Prison officials are at it again! Five issues of the
Militant have been banned in Florida and two in Indiana in violation of inmates’ constitutional rights and the right of the
Militant to reach its subscribers behind bars.
On May 3 the paper received notices from the Century Correctional Institution in Florida that they had impounded five straight issues of the paper for March, nos. 8-12.
The articles prison officials say they object to show their blatant bias against the
Militant’s political point of view. Many offer solidarity with strike struggles and union-organizing efforts widely covered by the media nationwide.
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Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and cohost of the Pitchfork Economics podcast with Nick Hanauer and David Goldstein.
In the latest episode, they spoke with economist Mariana Mazzucato on government s role in the economy.
Mazzucato says collaboration between government and corporations can boost economic outcomes as opposed to just output.
When you trim away all the complications and high-minded theories, the single mission statement of an economy under capitalism is to grow. We say an economy is healthy when it s adding jobs, productivity, and profits, and we say an economy is sick when it s contracting, losing jobs, and failing to hit profitability markers.
Pancreatic Cancer May Succumb to âDual Cellâ Approach
Photo of a human pancreatic tumor section showing SLC7A11 in helper cells (yellow). [UNSW Sydney]
May 13, 2021
To fight pancreatic cancer more effectively, we should do more than attack cancer cells. We should also attack their collaborators, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). By widening the fight to encompass CAFsâcells that create fibrotic fortresses around pancreatic tumorsâwe may finally overcome a disease that has been known to withstand the most determined sieges.
The castle keep and outer walls of a pancreatic tumor were fired upon simultaneously in research conducted by scientists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The scientistsâ weapon of choice? A drug that inhibits SLC7A11, a cystine transporter.