The Solution to Homelessness Is Staring Us in the Face
Robert Scheer | truthdig.com | 2019-09-13
It's no secret that homelessness in the United States, especially in California, has reached critical levels. That the wealthiest state in the wealthiest nation in the world is dealing with a crisis that stems so clearly from inequality and neglect should have its predominantly left-leaning residents up in arms. And to some extent, they are. | Becky Dennison, executive director of Venice Community Housing in Los Angeles, who speaks with Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer in the latest installment of "Scheer Intelligence," has dedicated her life's work to he…
truthdig.com/articles/the-solution-to-homelessness-is-staring-us-in-the-face/

Bronzeface? Woke warrior Meryl Streep accused of wearing Latina 'blackface' in new Netflix film
rt.com | 2019-09-13
Hollywood actress Meryl Streep is under fire for portraying a Latina character in upcoming Netflix film, 'The Laundromat,' with critics accusing the liberal darling of sporting a form of 'blackface.' | Directed by Steven Soderbergh of 'Ocean's 11' fame and set to drop on Netflix later this month, the comedy-drama delves into the story behind the Panama Papers, a trove of millions of documents leaked in 2015 which detail the corrupt dealings of thousands of wealthy individuals around the world. | Though Streep assumes the lead role in the first section of the film, her less conspicuous portrayal of a Latina off…
rt.com/usa/468770-meryl-streep-bronzeface-netflix/

Buying votes? Yang announces he'll give 10 people $1,000 a month… but read the fine print first
rt.com | 2019-09-13
Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang is dangling cash in front of voters, announcing he'll raffle off 10-year-long samples of his Universal Basic Income program — $1,000 a month — in a promo he swears is legal. | Yang opened the third Democratic presidential debate with the "unprecedented" promotion, having teased his followers with the "debate surprise" in the days leading up to the event. Winners will receive $1,000 per month for 12 months even if Yang does not win the nomination, with the funds coming from his campaign war chest. | In his opening statement, Andrew Yang says his campaign w…
rt.com/usa/468720-yang-buying-votes-lottery-income/

Just let the unemployed get wasted if they want
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-13
Unemployment poverty Carlo SandsIssue 1237 Australia Newstart allowance cashless welfare cardSeptember 13, 2019Of all the po…
greenleft.org.au/content/just-let-unemployed-get-wasted-if-they-want

Afghanistan: 18 Years of US-NATO Occupation. The Decision to Invade Afghanistan was Taken on 9/12
James Corbett | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
18 years after NATO's invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the 9/11 and Al Qaeda lies that were used to justify the war have disappeared. | Now the truth about oil and gas, mineral wealth, opium and naked imperial ambition are all …
globalresearch.ca/afghanistan-18-years-of-us-nato-occupation-the-decision-to-invade-afghanistan-was-taken-on-912/5689002

'A Solution for All Generations': With Plan for Social Security Expansion, Warren Demands Rich Pay Fair Share to Lift 5 Million Out of Poverty
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-12
In her latest proposal to require the wealthiest Americans to contribute far more of their vast resources to benefit working families, Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled her plan to expand Social Security benefits for senior citizens and future generations after retirement. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11657627351.jpg …
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The Perils of Billionaire Philanthropy
Chuck Collins | thenation.com | 2019-09-11
The Perils of Billionaire Philanthropy…
thenation.com/article/philanthropy-charity-inequality-taxes/

Joe Biden Is Demanding Financial Transparency While Concealing His Own Wealth
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-09-11
Former Vice President Joe Biden is telegraphing that he plans to attack his rivals on the debate stage for a lack of transparency into their finances. Biden is expected to go after Sen. Elizabeth Warren in particular, Bloomberg reported, for failing to disclose details of private income during the 1990s and 2000s from the types of companies that she now lambasts for "rigging the system." | Warren, as a law professor, did consulting work for private companies that involved her bankruptcy ex…
theintercept.com/2019/09/11/joe-biden-financial-disclosure/

A response to Noah Smith about global poverty
Jason Hickel | mronline.org | 2019-09-11
During the debate about the global poverty numbers that unfolded earlier this year, the Bloomberg opinion columnist Noah Smith wrote a piece discussing some of my claims. In the months since a number of people have asked me to respond. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/11/a-response-to-noah-smith-about-global-poverty/

Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People
Greg Kaufmann | thenation.com | 2019-09-11
Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People…
thenation.com/article/poor-peoples-campaign-poverty-census-data/

Climate crisis cries out for social change
Joshua Hanks | workers.org | 2019-09-10
The climate crisis has surged to the forefront of many discussions recently, from mainstream news networks to everyday conversations between individuals concerned about the alarming state of the climate and environment. Massive wildfires are raging in Africa and the Amazon. The latter were likely started by wealthy landowners, backed by . . . | Continue reading Climate crisis cries out for social change at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/09/10/climate-crisis-cries-out-for-social-change/

Taxpayers Have Been Ordered to Pay Over $2 Million For Discriminating Against LGBTQ People
aclu.org | 2019-08-29
Government officials should know that discrimination comes with a cost to taxpayers. | Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that the Commonwealth of Kentucky was liable for $224,000 for the actions of Kim Davis, who refused to do her job and issue marriage licenses (to same-sex or different-sex couples) as county clerk. | While Davis' story made national headlines, her case isn't the only one in the past year where a court case filed by the ACLU has led to a bill for discriminatio…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/lgbt-nondiscrimination-protections/taxpayers-have-been-ordered-pay-over-2-million