Daily Archives: July 14, 2019

2019-07-14: News Headlines

Alexandra Jacobo (2019-07-13). Philanthropists raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for groundbreaking Climate Emergency Fund. nationofchange.org Some of the wealthy are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to climate activism. A group of US philanthropists has created a Climate Emergency Fund (CEF) to help fund climate activists groups that are working hard for climate justice. | So far Trevor Neilson, an investor and philanthropist, Rory Kennedy, daughter of Robert Kennedy, and Aileen Getty, whose family is in the oil industry, have raised over $600,000. The group plans to raise at least 100 times that over the next several months. | The philanthropists have a wide range of wealthy contacts across the globe that they plan to appeal to for…

Global Research (2019-07-12). "The Globalization of War" and "The Globalization of Poverty" — Two Books by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Special Price: $29.00 for two books!: | Click here to order! | The Globalization of War: America's "Long War" against Humanity by Michel Chossudovsky | America's hegemonic project in…

Staff (2019-07-12). Ousted Honduran President Zelaya: The 2009 U.S.-Backed Coup Helped Cause Today's Migrant Crisis. democracynow.org Since the 2009 U.S.-backed military coup in Honduras, extreme poverty and violence has skyrocketed in the country, forcing tens of thousands of Hondurans to flee to the U.S. with the hope of receiving political asylum. We speak with ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in the capital of Tegucigalpa about the 10th anniversary of the coup in Honduras, U.S. intervention in Central America and its link to today's migration crisis.

Kathleen Wallace (2019-07-12). Too Horrible to Understand, Too Horrible to Ignore. counterpunch.org The Lolita Express……"I'm not for impeachment. The green dream or whatever."…… "maybe toilet water is a step up….." As if it wasn't obvious before, surely now the commingling interests of the wealthy should be evident to anyone with even rudimentary brain stem function. Like our worsening climate situation, the fact that the wealthy are simply More

pip.hinman (2019-07-12). Bring down the global fences. greenleft.org.au As the Titanic sank in 1912, the wealthy were given safety on lifeboats while the poor were left to die, locked in the sinking ship. | Today, the countries of the Global North are taking a similar approach to the climate crisis. | Going full steam ahead, countries such as Australia continue to burn fossil fuels, ignore the warnings of scientists and, when crises hit, turn people away from safety. | There were more than 70 million displaced people around the world last year according to conservative United Nations figures — the highest this figure has ever been. | Many were displaced as a direct or indirec…

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 …

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.

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.

2019-07-14: Social Media Postees

Philanthropists raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for groundbreaking Climate Emergency Fund
Alexandra Jacobo | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-13
Some of the wealthy are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to climate activism. A group of US philanthropists has created a Climate Emergency Fund (CEF) to help fund climate activists groups that are working hard for climate justice. | So far Trevor Neilson, an investor and philanthropist, Rory Kennedy, daughter of Robert Kennedy, and Aileen Getty, whose family is in the oil industry, have raised over $600,000. The group plans to raise at least 100 times that over the next several months. | The philanthropists have a wide range of wealthy contacts across the globe that they plan to appeal to for…
nationofchange.org/2019/07/13/philanthropists-raise-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-groundbreaking-climate-emergency-fund/

"The Globalization of War" and "The Globalization of Poverty" — Two Books by Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-12
Special Price: $29.00 for two books!: | Click here to order! | The Globalization of War: America's "Long War" against Humanity by Michel Chossudovsky | America's hegemonic project in…
globalresearch.ca/the-globalization-of-war-globalization-of-poverty-two-books-by-michel-chossudovsky/5436244

Too Horrible to Understand, Too Horrible to Ignore
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-12
The Lolita Express……"I'm not for impeachment. The green dream or whatever."…… "maybe toilet water is a step up….." As if it wasn't obvious before, surely now the commingling interests of the wealthy should be evident to anyone with even rudimentary brain stem function. Like our worsening climate situation, the fact that the wealthy are simply…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/12/too-horrible-to-understand-too-horrible-to-ignore/

Ousted Honduran President Zelaya: The 2009 U.S.-Backed Coup Helped Cause Today's Migrant Crisis
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-12
Since the 2009 U.S.-backed military coup in Honduras, extreme poverty and violence has skyrocketed in the country, forcing tens of thousands of Hondurans to flee to the U.S. with the hope of receiving political asylum. We speak with ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in the capital of Tegucigalpa about the 10th anniversary of the coup in Honduras, U.S. intervention in Central America and its link to today's migration crisis.
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/12/manuel_zelaya_honduras_coup_immigration_crisis

Bring down the global fences
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-12
As the Titanic sank in 1912, the wealthy were given safety on lifeboats while the poor were left to die, locked in the sinking ship. | Today, the countries of the Global North are taking a similar approach to the climate crisis. | Going full steam ahead, countries such as Australia continue to burn fossil fuels, ignore the warnings of scientists and, when crises hit, turn people away from safety. | There were more than 70 million displaced people around the world last year according to conservative United Nations figures — the highest this figure has ever been. | Many were displaced as a direct or indirec…
greenleft.org.au/content/refugees-first-victims-climate-change

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

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

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

Global Inequality in a Time of Climate Emergency
Tom Athanasiou | commondreams.org | 2019-06-17
Extreme economic inequality turns out to be a social poison that makes it almost impossible for us to mobilize to save ourselves and our civilization. (Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-152211297.jpg
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A 'Poor People's Moral Budget' because 'everybody has the right to live'
Ruth Milka | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-17
This week another new budget proposal was released. This time it didn't come from campaigning politicians or corrupt administrations but rather from two groups — the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies — in an effort to show the people of the United States how to "invest in life." | The 'Poor People's Moral Budget' demands a "comprehensive response to the systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and war economy plaguing our country today." It includes seven sections that detail…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/17/a-poor-peoples-moral-budget-because-everybody-has-the-right-to-live/

'Everybody Has the Right to Live': The Visionary Budget at the Heart of Our Moral Uprising
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Rev Dr Liz Theoharis | commondreams.org | 2019-06-17
In 2018, the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, led by Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, released a Moral Agenda and set of demands to address systemic systemic, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the war economy. This year, the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies has released a Moral Budget outlining how those demands can be paid for and achieved. (Image: Poor People's Campaign/Institute for Policy Studies) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/po
commondreams.org/views/2019/06/17/everybody-has-right-live-visionary-budget-heart-our-moral-uprising?cd-origin=rss

Spain's Supreme Court endorses 1936 fascist coup
wsws.org | 2019-06-17
If Franco is rehabilitated, it is because powerful factions of the ruling class are considering another break with legality and democratic forms of rule, in order to defend their wealth.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/17/spai-j17.html

Faurecia workers voice their anger and determination to fight
wsws.org | 2019-06-17
Faurecia workers face near-poverty level wages that force many workers to work two full-time jobs, for a total of at least 80 hours a week, just to make ends meet.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/17/faur-j17.html

Instead of Death and Destruction, Poor People's Moral Budget Shows What It Looks Like to 'Invest in Life'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-17
A new report released Monday by the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies declares that "the United States has abundant resources for an economic revival that will move towards establishing a moral economy" and details policies the country can pursue to combat systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy, and "the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ppc.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/17/instead-death-and-destruction-poor-peoples-moral-budget-shows-what-it-looks-invest?cd-origin=rss

'Blatant Theft': Netanyahu Unveils Illegal Settlement Named 'Trump Heights' in Occupied Syrian Territory
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-17
"Trump Heights is such a great name for the colony built on theft, since Trump's whole life has been about being wealthy and powerful enough to escape the consequences of his crimes." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_heights_netanyahu.jpg
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Ocasio-Cortez Launches Bid to Repeal Hyde Amendment, Rips Biden
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-16
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) started a petition Saturday seeking to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which bars the use of federal funds for abortions, arguing the restriction overwhelmingly harms low-income Americans and women of color. AOC emailed her supporters: | "Since 1976, our government has banned federal funding for abortion care — specifically, for Medicaid recipients. Countless studies have shown that due to this amendment, millions of women have been forced to go through with pregnancies that, given the funding, they would hav…
truthdig.com/articles/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-latest-inequality-battle-is-inspired-by-biden/

Guatemala Elections Begin Amid Concerns over Graft, Poverty
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-16
Guatemalans headed to the polls Sunday to vote for a new president and elect the successor of President Jimmy Morales. Nearly eight million Guatemalans are voting this election. | RELATED: | Guatemala's Elections: Big Challenges Await Next President | A total of 19 candidates will compete in the election, which is expected to yield no outright winner, forcing the top two vote-getters to face off in a second round on Aug. 11. | Voting centers opened at 7: 00 am local time and are expe…
telesurenglish.net/news/Guatemala-Elections-Voters-Head-to-Polls-Amid-Reports-of-Security-Threats-20190616-0001.html

Talk Africa: Education and employment in Africa
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-16
Africa has the world's largest population of young people and the highest rate of youth unemployment globally. Currently 60% of the unemployed on the continent are youth. This will spiral to about 70% by 2050, according to the World Bank. | Higher Education has long been seen as an avenue for finding skilled and well-paid employment. However, according to a World Bank report, even highly skilled young people in Africa increasingly find themselves working low-paying, unskilled jobs or remaining unemployed after graduation. | This week on Talk Africa we take a closer look at Higher Education and Employment and a…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/16/talk-africa-education-and-employment-in-africa/

Message To The Youth: Pan-African Unity Is The Path To Africa's Economic Empowerment
Milton G. Allimadi | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-15
Nkrumah enjoys a light moment with Kennedy during U.S. visit. The CIA under President Johnson- backed the 1966 coup. Photo: Wikimedia Commons | | [Message To Africa's Youth] | | Most of Africa's socio-political and economic woes could be solved if most African countries were able to determine their own destiny–that is currently not the case. | | How is it that Congo can have mineral and natural resource wealth estimated at anywhere from $24 – to $30 trillion and remain impoverished? How is it that it can have the world's major sup…
www.blackstarnews.com/global-politics/africa/message-to-the-youth-pan-african-unity-is-the-path-to-africas

Global inequality in a time of climate emergency
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-06-15
Our worlds richest have a great deal of money. They also have the power to decide whether our civilization sinks or swims. So what can we do? | Source…
mronline.org/2019/06/15/global-inequality-in-a-time-of-climate-emergency/

Why haven't presidential candidates proposed to end the criminalization of poverty?
Wanda Bertram | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-15
Multiple Democratic presidential candidates have staked their campaigns on promises to fight for economic justice and protect low-income people from ruin. So it's mysterious and frustrating that none of these candidates have proposed to end our justice system's criminalization of poverty — at least beyond the occasional nod to ending money bail. | These candidates are missing an opportunity. The incomes of people in U.S. prisons and local jails are overwhelmingly low, and one…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/15/why-havent-presidential-candidates-proposed-to-end-the-criminalization-of-poverty/

WHO: Congo's Ebola Outbreak Not International Emergency
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-15
A special World Health Organization (WHO) committee has decided to not declare an international emergency of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Uganda this week, saying to do so would cause too much economic harm on the already poverty-stricken nation. | RELATED: | Ebola: 2,000 People Infected in Democratic Republic of Congo | "This is not a global emergency, it is an emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo," Dr. Preben Aavitsland,…
telesurenglish.net/news/WHO-Congos-Ebola-Outbreak-Not-International-Emergency-20190615-0005.html

Oppose Inequality, Not Cops
Michael Schwalbe | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-14
Even people doing their best to improve the world make mistakes. This was evident in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, last month during a public clash on the town's Peace and Justice Plaza between defenders of Confederate statuary and anti-racist activists. Before the police arrived to insulate the two groups, mutual yelling had begun to escalate…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/14/oppose-inequality-not-cops/

Women in Switzerland Strike Over Pay, Harassment
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-14
GENEVA–Women across Switzerland walked off the job, burned bras and blocked traffic Friday in a day of demonstrations to demand fairer pay, more equality and an end to sexual harassment and violence. It was the first such protests in the Alpine nation in 28 years. | Discontent over sexism and workplace inequality in prosperous Switzerland underpinned the women's strike. Many protesters were also demanding more pay specifically for domestic workers, teachers and caregivers — jobs typically held by women. | Swiss female lawmakers [md…
truthdig.com/articles/women-in-switzerland-strike-over-pay-harassment/

Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It's Dangerous Either Way
Edward Burmila | thenation.com | 2019-06-14
Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It's Dangerous Either Way.
thenation.com/article/andrew-yang-campaign-election/

When Will Presidential Candidates Propose Ending the Criminalization of Poverty?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-14
Multiple Democratic presidential candidates have staked their campaigns on promises to fight for economic justice and protect low-income people from ruin. So it's mysterious and frustrating that none of these candidates have proposed to end our justice system's criminalization of poverty — at least beyond the occasional nod to ending money bail. | These candidates are missing an opportunity. The incomes of people in U.S. prisons and local jails are overwhelmingly low, and one…
truthout.org/articles/when-will-presidential-candidates-propose-ending-the-criminalization-of-poverty/

Rising US "deaths of despair" driven by health care costs, lack of access to care
wsws.org | 2019-06-14
A new study shows that one of the major underlying causes of "deaths of despair" is social inequality, in particular lack of access to health care and the associated financial struggles.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/14/comm-j14.html

'Eye-Popping': Analysis Shows Top 1% Gained $21 Trillion in Wealth Since 1989 While Bottom Half Lost $900 Billion
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-14
"The top one percent owns nearly $30 trillion of assets while the bottom half owns less than nothing." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jeff_bezos.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/14/eye-popping-analysis-shows-top-1-gained-21-trillion-wealth-1989-while-bottom-half?cd-origin=rss

What Future for the UK with One-Third of Children in Poverty?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-14
Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur, says the alarming rise of poverty in the UK is deliberate–and so too in the US…
therealnews.com/stories/what-future-for-the-uk-with-one-third-of-children-in-poverty

Honduras: An Unholy Trinity of Oligarchy, Repression and Extractivism
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-14
In the Aguan River valley, land defenders struggle to protect their water from a mining project controlled by the wealthy Facussé family. Dimitri Lascari reports from Honduras…
therealnews.com/stories/honduras-an-unholy-trinity-of-oligarchy-repression-and-extractivism

Two years since the Grenfell inferno: The case for socialism
wsws.org | 2019-06-14
Justice for Grenfell cannot be achieved outside of a frontal assault by the working class on the wealth and power of the financial oligarchy and its political defenders.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/14/gren-j14.html