Daily Archives: September 23, 2019

2019-09-23: News Headlines

commondreams (2019-09-23). Patriotic Millionaire Ian Simmons to Deliver Keynote Remarks At Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Wealth Tax Event. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Staff (2019-09-23). There's No Chance Corporate Elites Will Fix Inequality. truthdig.com Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons," Emerson exclaimed. | Likewise, today's workaday families should do a mass inventory of their silverware, for the fast-talking CEOs of 181 union-busting, tax-cheating, environment-contaminating, consumer-gouging corporations are asking us to believe that they stand with us in the fight against … well, against them. | From Wall Street…

Julia Conley (2019-09-23). Sanders unveils plan to wipe out all medical debt in US, declaring, 'the very concept should not exist'. nationofchange.org "In the wealthiest country in the history of the world, one illness or disease should not ruin a family's financial life and future."

teleSUR (2019-09-22). US: Sanders Reveals Plan to Eliminate Medical Debt. telesurenglish.net Senator and United States democrat presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders revealed Saturday his plan to cancel all past-due medical debt in the U.S., pledging an end to the "immoral and unconscionable" practice of debt collection from families who suffered illness or disease. | RELATED: | Amazon Jeff Bezos Cuts Health Benefits for Part-Time Whole Foods Workers | "The very concept of medical debt should not exist," the senator said adding that "in the wealthiest country…

pip.hinman (2019-09-21). Is Moreland council using hostile architecture against homeless people? greenleft.org.au poverty Sue BoltonIssue 1238 Australia homelessness Moreland City Council MelbourneSeptember 21, 2019A public debate has erupted ove…

unitedEditor (2019-09-17). Why Iran's Khamenei pushes for higher birthrate? uwidata.com Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has again called on compatriots to have more children while calling on authorities to help families increase the population amid crippling economic sanctions, high unemployment and staggering inflation rates. Inspired by the size of the population in China and India, Khamenei urged for advancing Iran's national power by doubling its …

Eugene Puryear (2019-09-16). 50,000 autoworkers stand up to GM's greed in landmark strike. liberationnews.org One of the United States' wealthiest companies, in a profit-soaked industry, is still doing everything possible to reduce the living standards of their workers as their executives and major shareholders live high-off the hog. If workers win at GM it will be a blow against the power of corporations to exploit and oppress however they see fit.

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…

2019-09-23: Social Media Postees

Patriotic Millionaire Ian Simmons to Deliver Keynote Remarks At Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Wealth Tax Event
commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/23/patriotic-millionaire-ian-simmons-deliver-keynote-remarks-urban-brookings-tax?cd-origin=rss

There's No Chance Corporate Elites Will Fix Inequality
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-23
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons," Emerson exclaimed. | Likewise, today's workaday families should do a mass inventory of their silverware, for the fast-talking CEOs of 181 union-busting, tax-cheating, environment-contaminating, consumer-gouging corporations are asking us to believe that they stand with us in the fight against … well, against them. | From Wall Street…
truthdig.com/articles/theres-no-chance-corporate-elites-will-fix-inequality/

Sanders unveils plan to wipe out all medical debt in US, declaring, 'the very concept should not exist'
Julia Conley | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-23
"In the wealthiest country in the history of the world, one illness or disease should not ruin a family's financial life and future."
nationofchange.org/2019/09/23/sanders-unveils-plan-to-wipe-out-all-medical-debt-in-us-declaring-the-very-concept-should-not-exist/

US: Sanders Reveals Plan to Eliminate Medical Debt
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-22
Senator and United States democrat presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders revealed Saturday his plan to cancel all past-due medical debt in the U.S., pledging an end to the "immoral and unconscionable" practice of debt collection from families who suffered illness or disease. | RELATED: | Amazon Jeff Bezos Cuts Health Benefits for Part-Time Whole Foods Workers | "The very concept of medical debt should not exist," the senator said adding that "in the wealthiest country…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sanders-Reveals-Plan-to-Eliminate-Medical-Debt-20190922-0019.html

Is Moreland council using hostile architecture against homeless people?
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-21
poverty Sue BoltonIssue 1238 Australia homelessness Moreland City Council MelbourneSeptember 21, 2019A public debate has erupted ove…
greenleft.org.au/content/moreland-council-using-hostile-architecture-against-homeless-people

Why Iran's Khamenei pushes for higher birthrate?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-17
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has again called on compatriots to have more children while calling on authorities to help families increase the population amid crippling economic sanctions, high unemployment and staggering inflation rates. Inspired by the size of the population in China and India, Khamenei urged for advancing Iran's national power by doubling its …
uwidata.com/5327-why-irans-khamenei-pushes-for-higher-birthrate%d0%b3/

50,000 autoworkers stand up to GM's greed in landmark strike
Eugene Puryear | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-16
One of the United States' wealthiest companies, in a profit-soaked industry, is still doing everything possible to reduce the living standards of their workers as their executives and major shareholders live high-off the hog. If workers win at GM it will be a blow against the power of corporations to exploit and oppress however they see fit.
liberationnews.org/50000-autoworkers-stand-up-to-gms-greed-in-landmark-strike/

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