The Impunity Doctrine: The Meek Shall be Buried Beneath the Earth
Jennifer Matsui | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-29
The ruling class are feeling the heat. By feeling the heat, I mean they are disproportionately perturbed by toothless condemnation of their tax-avoiding wealth accumulation by presidential hopefuls looking to shore up "progressive" support during the primaries. Never mind that this highly scripted spectacle is underwritten by Wall Street, and its executive producers are the…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/29/the-impunity-doctrine-the-meek-shall-be-buried-beneath-the-earth/

Brookings Institution study finds a staggering 44 percent of US workers earn low wages
wsws.org | 2019-11-29
The study's finding that 44 percent of the US workforce earn low wages paints a devastating picture of the realities of capitalism and working class life in the world's wealthiest country.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/29/loww-n29.html

As Global Inequality Rises, So Are the Movements Fighting It
Jenny Ricks | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-29
This week we as Fight Inequality Alliance have released our first report, The State of the Growing Movement Fighting Inequality. We aimed to begin balancing the plethora of research on inequality — its causes and symptoms, as well as the data crunching and killer stats that others have been doing so well since inequality has…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/29/as-global-inequality-rises-so-are-the-movements-fighting-it/

Michael Bloomberg's President Run Raises Questions About Democracy and a Free Press
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-27
The New Yorker's presidential bid highlights the contradictions between both extreme wealth and a for-profit, corporate advertiser-driven media landscape and democracy and freedom of expression.
mintpressnews.com/michael-bloombergs-president-run-raises-questions-about-democracy-and-a-free-press/263075/

AOC Raised More Money Than Any Other House Democrat in Third Quarter
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-27
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised more money for reelection than any other House Democrat in the third quarter of 2019, an achievement the New York Democrat touted as a testament to the power of grassroots fundraising over schmoozing with corporate lobbyists and wealthy executives. | The New York Post reported late Tuesday t…
truthout.org/articles/aoc-raised-more-money-than-any-other-house-democrat-in-third-quarter/

A staggering one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-11-24
Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much of it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and gender inequality, the UN highlighted ahead of Monday's World Day to stamp out abuse of women and girls.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1052041

2020 Candidates' Focus on Inequality Shows "Shift in the Conversation" Within Democratic Party
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-21
Ten Democratic candidates took the stage Wednesday for the party's fifth presidential debate, held in Atlanta, Georgia, and co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. One of the most memorable moments of the night was a disagreement between Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker over Warren's proposed tax on the wealthiest Americans. Her proposed wealth tax would kick in on assets of $50 million and higher. Both candidates agreed that inequality is a major issue in the U.S., but Booker said wealth taxes in other countries have not been effective and that there are better ways to raise revenue. The issue of ec…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/21/democratic_debate_wealth_tax_inequality_m4a

SPLC Response to Union Petition
splcenter.org | 2019-11-12
On November 7, 2019, the Southern Poverty Law Center received a notice from the National Labor Relations Board that the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild seeks to represent certain employees through the formation of a union.
splcenter.org/news/2019/11/19/splc-response-union-petition