(2019-09-10). Gaddafi vs the West: Two Revolutions on the Wrong Side of History. counterpunch.org 
Sunday marked half a century since Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan revolution, which led to the overthrow of the American-backed King Irdis. In Libya's 1969 revolution, Muammar Gaddafi inherited one of the poorest nations in Africa; however, by the time he was assassinated, Gaddafi's socialism had turned Libya into Africa's wealthiest nation. Libya had the highest GDP More
(2019-09-10). Doctor's Group Responds to the Rise of Uninsured Americans (New Census Report). commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-09-10). Number of Uninsured Americans Rises for 1st Time in a Decade. truthdig.com The 0.5% increase, though modest, is the first real sign that coverage gains under Obama could be partly reversed by Trump's policies.
(2019-09-10). Trump blocks refugees from Bahamas as humanitarian catastrophe unfolds. wsws.org The massive hurricane that unleashed its wrath on the Bahamas earlier this month has produced a catastrophe as a result of social inequality and political indifference.
(2019-09-09). What's the True Unemployment Rate in the US? counterpunch.org 
The real unemployment rate is probably somewhere between 10%-12%. Here's why: the 3.7% is the U-3 rate, per the labor dept. But that's the rate only for full time employed. What the labor dept. calls the U-6 includes what it calls discouraged workers (those who haven't looked for work in the past 4 weeks). Then there's what's called the 'missing labor force'—i.e. those who haven't looked in the past year. They're not calculated in the 3.7% U-3 unemployment rate number either. Why? Because you have to be 'out of work and actively looking for work' to be counted as unemployed and therefore part of the 3.7% ra…
(2019-09-09). I think we found the most tone deaf, idiotic plan for post-Brexit Ireland yet. thecanary.co 
On Saturday 7 September, DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson suggested Ireland could join the British Commonwealth. Donaldson made his ridiculous suggestion…
(2019-09-07). "Down with the Rebels Against the Bill of Sale!": Guy Endore's radical reimagining of Haiti and revolution. mronline.org 
The American occupation of Haiti lasted from 1915—34. The U.S. subjected Haitians to the hated forced labor system of the corvée, seized control over Haitian finance, and rewrote the Haitian Constitution at gunpoint, enabling foreign companies to acquire land in the country. The distorting and oppressive impacts of the U.S. occupation have been felt in […] | Source
(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.