Daily Archives: July 24, 2019

2019-07-24: News Headlines

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…

Barrett Brown (2019-07-24). This London Firm Helps the Wealthy Hide Assets — or Steal Them. Luckily We Have 15 Years of Their Client Communications. counterpunch.org It is my cheerful duty to announce the acquisition of around 85 gigabytes of leaked emails, phone calls, faxes, and other documents originating from the London-based tax shelter firm Formations House, best known to the public for the assortment of often colorful scandals involving such figures as former Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovych, and best known to the global kleptocracy as a cheap and discreet option by which to avoid taxes or steal them altogether. These materials, which cover fifteen years from the company's founding in 2001, were recently obtained by Distributed Denial of Secrets, the transparency o…

Barrett Brown (2019-07-24). This London Firm Helps the Wealthy Hide Assets — or Steal Them. Luckily We Have 15 Years of Their Client Communications. counterpunch.org It is my cheerful duty to announce the acquisition of around 85 gigabytes of leaked emails, phone calls, faxes, and other documents originating from the London-based tax shelter firm Formations House, best known to the public for the assortment of often colorful scandals involving such figures as former Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovych, and best known to the global kleptocracy as a cheap and discreet option by which to avoid taxes or steal them altogether. These materials, which cover fifteen years from the company's founding in 2001, were recently obtained by Distributed Denial of Secrets, the transparency o…

teleSUR -EF (2019-07-23). Awa Tribe Contact in Brazil Shows Increased Amazon Logging. telesurenglish.net A video with rare footage of Brazil's nearly-uncontacted Awa tribe has emerged, filmed by Indigenous activist who say loggers who are nearing the Awa's traditional hunting ground. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro: Hunger, Poverty in Brazil: 'A Big Lie' | The video was taken in the northern state of Maranhao and shows a man holding a large knife in the rainforest. He holds up the blade to his face before looking towards the person filming, then dodging from the camera. There are traces of spears amongst tr…

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 …

Media Lens (2019-07-22). The Campaign To Stop Corbyn: Smears, Racism And Censorship. dissidentvoice.org The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to so many people; and to the planet itself. Even the threat of real change must …

Staff (2019-07-21). Unpaid Caregiving Increases Risk of Poverty in Retirement. therealnews.com Christian Weller discusses his PERI study showing that people who care for children or elderly parents are less likely to have decent savings for retirement. The risk is higher for women, and especially for single women…

Staff (2019-07-19). Kamala Harris Goes After the Black Vote With a Homeownership Plan. therealnews.com Will Kamala Harris' home ownership proposal address the persistent issue of the racial homeownership and wealth gap, or will her plan create more problems for the very people she aims to help?

pip.hinman (2019-07-19). Dutton's war on democracy. greenleft.org.au With the re-election of the Coalition government, conservatives have become emboldened to intensify their agenda of transferring even more wealth and power to the already dominant at the expense of the rest of us. | One sign of this is the rise in prominence of one the most hard-right figures in the Coalition: home affairs minister Peter Dutton. | Dutton has been at the centre of the Coalition government's efforts to whip up racist scapegoating and strengthen the state's repressive powers, a task for which he was well-prepared by his time in the Queensland police. | In 2014, he was appointed immigration minister…

Liberation Staff (2019-07-17). Free the children, close the camps. liberationnews.org Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.

2019-07-24: Social Media Postees

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/

This London Firm Helps the Wealthy Hide Assets — or Steal Them. Luckily We Have 15 Years of Their Client Communications
Barrett Brown | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
It is my cheerful duty to announce the acquisition of around 85 gigabytes of leaked emails, phone calls, faxes, and other documents originating from the London-based tax shelter firm Formations House, best known to the public for the assortment of often colorful scandals involving such figures as former Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovych, and best known to the global kleptocracy as a cheap and discreet option by which to avoid taxes or steal them altogether. These materials, which cover fifteen years from the company's founding in 2001, were recently obtained by Distributed Denial of Secrets, the transparency o…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/this-london-firm-helps-the-wealthy-hide-assets-or-steal-them-luckily-we-have-15-years-of-their-client-communications/

This London Firm Helps the Wealthy Hide Assets — or Steal Them. Luckily We Have 15 Years of Their Client Communications
Barrett Brown | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
It is my cheerful duty to announce the acquisition of around 85 gigabytes of leaked emails, phone calls, faxes, and other documents originating from the London-based tax shelter firm Formations House, best known to the public for the assortment of often colorful scandals involving such figures as former Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovych, and best known to the global kleptocracy as a cheap and discreet option by which to avoid taxes or steal them altogether. These materials, which cover fifteen years from the company's founding in 2001, were recently obtained by Distributed Denial of Secrets, the transparency o…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/this-london-firm-helps-the-wealthy-hide-assets-or-steal-them-luckily-we-have-15-years-of-their-client-communications/

Awa Tribe Contact in Brazil Shows Increased Amazon Logging
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-23
A video with rare footage of Brazil's nearly-uncontacted Awa tribe has emerged, filmed by Indigenous activist who say loggers who are nearing the Awa's traditional hunting ground. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro: Hunger, Poverty in Brazil: 'A Big Lie' | The video was taken in the northern state of Maranhao and shows a man holding a large knife in the rainforest. He holds up the blade to his face before looking towards the person filming, then dodging from the camera. There are traces of spears amongst tr…
telesurenglish.net/news/Awa-Tribe-Contact-in-Brazil-Shows-Increased-Amazon-Logging-20190723-0030.html

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/

The Campaign To Stop Corbyn: Smears, Racism And Censorship
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-22
The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to so many people; and to the planet itself. Even the threat of real change must …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/the-campaign-to-stop-corbyn-smears-racism-and-censorship/

Unpaid Caregiving Increases Risk of Poverty in Retirement
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-21
Christian Weller discusses his PERI study showing that people who care for children or elderly parents are less likely to have decent savings for retirement. The risk is higher for women, and especially for single women…
therealnews.com/stories/unpaid-caregiving-increases-risk-of-poverty-in-retirement

Kamala Harris Goes After the Black Vote With a Homeownership Plan
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-19
Will Kamala Harris' home ownership proposal address the persistent issue of the racial homeownership and wealth gap, or will her plan create more problems for the very people she aims to help?
therealnews.com/stories/kamala-harris-goes-after-the-black-vote-with-a-homeownership-plan

Dutton's war on democracy
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
With the re-election of the Coalition government, conservatives have become emboldened to intensify their agenda of transferring even more wealth and power to the already dominant at the expense of the rest of us. | One sign of this is the rise in prominence of one the most hard-right figures in the Coalition: home affairs minister Peter Dutton. | Dutton has been at the centre of the Coalition government's efforts to whip up racist scapegoating and strengthen the state's repressive powers, a task for which he was well-prepared by his time in the Queensland police. | In 2014, he was appointed immigration minister…
greenleft.org.au/content/resist-duttons-war-democracy

Free the children, close the camps
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-17
Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.
liberationnews.org/free-the-children-close-the-camps/