Daily Archives: September 4, 2019

2019-09-04: News Headlines

Kenn Orphan (2019-09-04). Apartheid Had Always Been the Plan. counterpunch.org What do wealthy capitalists do in response to the ever present threat of nuclear annihilation or a biosphere teetering on the edge of collapse? Why they build enormous, fortified bunkers deep underground, of course. Here they can live like the descendants of the mammals that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs in the late Cretaceous More

WSWS (2019-09-04). Strike wave paralyses transport system in Spain. wsws.org There is deep, growing anger among workers over the massive growth of social inequality and worsening working conditions.

Staff (2019-09-03). California City Experiments With Universal Income. truthdig.com STOCKTON, Calif.—Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give cash to every American each month. | Susie Garza has never heard of Yang. But since February, she's been getting $500 a month from a nonprofit in Stockton, California, as part of an experiment that offers something unusual in presidential politics: a trial run of a campaign promise, highlighting the benefits and challenges in real time. | Garza can spend the money however she wants. She uses $150 of it to pay for her cellphone and another $100 or so to pay off her dog's vet…

Steven Singer (2019-09-03). Inside Bill Gates' Hubris: Propaganda to Make America Neoliberal Again. commondreams.org You want to decode Bill's brain? Look at his family's wealth. Look at his upbringing. Look at his medical records. (Credit: flickr / cc / world economic forum) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gates.jpeg

Mathew Lawrence (2019-09-03). The Financial Times Is Right—Labour's Ownership Funds Will Transfer Wealth and Power. commondreams.org Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn making a keynote speech at The Landing in MediaCityUK in Salford on 2 September. (Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire/PA Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/corbyn_1.jpeg

Eds. (2019-09-03). Marx on taxation. mronline.org "Marx on tax" is seen as an "empty box" by David Harvey in his latest book on Capital, but Marx and Engels had plenty to say about tax. Their tax theorizing is no anachronistic curiosity but perfectly applicable to the income and wealth inequalities of our own era. | Source

Staff (2019-09-02). The Neoliberal Scam: Public Money for Private Playgrounds. therealnews.com TRNN takes an in-depth look at so-called public-private partnerships and how they funnel public money into the pockets of the ultra-wealthy…

RT (2019-09-01). Recession incoming? Lee Camp tears apart Trump's boasts about volatile US economy. rt.com Donald Trump insists that the US economy is booming, but there are warning signs that we're heading towards a recession, Lee Camp argues, blaming the country's elite for setting the stage for another financial meltdown. | The US president has pointed to a robust stock market and low unemployment as evidence of a bright economic outlook for America. The reality, however, is far less rosy, the host of Redacted Tonight said. He noted that the Dow Jones has been extremely shaky, losing over 1,000 points over the past month. The American comedian also cited data showing that historically, recessions are preceded by…

Staff (2019-08-29). CEO Compensation Increased 940% Between 1978 and 2018, Workers' Only by 12%. therealnews.com An Economic Policy Institute study shows that the dramatic increase in CEO compensation has a large impact on increasing inequality—worker pay could have doubled without the rise in CEO income…

ACLU (2019-08-29). Taxpayers Have Been Ordered to Pay Over $2 Million For Discriminating Against LGBTQ People. aclu.org Government officials should know that discrimination comes with a cost to taxpayers. | Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that the Commonwealth of Kentucky was liable for $224,000 for the actions of Kim Davis, who refused to do her job and issue marriage licenses (to same-sex or different-sex couples) as county clerk. | While Davis' story made national headlines, her case isn't the only one in the past year where a court case filed by the ACLU has led to a bill for discriminatio…

Staff (2019-08-28). Racial Inequality Is Rooted in Denial of Home and Land Ownership. therealnews.com The racial wealth gap in the US is directly linked to the ways in which Blacks were prevented from home and property ownership, while the government gave whites many opportunities for such ownership. We discuss the issue with Mehrsa Baradaran, author of "The Color of Money"

Reese Erlich (2019-08-26). Foreign Correspondent: What is the U.S. Role in the Hong Kong Protests? progressive.org Despite legitimate concern over economic inequality there, the movement has pro-Western elements and has been encouraged by Washington in familiar, odious ways.

Staff (2019-08-26). Headlines for August 26, 2019. democracynow.org World Leaders Pledge Amazon Help as Trump Sends Mixed Signals About China at G7 Summit, Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif Makes Surprise Appearance at G7 to Hold Talks with European Officials, Protesters Call Out G7 Leaders over Corporate Ties, Climate Inaction and Inequality, Wildfires Continue to Consume Amazon as Public Outrage Grows, Police Deploy Water Cannons, Fire a Live Warning Shot at Hong Kong Protesters, Attacks in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq Add to Mounting Tensions in Middle East, EU Countries Say They Will Relocate Migrants Stranded on Ship After 2-Week Standoff, 200,000 Rohingya Refugees March for "Genocid…

splcenter (2019-08-15). SPLC publishes Opportunity Costs: Unequal Justice in Alabama's Community Corrections Programs. splcenter.org A new investigative report published today by the Southern Poverty Law Center reveals serious flaws in Alabama's community corrections programs, an otherwise promising system for diverting people from the state's prisons.

splcenter (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:…

2019-09-04: Social Media Postees

Apartheid Had Always Been the Plan
Kenn Orphan | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-04
What do wealthy capitalists do in response to the ever present threat of nuclear annihilation or a biosphere teetering on the edge of collapse? Why they build enormous, fortified bunkers deep underground, of course. Here they can live like the descendants of the mammals that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs in the late Cretaceous…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/04/apartheid-had-always-been-the-plan/

Strike wave paralyses transport system in Spain
wsws.org | 2019-09-04
There is deep, growing anger among workers over the massive growth of social inequality and worsening working conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/04/spai-s04.html

Inside Bill Gates' Hubris: Propaganda to Make America Neoliberal Again
Steven Singer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-03
You want to decode Bill's brain? Look at his family's wealth. Look at his upbringing. Look at his medical records. (Credit: flickr / cc / world economic forum) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gates.jpeg
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/03/inside-bill-gates-hubris-propaganda-make-america-neoliberal-again?cd-origin=rss

Marx on taxation
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-03
"Marx on tax" is seen as an "empty box" by David Harvey in his latest book on Capital, but Marx and Engels had plenty to say about tax. Their tax theorizing is no anachronistic curiosity but perfectly applicable to the income and wealth inequalities of our own era. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/03/marx-on-taxation/

The Financial Times Is Right—Labour's Ownership Funds Will Transfer Wealth and Power
Mathew Lawrence | commondreams.org | 2019-09-03
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn making a keynote speech at The Landing in MediaCityUK in Salford on 2 September. (Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire/PA Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/corbyn_1.jpeg
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/03/financial-times-right-labours-ownership-funds-will-transfer-wealth-and-power?cd-origin=rss

California City Experiments With Universal Income
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-03
STOCKTON, Calif.–Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give cash to every American each month. | Susie Garza has never heard of Yang. But since February, she's been getting $500 a month from a nonprofit in Stockton, California, as part of an experiment that offers something unusual in presidential politics: a trial run of a campaign promise, highlighting the benefits and challenges in real time. | Garza can spend the money however she wants. She uses $150 of it to pay for her cellphone and another $100 or so to pay off her dog's vet…
truthdig.com/articles/california-city-experiments-with-universal-income/

The Neoliberal Scam: Public Money for Private Playgrounds
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-02
TRNN takes an in-depth look at so-called public-private partnerships and how they funnel public money into the pockets of the ultra-wealthy…
therealnews.com/stories/the-neoliberal-scam-public-money-for-private-playgrounds

Recession incoming? Lee Camp tears apart Trump's boasts about volatile US economy
rt.com | 2019-09-01
Donald Trump insists that the US economy is booming, but there are warning signs that we're heading towards a recession, Lee Camp argues, blaming the country's elite for setting the stage for another financial meltdown. | The US president has pointed to a robust stock market and low unemployment as evidence of a bright economic outlook for America. The reality, however, is far less rosy, the host of Redacted Tonight said. He noted that the Dow Jones has been extremely shaky, losing over 1,000 points over the past month. The American comedian also cited data showing that historically, recessions are preceded by…
rt.com/usa/467747-lee-camp-us-economy-trump/

CEO Compensation Increased 940% Between 1978 and 2018, Workers' Only by 12%
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-29
An Economic Policy Institute study shows that the dramatic increase in CEO compensation has a large impact on increasing inequality–worker pay could have doubled without the rise in CEO income…
therealnews.com/stories/ceo-compensation-increased-940-between-1978-and-2018-workers-only-by-12

Taxpayers Have Been Ordered to Pay Over $2 Million For Discriminating Against LGBTQ People
aclu.org | 2019-08-29
Government officials should know that discrimination comes with a cost to taxpayers. | Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that the Commonwealth of Kentucky was liable for $224,000 for the actions of Kim Davis, who refused to do her job and issue marriage licenses (to same-sex or different-sex couples) as county clerk. | While Davis' story made national headlines, her case isn't the only one in the past year where a court case filed by the ACLU has led to a bill for discriminatio…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/lgbt-nondiscrimination-protections/taxpayers-have-been-ordered-pay-over-2-million

Racial Inequality Is Rooted in Denial of Home and Land Ownership
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-28
The racial wealth gap in the US is directly linked to the ways in which Blacks were prevented from home and property ownership, while the government gave whites many opportunities for such ownership. We discuss the issue with Mehrsa Baradaran, author of "The Color of Money"
therealnews.com/stories/racial-inequality-is-rooted-in-denial-of-home-and-land-ownership

Will Yemen Be Divided Again?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-28
A BRIEF INTRODUCTORY HISTORY Yemen is located in what has historically been considered the finest part of the Arab Peninsula, which has prompted numerous attempts to take control of the area. Before oil was found elsewhere on the Peninsula, Yemen was also seen as having the largest concentration of natural wealth. At that time, Saudi …
uwidata.com/5126-will-yemen-be-divided-again/

Foreign Correspondent: What is the U.S. Role in the Hong Kong Protests?
Reese Erlich | progressive.org | 2019-08-26
Despite legitimate concern over economic inequality there, the movement has pro-Western elements and has been encouraged by Washington in familiar, odious ways.
progressive.org/dispatches/foreign-correspondent-us-role-hong-kong-protests-erlich-190826/

Headlines for August 26, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-26
World Leaders Pledge Amazon Help as Trump Sends Mixed Signals About China at G7 Summit, Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif Makes Surprise Appearance at G7 to Hold Talks with European Officials, Protesters Call Out G7 Leaders over Corporate Ties, Climate Inaction and Inequality, Wildfires Continue to Consume Amazon as Public Outrage Grows, Police Deploy Water Cannons, Fire a Live Warning Shot at Hong Kong Protesters, Attacks in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq Add to Mounting Tensions in Middle East, EU Countries Say They Will Relocate Migrants Stranded on Ship After 2-Week Standoff, 200,000 Rohingya Refugees March for "Genocid…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/26/headlines

SPLC publishes Opportunity Costs: Unequal Justice in Alabama's Community Corrections Programs
splcenter.org | 2019-08-15
A new investigative report published today by the Southern Poverty Law Center reveals serious flaws in Alabama's community corrections programs, an otherwise promising system for diverting people from the state's prisons.
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/15/splc-publishes-opportunity-costs-unequal-justice-alabamas-community-corrections-programs

SPLC statement on Mississippi immigration raids
splcenter.org | 2019-08-08
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:…
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/07/splc-statement-mississippi-immigration-raids