(2019-10-10). Protest Wave Engulfs Iraq, Over 100 Dead, Government Helpless? therealnews.com 
For over a week now protests have been shaking Iraq, with massive police repression, leading to over 100 dead. The protests are an outgrowth of discontent over corruption, poverty, and an ethnic quota system, says Sabah Alnasseri.
(2019-10-10). Republican donors involved in Trump impeachment inquiry arrested on campaign finance charges. rt.com 
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two wealthy Soviet-born Floridians who allegedly passed information between the government in Kiev and President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, have been arrested for campaign finance violations. | Parnas and Fruman were arrested on Wednesday, reportedly while attempting to leave the US from Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC. | Along with two other men, they were charged with funnelling illegal foreign contributions to Republican PACs in the runup t…
(2019-10-10). The Green New Deal and Accursed Wealth. counterpunch.org 
Accursed Wealth! O'er bounding human laws, Of every evil thou remains't the cause: Victims of want, those wretches such as me, Too truly lay their wretchedness to thee: Thou art the bar that keeps from being fed, And thine our loss of labour and of bread. Al Gore missed this memo, written at some time More
(2019-10-10). Massive protests sweep Iraq; Communist Party calls for emergency government. peoplesworld.org 
Massive protests have swept Iraq since Oct. 1 in response to widespread anger over high unemployment, especially among youth, enormous corruption, and the inability of the government to deliver essential services like health care, water, and electricity. Protesters are directing their anger at the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mehdi and the political parties …
(2019-10-10). Inequality is literally killing us. nationofchange.org Again and again, studies show that the richer wealthy Americans become, the shorter the rest of us live.
(2019-10-09). Capitalism Failed Argentina: Left-Wing Presidential Candidate. telesurenglish.net The presidential candidate of the Argentinian left, Nicolas del Caño, says the pro-capital policies of conservative incumbent President Mauricio Macri have failed the nation and proposed measures to finish the "terror" that in his opinion the government has instilled with the collaboration of the opposition and certain labor unions. | RELATED: | Macri Accused of Delaying Payments to Victims of Dictatorship | "Using the country's wealth to benefit the great majorities and not the…
(2019-10-08). How Neo-Liberals Profit off of Poverty. therealnews.com 
The story of how a millionaire CEO's critique of Squeegee kids led to monetizing their suffering and points to a process that makes neoliberalism an engine for inequality.
(2019-10-07). Monday's Daily Brief: 'Waste to wealth' campaign, nuclear power and climate change, 'dangerous nationalism' a threat, Hammarskjà∂ld latest. un.org A recap of Monday's stories: New UN-Habitat campaign converts waste into wealth; refugee agency chief issues alert over 'dangerous nationalism', UN warns against Syrian civilian displacement; Guterres renews call for full disclosure by States over 1961 Hammarskjà∂ld plane crash; First-ever conference on nuclear power and climate change.
(2019-10-07). Turning waste into wealth: World Habitat Day focus on cleaning up cities. un.org Waste can have a devastating effect on public health, the environment, and the climate, but cutting-edge innovation and technology can provide improved, cheaper solutions to the challenge, and help cities and communities to see waste as a business opportunity. This was the message marking World Habitat Day, on Monday, with a focus on waste management.
(2019-10-06). A Poor Perspective on the UBI. dissidentvoice.org 
Of late there has been a lot of ink spilled over the idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI). Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang has made it the center of his campaign. Before going too far, it should be noted that there are legitimate questions to be answered with such a revolutionary proposal and many …
(2019-10-03). Young Lords remember martyrs and march for the future. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – A standing room only crowd filled the Holy Covenant United Methodist Church on September 29 to commemorate Reverend Bruce Johnson and Eugenia Johnson. The reverend and his wife Eugenia were remembered for supporting the Young Lords and their role in the struggle against poverty, war and oppression. They were savagely murdered in their own home 50 years ago, stabbed to death, during a U.S. government campaign of repression known as COINTELPRO or the Counterintelligence Program. | Ministers of the United Methodist Church, the Bishop of Chicago's Episcopal Church and leaders from the Presbyterian McCo…
(2019-09-27). Shailly Gupta Barnes, Frances Fox Piven on Defining and Ending Poverty. fair.org 
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