{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-dreamin.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fweekly-roundup-for-september-4-2021-_4jzBmXD","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Weekly roundup for September 4, 2021","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4b690241-b9e9-47a3-8da8-bff7f51f2e48/38fe9b64-d7f0-41f9-84d3-f6df88ccb85b/pamphlet-haymarket-affair-001da-original.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/244157d1-4760-47b3-8c6d-655e7d941214\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Weekly roundup for September 4, 2021\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Weekly roundup for September 4, 2021\n\nThe United States is the only country in the world to celebrate \"Labor Day\".  I explain how such a uniquely American holiday came about as a deliberate attempt to stifle radical labor activity and thought.  Meanwhile, the draconian Texas abortion law should warn Californians of the threat of American fascism.\n\nNOTES:\n1. \"Labor Day Is a Government Scam\", by Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, August 30, 2019; https://www.teenvogue.com/story/history-labor-day-us-government\n2. \"History of Labor Day\", U.S. Department of Labor, accessed September 4, 2021; https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history\n3. \"After Texas' abortion ban, California must fight like hell to protect reproductive rights\", Sacramento Bee editorial, September 3, 2021; https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article253951933.html\n4. \"Rep. Cawthorn talks of 'bloodshed' over future elections as he pushes voting lies\", CNN, August 30, 2021; https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/politics/madison-cawthorn-elections/index.html\n5. \"McCarthy Threatens Technology Firms That Comply With Riot Inquiry\", NY Times, September 1, 2021; https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/us/politics/mccarthy-capitol-riot.html\n\nMUSIC CREDIT:\n\"Angry Bass Line\", by Adigold; elements.envato.com\n\nIMAGE CREDIT:\nUnited States Library of Congress's Rare Book and Special Collections Division, public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pamphlet_Haymarket_affair_001da_original.jpg"}