(2019-09-05). Scorched Earth: Culture and Climate Under Siege (Speaker Event SF). indybay.org The Commonwealth Club, in the Taube Family Auditorium, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105…
(2019-09-05). Confronting the Climate Crisis—Why We Need Bernie Sanders' Green New Deal. commondreams.org The Green New Deal put forth by Sen. Bernie Sanders, explains, Schlosberg, "explicitly bans fracking, prevents all new pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure, bans all fossil fuel exports, and directly challenges this poisoning industry. And it enables a fair and just transition for workers and frontline communities by taxing the accumulated wealth and income of industries that profit off of polluting our planet. No other climate plan does all of these things." (Image: BernieSanders.com) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_san…
(2019-09-05). Congress Must Stop Big Business, Wealthy Donors From Influencing Our Elections. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-09-05). East Timor's mass poverty, unemployment belie promises of "national liberation" wsws.org The creation of the new capitalist state did nothing to advance the social interests and democratic rights of the Timorese working class and rural poor.
(2019-09-05). Unaffordable Health and Child Care Alongside Flimsy Safety Net Leaves US Among Most Unlivable Nations: Global Survey. commondreams.org A new survey finds that expats living in the U.S. aren't able to enjoy life in the world's wealthiest country because of many of the same factors that cause anxiety among Americans: high healthcare and child care costs and a general lack of social welfare programs. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11623222861.jpg …
(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
(2019-09-04). 'Digital divide' will worsen inequalities, without better global cooperation. un.org Inequality will worsen unless the so-called "digital divide" — the gap between under-connected and highly digitalized countries — is not addressed, warns a new report released on Wednesday by the UN trade body, UNCTAD.
(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.
(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
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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.