Monthly Archives: July 2019

2019-07-31: News Headlines

Karla Reyes (2019-07-31). 48 hours of overpolicing in NYC. liberationnews.org Recording the police or offering Metrocards will not end the criminalization of poverty, it will not end police terror.

teleSUR (2019-07-31). US Court Rules for Canadian Firm To Collect $1.4B of Venezuela. telesurenglish.net With United States backing, self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, and the Venezuelan right have been conducting an illegal operation to confiscate the Venezuelan public's wealth and assets, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Wednesday. | RELATED: | Russia To 'Abstain' Attending Int'l Talks on Venezuela in Lima | According to r…

teleSUR (2019-07-31). U.K. Could See 'Corporate Courts' After Brexit. telesurenglish.net A parliamentary report published Tuesday warns that investors could have huge new powers to sue the government after Brexit, as EU trade arbitration could be replaced by investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which means corporations will play a role in settling trade disputes, rather than an independent third party. | RELATED: | 'Poverty Criminalized, Wealth Immunized': US Corporate Impunity | Britain has not yet defined how they will handle trade disputes after Brexit, witho…

WSWS (2019-07-31). Indian protest marks seven years of legal vendetta against jailed Maruti Suzuki workers. wsws.org The sole "crime" of the 13 jailed auto workers was to challenge the poverty-wages and repressive sweatshop conditions at Maruti Suzuki.

WSWS (2019-07-31). Millions displaced and hundreds killed by monsoonal floods in South Asia. wsws.org South Asian governments have responded with apathy and indifference toward the poverty-stricken people severely impacted by the floods.

Peter Koenig (2019-07-30). Greece: Suicide or Murder? dissidentvoice.org Pundits from the left, from the right and from the center cannot stop reporting about Greece's misery. And rightly so because the vast majority of her people live in deep economic hardship. No hope. Unemployment is officially at 18%, with the real figure closer to 25% or 30%; pensions have been reduced about ten times …

Peter Koenig (2019-07-30). Greece — "Economic Suicide" or Murder? globalresearch.ca Pundits from the left, from the right and from the center cannot stop reporting about Greece's misery. And rightly so. Because Greece, the vast majority of her people live in deep economic hardship. No hope. Unemployment is officially at 18%, …

RT (2019-07-30). Rules changed mid-game: Andrew Yang campaign slams DNC for debate disqualification. rt.com Andrew Yang has confirmed that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has rejected a poll he submitted to qualify for the presidential debate in September, and his supporters are crying foul play.

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-07-30). Democrats Propose Constitutional Amendment to 'Wipe Clean the Dark Stain' of Citizens United. commondreams.org Supporters of congressional Democrats' proposed Democracy for All constitutional amendment, aimed at reversing the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, said Tuesday that the proposal represents a much-needed step in ending the outsize influence wealthy corporations have on U.S. elections. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11651506911.jpg

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-07-30). Led by Ted Cruz, GOP Senators Call on Trump to Bypass Congress to Give Rich Americans Another Tax Cut. commondreams.org "This is the GOP long con in a nutshell. Trump blazes away with raw and hideous racism. Meanwhile, he and his party look for ways to ship yachtloads of cash to the super wealthy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ted_cruz_tax_cut.jpg

Staff (2019-07-29). Democrats Use Trump's Tweets to Hide Neoliberal Policy Failures. therealnews.com The reactions to Trump's tweets show that the "Diverter in Chief" has effectively derailed the conversation around Baltimore City, and has allowed establishment Democrats to avoid their own culpability in the segregation and poverty in our cities…

pip.hinman (2019-07-26). Newstart poverty crisis: Raise the rate now. greenleft.org.au It is fast becoming a recognised fact — almost a truism — that the Newstart Allowance is too low. For unemployed people trying to get by on about $300 a week ($277 without rent assistance, $227 for those under 21), this is not news. | Likewise for those who are unable to work because of illness or disability but are forced onto Newstart due to the difficulty of accessing sickness or disability payments. | Newstart payments have not risen since 1994 — not something that can be said about the cost of living. The cost of housing, particularly in capital cities, has skyrocketed. Low Newstart rates a…

Jim Naureckas (2019-07-24). What Do Black Voters Want? NYT's Edsall Says It's What 'Conservative' Democrats Want. fair.org "The Democratic Party," a new column by Thomas Edsall ( 7/24/19) declares, "Is Actually Three Parties." | Fascinating! Tell us more, New York Times columnist on "politics, demographics and inequality." | Well, based on data from a CBS poll of "battleground states," there are "three roughly equal groups": Democrats who call themselves "very liberal," Democrats who call themselves "somewhat liberal," and Democrats who call themselves "moderate" or "conservative." | That's it—those are the "three parties" that the Democr…

unitedEditor (2019-07-23). Multinational Pharmaceuticals and Medicine: Under Fire Worldwide. uwidata.com The massive multinational corporations that produce the world's supply of drugs, vaccines and genetically modified organisms have been coming under increasing heavy scrutiny in recent years. These companies are in a position, thanks to their incredible resources, to influence doctors, and even nations to buy their products. They have used their wealth to push favorable …

2019-07-31: Social Media Postees

48 hours of overpolicing in NYC
Karla Reyes | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-31
Recording the police or offering Metrocards will not end the criminalization of poverty, it will not end police terror.
liberationnews.org/48-hours-of-overpolicing-in-nyc/

US Court Rules for Canadian Firm To Collect $1.4B of Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-31
With United States backing, self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, and the Venezuelan right have been conducting an illegal operation to confiscate the Venezuelan public's wealth and assets, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Wednesday. | RELATED: | Russia To 'Abstain' Attending Int'l Talks on Venezuela in Lima | According to r…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Will-Take-Crystallex-Case-to-High-Court-Rodriguez-20190731-0015.html

Indian protest marks seven years of legal vendetta against jailed Maruti Suzuki workers
wsws.org | 2019-07-31
The sole "crime" of the 13 jailed auto workers was to challenge the poverty-wages and repressive sweatshop conditions at Maruti Suzuki.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/31/maru-j31.html

Millions displaced and hundreds killed by monsoonal floods in South Asia
wsws.org | 2019-07-31
South Asian governments have responded with apathy and indifference toward the poverty-stricken people severely impacted by the floods.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/31/flod-j31.html

U.K. Could See 'Corporate Courts' After Brexit
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-31
A parliamentary report published Tuesday warns that investors could have huge new powers to sue the government after Brexit, as EU trade arbitration could be replaced by investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which means corporations will play a role in settling trade disputes, rather than an independent third party. | RELATED: | 'Poverty Criminalized, Wealth Immunized': US Corporate Impunity | Britain has not yet defined how they will handle trade disputes after Brexit, witho…
telesurenglish.net/news/U.K.-Could-See-Corporate-Courts-After-Brexit-20190731-0012.html

U.K. Could See 'Corporate Courts' After Brexit
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-31
A parliamentary report published Tuesday warns that investors could have huge new powers to sue the government after Brexit, as EU trade arbitration could be replaced by investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which means corporations will play a role in settling trade disputes, rather than an independent third party. | RELATED: | 'Poverty Criminalized, Wealth Immunized': US Corporate Impunity | Britain has not yet defined how they will handle trade disputes after Brexit, witho…
telesurenglish.net/news/U.K.-Could-See-Corporate-Courts-After-Brexit-20190731-0012.html

Greece: Suicide or Murder?
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-30
Pundits from the left, from the right and from the center cannot stop reporting about Greece's misery. And rightly so because the vast majority of her people live in deep economic hardship. No hope. Unemployment is officially at 18%, with the real figure closer to 25% or 30%; pensions have been reduced about ten times …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/greece-suicide-or-murder/

Greece — "Economic Suicide" or Murder?
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-30
Pundits from the left, from the right and from the center cannot stop reporting about Greece's misery. And rightly so. Because Greece, the vast majority of her people live in deep economic hardship. No hope. Unemployment is officially at 18%, …
globalresearch.ca/greece-suicide-murder/5685076

Led by Ted Cruz, GOP Senators Call on Trump to Bypass Congress to Give Rich Americans Another Tax Cut
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-30
"This is the GOP long con in a nutshell. Trump blazes away with raw and hideous racism. Meanwhile, he and his party look for ways to ship yachtloads of cash to the super wealthy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ted_cruz_tax_cut.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/30/led-ted-cruz-gop-senators-call-trump-bypass-congress-give-rich-americans-another-tax?cd-origin=rss

Rules changed mid-game: Andrew Yang campaign slams DNC for debate disqualification
rt.com | 2019-07-30
Andrew Yang has confirmed that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has rejected a poll he submitted to qualify for the presidential debate in September, and his supporters are crying foul play. | …
rt.com/usa/465417-andrew-yang-poll-democratic-debate/

Democrats Propose Constitutional Amendment to 'Wipe Clean the Dark Stain' of Citizens United
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-30
Supporters of congressional Democrats' proposed Democracy for All constitutional amendment, aimed at reversing the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, said Tuesday that the proposal represents a much-needed step in ending the outsize influence wealthy corporations have on U.S. elections. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11651506911.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/30/democrats-propose-constitutional-amendment-wipe-clean-dark-stain-citizens-united?cd-origin=rss

Democrats Use Trump's Tweets to Hide Neoliberal Policy Failures
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-29
The reactions to Trump's tweets show that the "Diverter in Chief" has effectively derailed the conversation around Baltimore City, and has allowed establishment Democrats to avoid their own culpability in the segregation and poverty in our cities…
therealnews.com/stories/democrats-use-trumps-tweets-to-hide-neoliberal-policy-failures

Newstart poverty crisis: Raise the rate now
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-26
It is fast becoming a recognised fact — almost a truism — that the Newstart Allowance is too low. For unemployed people trying to get by on about $300 a week ($277 without rent assistance, $227 for those under 21), this is not news. | Likewise for those who are unable to work because of illness or disability but are forced onto Newstart due to the difficulty of accessing sickness or disability payments. | Newstart payments have not risen since 1994 — not something that can be said about the cost of living. The cost of housing, particularly in capital cities, has skyrocketed. Low Newstart rates a…
greenleft.org.au/content/newstart-poverty-crisis-raise-rate-now

What Do Black Voters Want? NYT's Edsall Says It's What 'Conservative' Democrats Want
Jim Naureckas | fair.org | 2019-07-24
"The Democratic Party," a new column by Thomas Edsall ( 7/24/19) declares, "Is Actually Three Parties." | Fascinating! Tell us more, New York Times columnist on "politics, demographics and inequality." | Well, based on data from a CBS poll of "battleground states," there are "three roughly equal groups": Democrats who call themselves "very liberal," Democrats who call themselves "somewhat liberal," and Democrats who call themselves "moderate" or "conservative." | That's it–those are the "three parties" that the Democr…
fair.org/home/what-do-black-voters-want-nyts-edsall-says-its-what-conservative-democrats-want/

Multinational Pharmaceuticals and Medicine: Under Fire Worldwide
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-23
The massive multinational corporations that produce the world's supply of drugs, vaccines and genetically modified organisms have been coming under increasing heavy scrutiny in recent years. These companies are in a position, thanks to their incredible resources, to influence doctors, and even nations to buy their products. They have used their wealth to push favorable …
uwidata.com/4419-multinational-pharmaceuticals-and-medicine-under-fire-worldwide/