance to Wall Street and his intention to continue the policies of displacement, gentrification and rising rents at the expense of the American People. https://portside.org/2016-12-19/gentrifierinchief Dirty Threads, Dangerous Factories: Health and Safety in Los Angeles’ Fashion Industry December 19, 2016 In collaboration with the Garment Worker Center and UCLA Occupational Safety and Health (UCLA LOSH), the UCLA Labor Center just released Dirty Threads, Dangerous Factories: Health and Safety in Los Angeles’ Fashion Industry. The study finds that fast fashion, an approach that moves garments from design to shelf at an accelerated pace, leads to dangerous working conditions for garment workers. https://portside.org/2016-12-19/dirty-threads-dangerous-factories-health-and-safety-los-angeles%E2%80%99-fashion-industry Trump’s Bait and Switch December 19, 2016 How to Swamp Washington and Double-cross Your Supporters Big Time. https://portside.org/2016-12-19/trump%E2%80%99s-bait-and-switch Defiant After Dakota Setback, Texas Company Eyes Pipeline Through Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin December 19, 2016 The day after the Army handed down its decision on the Dakota Access Pipeline, it announced a public hearing on water permits for another controversial Energy Transfer Partners project: the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, which would cut through the ecologically important Atchafalaya Basin wetlands in south central Louisiana. The hearing will take place in Baton Rouge on Jan. 12. https://portside.org/2016-12-19/defiant-after-dakota-setback-texas-company-eyes-pipeline-through-louisianas-atchafalaya President Rodrigo Duterte's Killing Fields and People's War in the Philippines December 19, 2016 While the U.S. set up the electoral system in the Philippines, the feudal/comprador classes manipulate it so that personalities, not ideology, and bribery determine the outcome. Democracy in the Philippines is actually the rule of the privileged minority of landlords, bureaucrat capitalists, and business partners of foreign mega-corporations (called compradors) over the majority. All presidential candidates promise change for the better. https://portside.org/2016-12-19/president-rodrigo-dutertes-killing-fields-and-peoples-war-philippines Teacher Shortages Are Looming, but It Doesn't Need to Be This Way December 19, 2016 About 8% of teachers leave the field each year, due to long workdays, low salaries and challenging conditions. Some predict a gap of 112,000 teachers by 2018. Some states are lowering the bar for teaching jobs. But there are plenty of good ideas about how to support teachers and improve the jobs in order to lower turnover and improve morale. https://portside.org/2016-12-19/teacher-shortages-are-looming-it-doesnt-need-be-way Healthy Gift Guide — 17 ideas for giving “the gift of health” December 19, 2016 Instead of gifting sugar-laden sweets, try giving more nutritious snacks. Here are some fun ideas that serve as enjoyable and thoughtful gifts, and which can be motivational nudges toward living a healthier lifestyle. https://portside.org/2016-12-19/healthy-gift-guide-%E2%80%94-17-ideas-giving-%E2%80%9C-gift-health%E2%80%9D -------------------------------------------------------------------- VIEW ONLINE: https://portside.org/portsidegeneral SUBSCRIBE: http://portside.org/subscribe VISIT PORTSIDE.ORG: http://portside.org TWITTER: https://twitter.com/portsideorg FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/Portside.PortsideLabor -------------------------------------------------------------------- Portside aims to provide material of interest to people on the left that will help them to interpret the world and to change it. Submit via email: [log in to unmask] Submit via web: http://portside.org/submittous3 Frequently asked questions: http://portside.org/faq Sub/Unsub: http://portside.org/subscribe-and-unsubscribe Search Portside archives: http://portside.org/archive ######################################################################## To unsubscribe, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(portside-snapshot,SIGNOFF);