(2019-08-08). Neoliberalism Has Met Its Match in China. truthdig.com 
When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week, commentators were asking why. According to official data, the economy was rebounding, unemployment was below 4% and gross domestic product growth was above 3%. If anything, by the Fed's own reasoning, it should have been raising rates. | Market pundits explained that we're in a trade war and a currency war. Other central banks were cutting their rates, and the Fed had to follow suit in order to prevent the dollar from becoming overvalued relative to other c…
(2019-08-08). SPLC statement on Mississippi immigration raids. splcenter.org Southern Poverty Law Center Attorney Julia Solórzano, with the SPLC's Immigrant Justice Project, issued the following statement on today's workplace raids in Mississippi:…
(2019-08-08). Maybe Morrison should also try shouting 'how good are homes' at the homeless. greenleft.org.au 
When the Coalition unexpectedly won the May federal elections, it was tempting to assume no good would come of it. But that type of thinking ignores just how much money the gambling industry lost with the defeat of the odds-on favourite, Labor. | That's where the good news ends, though. | Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly followed up his victory by ramping up class war through big tax cuts to the rich, and Labor quickly followed by voting for it. | Morrison then followed by insisting the government could not afford to raise the rate Newstart, which is significantly lower than the $433 a week poverty line…
(2019-08-07). Robert Reich: The American Dream Is Built on a Myth. truthdig.com 
We like to believe anyone in the U.S. can make it by pulling themselves up by their bootstraps. It couldn't be further from the truth.
(2019-08-07). More Sanctions Against Venezuela Means More Suffering. therealnews.com 
The Trump administration's new sanctions freeze all of Venezuela's U.S.-based assets and those of anyone who helps Maduro which will only increase poverty, says Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodriguez…
(2019-08-07). 'Abuse and threats' against Holiday Inn lead to cancellation of Chris Williamson event. thecanary.co The Holiday Inn Brighton cancelled a speaking event following a flurry of "abuse and threats". Chris Williamson, MP for Derby North, was due to speak about tackling "the outrageous levels of poverty and inequality" by way of "a democratic socialist economy". But the Holiday Inn Brighton informed the organisers on 6 August that it had no choice but to cancel the event. | "Abuse and threats from members of the public on the phone, on email, and on social media outlets": | According to an email from the Holiday Inn booking service to Greg Hadfield, the event's organiser, the hotel chose to cancel the event b…
(2019-08-07). In 33 years the richest 10% of Americans could have 100% of US wealth. nationofchange.org The three men at the top of the Forbes 400 richest list hold more wealth than the total wealth of the poorest half of Americans, so how many of you are really surprised?
(2019-08-07). Child Poverty in Argentina at Nearly 50%. telesurenglish.net As Argentina's economy continues to collapse under the weight of neoliberal policies, child poverty has shot up, reaching almost 50 percent, say new figures. One study even puts the figure at 51 percent, with 13 percent in a state of hunger. | RELATED: | Argentina: Polls Say President Macri to Lose Upcoming Elections | The National Institute of S…
(2019-08-07). Eating Away at Workers' Wages, Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Costs Soared by 121% Since 1999: Analysis. commondreams.org "As healthcare costs escalate, wages remain stagnant. Winning Medicare for All means abolishing the parasitic private insurers that generate unprecedented inequality in our society." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/healthcare1.jpg …
(2019-08-06). Richest 10% in US Will Own 100% of the Wealth by 2052: Study. telesurenglish.net If wealth inequalities between rich and poor continue to widen at the current rate in the United States, the richest ten percent will own 100 percent of the wealth by 2052, according to an analysis published Sunday by Dallas Morning News finance columnist Scott Burns. | RELATED: | Rich and Poor Health Gap Widens in US | "The wealthiest people in the U.S. will truly 'have it all' just 33 years from now," the columnist wrote. | The finance expert reached this conclusion by analyzing the changes in shar…
(2019-08-06). Crime, poverty, policing point to need for a People's Budget in Jacksonville, FL. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – There is no denying the separation between the community and city officials in Jacksonville, Florida when it comes to solutions on crime and poverty. Community advocates continually push for solutions that will tackle the social and economic roots of crime while local politicians continue to support more policing. | In 2017 Sheriff Mike Williams and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) received a $4.4 million budget increase to "crack down on crime," but the returns were insignificant. There was no drop in violent crime. The next year, Williams and the JSO received a $36 million increase gr…
(2019-08-06). Crime, poverty, policing point to need for a People's Budget in Jacksonville, FL. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – There is no denying the separation between the community and city officials in Jacksonville, Florida when it comes to solutions on crime and poverty. Community advocates continually push for solutions that will tackle the social and economic roots of crime while local politicians continue to support more policing. | In 2017 Sheriff Mike Williams and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) received a $4.4 million budget increase to "crack down on crime," but the returns were insignificant. There was no drop in violent crime. The next year, Williams and the JSO received a $36 million increase gr…
(2019-08-05). Want to Tackle Unemployment? Reduce Military Spending. thenation.com Nia Harris, Cassandra Stimpson, Ben Freeman Want to Tackle Unemployment? Reduce Military Spending.
(2019-08-02). Ex-Health Insurance Exec: Industry Is Using Decades-Old Scare Tactics to Fight Medicare for All. democracynow.org 
The Democratic presidential candidates remain deeply divided on how to expand healthcare to the tens of millions of Americans who are uninsured or underinsured. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have both pushed for abolishing private health insurance and establishing a Medicare for All system. Their rivals have pushed a number of different, more incremental approaches. During the first night of the latest debates, Sanders pointed out that the country has taken sweeping action before to expand health coverage to millions of Americans, referring to the 50th anniversary of the creation of Medicare and Me…
(2019-08-02). Trump's New Tariffs on China Help Pay for his Corporate Tax Cut. therealnews.com 
Trump's claim that China is paying for the tariffs is completely false and basically serves to redirect income from his poor supporters to his wealthy supporters. Not only that, the policy will have the consequence of further isolating the United States, says Michael Hudson…
(2019-08-02). Fund Newstart not US wars. greenleft.org.au 
More than 700,000 Australians are struggling to survive on $40 dollars a day while $200 billion is being set aside over the next 10 years for Australia's military, largely to support US wars, according to the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). | IPAN spokesperson Shirley Winton said: "In the past five years, government spending on social and community services has been severely cut back while the Australian governments' military spending on supporting US offensive wars and the military-industrial complex has increased exponentially. | "Over 700,000 Australians depend on Newstart unemployment benef…
(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.