(2019-10-24). Segregation, Wealth and Education: the Politics of Liberal San Francisco's 'Separate But Equal'. counterpunch.org 
The actual foundation of racism is not ignorance and hate, but self-interest, particularly economic and political and cultural. — Ibram X. Kendi A recent New York Times article about the segregation of schools across the district of San Francisco (San Francisco Had an Ambitious Plan to Tackle School Segregation. It Made It Worse) cites president More
(2019-10-24). Gen X Faces a Bleak, Impoverished Old Age. counterpunch.org In 1991 the demographers Neil Howe and William Strauss published their awkwardly-titled tome "13th Gen," about Generation X—the Americans born between 1961 and 1981. If Xers had paid attention they would have committed suicide. "Child poverty, employment, wages, home ownership, arrest records — in every category, this generation, the 13th since the American Revolution, is More
(2019-10-24). Equine Hypocrisies: Race Horses for the Knackery. counterpunch.org It was always a probable fact: the dark consequences of having what is termed in Australia a "racing" industry, where breeds do battle on the track, sponsored and watered by the money of an industry that sees no sign of contracting. Curiously, most states within the Australian Commonwealth boast a racing minister to mind the More
(2019-10-24). State Higher Education Cuts Pushed Costs to Students, Worsened Inequality. commondreams.org The overall cost of college is rising at an untenable clip when including other costs that many students incur, such as housing, food, transportation, books and other supplies, and child care. (Photo: Benjamin Esham/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/4562137494_600a40abe5_c.jpg …
(2019-10-24). Chile: 40 Hour Workweek Approved, Law Moves to Labor Commission. telesurenglish.net The measure is a resounding triumph for the proposal of the Communist Party bench and which was supported by the opposition as a whole. The workday reduction project was voted on Thursday and approved by a wide margin of 88 votes in favor and 24 against, the other parliamentarians abstained. | In this context, the president of the Finance Commission, the communist lawmaker Daniel Núñez, stressed that "yesterday we had 500 thousand people on the street in all of Chile and millions are asking for an end to the abuses and the brutal inequality that exists. This bill goes precisel…
(2019-10-22). Bolivia's Evo Morales Barely Wins Reelection in First Round; Opposition Calls Foul and Protests. therealnews.com 
Despite a dramatic drop in poverty and increasing per capita income, incumbent president Evo Morales only barely managed to avoid a run-off election in Sunday's vote against ex-president Carlos Mesa. We spoke with Kathryn Ledebur before the results were final to analyze the close outcome.
(2019-10-22). Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: Bernie Sanders Would "Transform the Lives of Poor and Working-Class People" democracynow.org 
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, an assistant professor at Princeton University, has just published a book about the racial wealth gap and falling rate of homeownership by African Americans. Her book is titled "Race For Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Home Ownership." Taylor speaks with us about the 2020 presidential candidates' platforms, including Senator Bernie Sanders's proposed wealth tax. She says Sanders's policies bring "to light the connection between the systemic forces that drive inequality and the impact that they have in people's lives."
(2019-10-21). Bot race! Mitt Romney admits he's 'Pierre Delecto,' anon Twitter handle who 'liked' impeachment, never-Trumpers & Romney posts. rt.com 
Utah Senator Mitt Romney has come clean about running a secret anonymous Twitter handle — "Pierre Delecto" — which passive-aggressively dumped on Trump and other Republican rivals while puffing up Romney and his allies. | Mitt Romney is Pierre Delecto. Pierre Delecto is Mitt Romney. The ultra-wealthy Mormon senator, recently rumored to be testing the waters for yet another presidential run, admitted he was behind the nom de tweet on Sunday after telling an Atlantic reporter he had a secret account — "What do they call me, a lurker?" — created to monitor political conversation. | Mitt Romn…
(2019-10-21). How Land Value Tax Could Narrow the Racial Wealth and Opportunity Gap. therealnews.com 
"Protecting property values" was a canard used to justify racist housing policy in 1910, and continues to be an excuse used today. But what if property wasn't privately owned? Jacqueline Luqman talks to Rich Nymoen about why a land value tax could reduce inequality and address segregation in housing.
(2019-10-21). Warren Wants to End Vouchers and Tax Credits for Private Schools and Rein in Charters. theintercept.com Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a wide-ranging education plan Monday, pledging to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into public schools if she wins the presidency, paid in part through her proposed two-cent tax on wealth over $50 million. Warren's plan is infused with her broader campaign themes of reducing corruption and fraud; she backs measures like new taxes on education lobbying, limiting the profiteering of tech companies that sell digital products to schools, and curbing self-dealing within chart…
(2019-10-21). "We Want Democracy to Be Restored": Protesters in Chile Decry Inequality Amid Military Crackdown. democracynow.org 
In Chile, as many as eight people have died in widespread civil unrest that has brought Santiago to a standstill and sparked a violent police crackdown across the country. The protests began in response to a subway fare hike two weeks ago and have grown into a mass uprising against rising inequality, high cost of living and privatization. President Sebastián Piñera canceled the fee increase on Saturday, but protests are continuing, with a national strike called for today. Over the weekend, Piñera declared a state of emergency in Santiago and five other cities, imposing a curfew and sending the military into the s…
(2019-10-21). Drug Dealers, Polluters and Sex Traffickers: Welcome to Oligarch Cloud Cuckoo Land. dissidentvoice.org Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water. — Henry VIII (IV.ii.) The notion that American oligarchs amass great wealth due to their extraordinary intelligence has become a deeply engrained tenet of liberal fundamentalist dogma. For in order for neoliberalism to maintain popular support it is necessary that the media relentlessly …
(2019-10-18). Nobel Winners in Economics Fail to Examine Structural Causes of Poverty. therealnews.com 
While it's good the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics went to researchers who study poverty, their research falls far short of describing its structural causes, says development economist David Ruccio.
(2019-10-16). Warren and Sanders: A Wealth Tax Is Needed to Address Staggering Inequality. democracynow.org 
2020 progressive front-runners Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren pushed for a wealth tax at the fourth Democratic debate Tuesday night. We speak with senior contributor at The Intercept, Mehdi Hasan, who hosts their "Deconstructed" podcast, and David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter. He is the founder and editor of DCReport.org.
(2019-09-27). Shailly Gupta Barnes, Frances Fox Piven on Defining and Ending Poverty. fair.org 
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