Daily Archives: July 11, 2019

2019-07-11: News Headlines

Roger Bybee (2019-07-11). Donald Trump's Not-So-Great Economy. commondreams.org Wages have risen only 12.4 percent since 1977, despite a sharp 77 percent escalation in productivity. (Photo: Craig Ruttle/AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/inequality_2.jpeg

Mark Gruenberg (2019-07-11). 17-year-old's death from excessive heat may lead to law protecting workers. peoplesworld.org LODI, Calif.—Just over 11 years ago, on May 14, 2008, Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez, after toiling in excessive heat for three straight days picking grapes and hauling huge crates of them in the farm fields near Lodi, Calif., collapsed. The pregnant 90-pound girl was earning money there to send back to her poverty-stricken family in …

Radmilo Bozinovic (2019-07-11). Assembling the Multitude. dissidentvoice.org Few modern political-economic works have the objective reach and power as Assembly by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri — the recent coda to their original magnum opus trilogy (Empire — Multitude — Commonwealth) from the millennium's first decade. Perhaps even fewer have the quality that a single sentence — the book's final, at that — …

United Nations (2019-07-11). Thursday's Daily Brief: Poverty report reveals 'vast inequalities', measles compounds DRC Ebola woes, Guterres visits Mozambique, Bangladesh update, freedom of expression online. un.org This Thursday, we cover: New poverty report cites 'vast inequalities'; measles campaign in Ebola-hit DR Congo; World Population Day; UN chief visits cyclone-ravaged Mozambique; monsoon rains cause 'misery' for refugees; and why the internet's 'essential' for free expression.

United Nations (2019-07-11). New UN poverty report reveals 'vast inequalities' between countries. un.org There are vast inequalities across countries, and among the poorer segments of societies, says a new UN report published on Thursday.

Staff (2019-07-11). Some States Are Expanding Taxes on the Wealthy. truthout.org States from Hawaii to Connecticut responded to extreme wealth concentration this year by expanding taxes on the assets of the very wealthy — such as stocks, bonds, real estate, boats, and jewelry — while closing loopholes and ending other special tax benefits that shield many of these assets from state and local taxes. | These taxes are important because America's wealth is concentrated in the hands of a relative few. The top 1 percent of households owns roughly 40 percent of the wealth, while the bottom 90 percent owns just 21 percent. This top-heav…

Ellen Brown (2019-07-11). How to pay for it all: An option the candidates missed. nationofchange.org The Democratic Party has clearly swung to the progressive left, with candidates in the first round of presidential debates coming up with one program after another to help the poor, the disadvantaged and the struggling middle class. Proposals ranged from a Universal Basic Income to Medicare for All to a Green New Deal to student …

susan_p (2019-07-11). Mexico: The devious ways one water company is profiting from the poor. greenleft.org.au Water is becoming a coveted currency. As a basic need that is increasingly scarce in some regions due to climate disruption and abusive industrial and agricultural practices, it is the new gold that the wealthy want to get their hands on. | Companies like Nestlé and even drug gangs in Mexico are harnessing the profit and power potential of water, with trails of violence and corruption left in their wake. | In Puebla, two hours to the south of Mexico City, a private water company has plans to break up the streets…

United Nations (2019-07-10). A quarter of Pacific islanders live below 'basic needs poverty lines', top UN development forum hears. un.org While progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been made over the past four years, some vulnerable island States are losing momentum in the race to 2030, according to discussions at the United Nations' annual High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on Wednesday.

Ellen Brown (2019-07-10). How to Pay for It All: An Option the Candidates Missed. dissidentvoice.org The Democratic Party has clearly swung to the progressive left, with candidates in the first round of presidential debates coming up with one program after another to help the poor, the disadvantaged and the struggling middle class. Proposals ranged from a Universal Basic Income to Medicare for All to a Green New Deal to student …

United Nations (2019-07-09). Global response to poverty and environmental goals 'not ambitious enough'. un.org The global response to realizing poverty and environmental goals agreed by world leaders in 2015 has not been "ambitious enough" according to the UN Secretary-General.

RT (2019-07-09). Billionaire and former presidential candidate Ross Perot is dead at 89. rt.com Independent presidential candidate and wealthy philanthropist Ross Perot has passed away at the age of 89, after a battle with leukemia.

RT (2019-07-09). From donor to Democrat candidate: Tom 'Need to impeach' Steyer declares his 2020 run. rt.com Tom Steyer, a wealthy liberal activist and fundraiser, has announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential race, shifting gears from his failed campaign to impeach President Donald Trump.

2019-07-11: Social Media Postees

17-year-old's death from excessive heat may lead to law protecting workers
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-11
LODI, Calif.–Just over 11 years ago, on May 14, 2008, Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez, after toiling in excessive heat for three straight days picking grapes and hauling huge crates of them in the farm fields near Lodi, Calif., collapsed. The pregnant 90-pound girl was earning money there to send back to her poverty-stricken family in …
peoplesworld.org/article/17-year-olds-death-from-excessive-heat-may-lead-to-law-protecting-workers/

New UN poverty report reveals 'vast inequalities' between countries
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-11
There are vast inequalities across countries, and among the poorer segments of societies, says a new UN report published on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042231

Thursday's Daily Brief: Poverty report reveals 'vast inequalities', measles compounds DRC Ebola woes, Guterres visits Mozambique, Bangladesh update, freedom of expression online
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-11
This Thursday, we cover: New poverty report cites 'vast inequalities'; measles campaign in Ebola-hit DR Congo; World Population Day; UN chief visits cyclone-ravaged Mozambique; monsoon rains cause 'misery' for refugees; and why the internet's 'essential' for free expression.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042291

Assembling the Multitude
Radmilo Bozinovic | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-11
Few modern political-economic works have the objective reach and power as Assembly by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri — the recent coda to their original magnum opus trilogy (Empire — Multitude — Commonwealth) from the millennium's first decade. Perhaps even fewer have the quality that a single sentence — the book's final, at that — …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/assembling-the-multitude/

Some States Are Expanding Taxes on the Wealthy
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-11
States from Hawaii to Connecticut responded to extreme wealth concentration this year by expanding taxes on the assets of the very wealthy — such as stocks, bonds, real estate, boats, and jewelry — while closing loopholes and ending other special tax benefits that shield many of these assets from state and local taxes. | These taxes are important because America's wealth is concentrated in the hands of a relative few. The top 1 percent of households owns roughly 40 percent of the wealth, while the bottom 90 percent owns just 21 percent. This top-heav…
truthout.org/articles/some-states-are-expanding-taxes-on-the-wealthy/

Donald Trump's Not-So-Great Economy
Roger Bybee | commondreams.org | 2019-07-11
Wages have risen only 12.4 percent since 1977, despite a sharp 77 percent escalation in productivity. (Photo: Craig Ruttle/AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/inequality_2.jpeg
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/11/donald-trumps-not-so-great-economy?cd-origin=rss

How to pay for it all: An option the candidates missed
Ellen Brown | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-11
The Democratic Party has clearly swung to the progressive left, with candidates in the first round of presidential debates coming up with one program after another to help the poor, the disadvantaged and the struggling middle class. Proposals ranged from a Universal Basic Income to Medicare for All to a Green New Deal to student …
nationofchange.org/2019/07/11/how-to-pay-for-it-all-an-option-the-candidates-missed/

Mexico: The devious ways one water company is profiting from the poor
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-11
Water is becoming a coveted currency. As a basic need that is increasingly scarce in some regions due to climate disruption and abusive industrial and agricultural practices, it is the new gold that the wealthy want to get their hands on. | Companies like Nestlé and even drug gangs in Mexico are harnessing the profit and power potential of water, with trails of violence and corruption left in their wake. | In Puebla, two hours to the south of Mexico City, a private water company has plans to break up the streets…
greenleft.org.au/content/mexico-devious-ways-one-water-company-profiting-poor

A quarter of Pacific islanders live below 'basic needs poverty lines', top UN development forum hears
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-10
While progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been made over the past four years, some vulnerable island States are losing momentum in the race to 2030, according to discussions at the United Nations' annual High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042161

How to Pay for It All: An Option the Candidates Missed
Ellen Brown | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-10
The Democratic Party has clearly swung to the progressive left, with candidates in the first round of presidential debates coming up with one program after another to help the poor, the disadvantaged and the struggling middle class. Proposals ranged from a Universal Basic Income to Medicare for All to a Green New Deal to student …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/how-to-pay-for-it-all-an-option-the-candidates-missed/

Global response to poverty and environmental goals 'not ambitious enough'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-09
The global response to realizing poverty and environmental goals agreed by world leaders in 2015 has not been "ambitious enough" according to the UN Secretary-General.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1041491

Billionaire and former presidential candidate Ross Perot is dead at 89
rt.com | 2019-07-09
Independent presidential candidate and wealthy philanthropist Ross Perot has passed away at the age of 89, after a battle with leukemia. | …
rt.com/usa/463757-billionaire-ross-perot-dead/

From donor to Democrat candidate: Tom 'Need to impeach' Steyer declares his 2020 run
rt.com | 2019-07-09
Tom Steyer, a wealthy liberal activist and fundraiser, has announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential race, shifting gears from his failed campaign to impeach President Donald Trump. | …
rt.com/usa/463781-donor-tom-steyer-democratic-candidate/