LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE

Is Your Family Drinking Toxic Water?
110 Million Americans Are
“For years, I’ve been teaching one very simple concept: Superman is not coming,” writes Erin Brockovich, whose activism, and the movie starring Julia Roberts, made her name a household word. “If you are waiting for someone to come save you and clean up your water, I’m here to tell you: No one is coming to save you. We can’t survive without access to clean water (or water at all) and yet we are losing access to our most precious resource. Without water, it is literally GAME OVER for all of us. The time has come for us to save ourselves.”
The EPA has known for 20 years that 100 million Americans are drinking water laced with chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which have been linked to cancers, liver damage, low birth weight, and other health problems. Why is this tolerated? “Corruption is rampant,” Brockovich says. She’s tracking health issues caused by toxic water via her new site Community Healthbook; when clusters of reports identify a serious problem, she takes a deeper look. In the meantime, she says, if there’s an issue in your town, sound the alarm and pressure officials to make your water safe.
 —Karen McCann

Right: photos of contaminated water in USA sent to Erin Brockovich’s Community Healthbook website.

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The Seattle Storm won their 4th WNBA Championship this week against the Las Vegas Aces, for a strong finish to the league's social justice season. (Photo WNBA)

Let's Talk About Something Else
Most of us have voted already. What's left to do?
• Track your ballot. Contact your local election officials and make sure your vote is being counted.
• Make a last-push campaign contribution to support a candidate who's important to you.
• Contact friends and family in the US and encourage them to mail in their vote or go to the polls. (Let me be clear, Bro—to cast your ballot, not to patrol.)
Now, let's talk about something else.
—Kathy Sherretts
A Good Sport:
CNN: Forget the NFL ... women's basketball players take powerful stand on social justice by Motez Bishara
“…You can’t talk about the WNBA without talking about their social justice season, dedicated to Brianna Taylor. They had ahead of every single game thirty-six seconds of remembrance for a different black or brown woman who was killed by state violence. They took shot clock violations to inform their fans about the US Census. They’ve directed their followers and their fans and their viewers to vote.” —Chantel Jennings on Hang Up and Listen (at 47:00 mark)

Winner Take All:
Bloomberg: The 50 Richest Americans Are Worth as Much as the Poorest 165 Million by Ben Steverman and Alexandre Tanzi
Covid-19 has exacerbated inequality in the U.S., with job losses falling heavily on low-wage service workers, while many upper-middle class professionals are working from home, watching their retirement accounts rise in value after the U.S. Treasury and Fed pumped stimulus into the economy.
Condsider This/NPR: Pandemic 'Profiteers': Why Billionaires Are Getting Richer During An Economic Crisis (Podcast, 13 min)
U.S. billionaires have bounced back quickly from this year’s covid-related economic collapse.

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