The People's Family: Socialist News And Views Episode # 50 (8/17/2023)

NEWS + POEM + DISCUSSION on History, Family and Community with Mary Benrud Gachie, Cameron Phillips, and Grace Wanza. NEWS: How dangerous climate conditions fueled Maui's devastating wildfires: www.cbsnews.com/news/maui-wildfir…ought-conditions/ a111sen on TikTok from Maui: www.tiktok.com/@a111sen/video/7266543219440209195 RAGING Fires In Hawaii...Residents Ask "Where's Biden?" (clip): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc15blw0qIA ----- POEM: The Diary of Frida Kahlo: silencingthebell.blogspot.com/2012/12/th…kahlo.html Aaron Copland - El Salón México for Piano (1933-36) [Score-Video]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V78TOQ7BkvA The latest from Rick Majumdar on FightBack!News - Western powers threaten new government in Niger: www.fightbacknews.org/2023/8/2/weste…vernment-niger ----- DISCUSSION: In this discussion with Mary Benrud Gachie, Cameron Phillips and Grace Wanza we hear about a diverse group of people that have a long history of upending hierarchies through equality, cooperation and sharing space with others. They contrast different points in their history and geography to get at the meaning of the "loaded word" which is "FAMILY." ----#people #family #cooperation #collective #relationships