Daily Archives: October 16, 2019

2019-10-16: News Headlines

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-16). Millions Hungry and Food Insecure in the US. globalresearch.ca Poverty, unemployment, underemployment, hunger, food insecurity, and overall deprivation affect million of households in the world's richest country USA. | Why? It's because both right wings of its war party devote most of the nation's discretionary income for militarism, maintaining the …

Staff (2019-10-16). Debate Rivals Assail Warren as She Joins Democrats' Top Rank. truthdig.com A historic dozen candidates spar on stage, with several challenging the Massachusetts senator on her Medicare for All and wealth tax plans.

WSWS (2019-10-16). Opinion polls indicate Canada's elections to end in hung parliament. wsws.org Excluded from the official campaign has been any substantive discussion of the critical issues confronting working people—mounting economic insecurity and social inequality, the assault on democratic rights, rearmament and the threat of war.

Staff (2019-10-16). Sanders Blasts 2020 Democrats for Defending Health Insurance Industry. truthdig.com During a portion of Tuesday night's Democratic debate focused on healthcare, Sen. Bernie Sanders interjected to castigate some of his 2020 primary rivals—namely former vice president Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg—for again repeating right-wing talking points against Medicare for All and defending the primacy of the for-profit insurance industry. | "I get a little bit tired, I must say, of people defending a system which is dysfunctional, which is cruel," Sanders said, as he cast glances at Biden and Buttigieg. "Eighty-seven million uninsured, thirty-thousand people dying every…

Staff (2019-10-16). Warren and Sanders: A Wealth Tax Is Needed to Address Staggering Inequality. democracynow.org 2020 progressive front-runners Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren pushed for a wealth tax at the fourth Democratic debate Tuesday night. We speak with senior contributor at The Intercept, Mehdi Hasan, who hosts their "Deconstructed" podcast, and David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter. He is the founder and editor of DCReport.org.

Staff (2019-10-16). Mehdi Hasan: "There Should Only Be Two Front-Runners Right Now: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren" democracynow.org Twelve candidates took to the stage for the fourth round of the Democratic presidential debate in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday to spar over healthcare, foreign policy, impeachment, gun violence, economic inequality and more. Senator Elizabeth Warren — who is now leading some national polls — repeatedly came under attack from her rivals. In the first debate since Senator Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack two weeks ago, the Vermont senator advocated for a Green New Deal, Medicare for All and a wealth tax. Former Vice President Joe Biden attacked the proposals of both Sanders and Warren and faced scru…

Staff (2019-10-15). Depoliticization Is a Deadly Weapon of Neoliberal Fascism. truthout.org | | Increasingly, Americans live in an era in which every aspect of society displays symptoms of political, economic and ethical impoverishment. This condition extends from the workplace and education to the legal system and the larger culture. It is evident in the way our society has increasingly become dominated by the language of extreme nationalism, racism, nativism and grotesque levels of inequality. And it is evident in the depoliticizing conditions of our social order that strip individuals of critica…

The Canary (2019-10-15). UK employment suffers sharpest dip in four years as wage growth stalls. thecanary.co UK employment suffered its sharpest decline in more than four years in the three months to August, new figures reveal. | The number of people in work declined by 56,000 to 32.69 million in the quarter, as the number of people claiming unemployment benefits jumped higher, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. | The slump was significantly below forecasts by economists, who had predicted a 26,000 rise in employment. | The quarterly decline in employment was the heaviest fall since May 2015, when the level of employment slid by 65,000. | Unemployment also increased in August, rising from a 45-year low repor…

Staff (2019-10-15). Felicity Huffman Starts Serving Prison Time in College Scam. truthdig.com SAN FRANCISCO — "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman — aka inmate No. 77806-112 — reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal that underscored the lengths some wealthy parents will go to get their children into top universities. | Huffman's husband, actor William H. Macy, dropped her off at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, a low-security prison for women in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to TASC Group, which represents Huffman. | The prison has been described by media as "Club Fed," making its way…

Lara Merling — Leo Baunach (2019-10-15). Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Not Falling Prey to Vultures. counterpunch.org The IMF program has failed, and the debt is unsustainable. What happens next? The Macri government leaves behind another failed IMF agreement, an economy in shambles, soaring poverty, and a large dollar-denominated debt burden. The move to extend maturities on some domestic debt is not a solution to the problem. It postpones the restructuring of More

Staff (2019-10-15). Homewreckers: How Wall Street, Banks & Trump's Inner Circle Used the 2008 Housing Crash to Get Rich. democracynow.org We speak with investigative reporter Aaron Glantz about his new book "Homewreckers," which looks at the devastating legacy of the foreclosure crisis and how much of the so-called recovery is a result of large private equity firms buying up hundreds of thousands of foreclosed homes. "Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes and Demolished the American Dream" reveals how the 2008 housing crash decimated millions of Americans' family wealth but enriched President Donald Trump's inner circle, including Trump Cabi…

Jon Queally, staff writer (2019-10-15). 'Every Child Deserves to Eat': Sanders and Omar Bill Would Provide Universal Free Public School Lunches in US. commondreams.org "In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, no child should be turned away from a meal if they cannot afford it," said Rep. Ilhan Omar. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/free_public_school_lunch.jpg

The Real News Network (2019-10-12). IRS Audits Poor People Far More Often Than the Wealthy. dissidentvoice.org Republicans gutted the IRS with New Democrat support. It ensured that the wealthy can cheat our nation with impunity, says Bill Black.

RT (2019-10-12). 16,000 Dead in the UK: the Brexit Connection. dissidentvoice.org Thousands of Britons died last winter because they couldn't afford adequate heating. Former UK MP George Galloway joins Rick Sanchez to explain how poverty and inequality in the UK contributed to the country's decision to leave the EU.

Staff (2019-10-11). IRS Audits Poor People Far More Often Than the Wealthy. therealnews.com Republicans gutted the IRS with New Democrat support. It ensured that the wealthy can cheat our nation with impunity, says Bill Black.

Staff (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.

CounterSpin (2019-09-27). Shailly Gupta Barnes, Frances Fox Piven on Defining and Ending Poverty. fair.org Media…

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Millions Hungry and Food Insecure in the US
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
Poverty, unemployment, underemployment, hunger, food insecurity, and overall deprivation affect million of households in the world's richest country USA. | Why? It's because both right wings of its war party devote most of the nation's discretionary income for militarism, maintaining the …
globalresearch.ca/millions-hungry-food-insecure-us/5692168

Debate Rivals Assail Warren as She Joins Democrats' Top Rank
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-16
A historic dozen candidates spar on stage, with several challenging the Massachusetts senator on her Medicare for All and wealth tax plans.
truthdig.com/articles/debate-rivals-assail-warren-as-she-joins-democrats-top-rank/

Opinion polls indicate Canada's elections to end in hung parliament
wsws.org | 2019-10-16
Excluded from the official campaign has been any substantive discussion of the critical issues confronting working people–mounting economic insecurity and social inequality, the assault on democratic rights, rearmament and the threat of war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/16/cane-o16.html

Sanders Blasts 2020 Democrats for Defending Health Insurance Industry
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-16
During a portion of Tuesday night's Democratic debate focused on healthcare, Sen. Bernie Sanders interjected to castigate some of his 2020 primary rivals–namely former vice president Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg–for again repeating right-wing talking points against Medicare for All and defending the primacy of the for-profit insurance industry. | "I get a little bit tired, I must say, of people defending a system which is dysfunctional, which is cruel," Sanders said, as he cast glances at Biden and Buttigieg. "Eighty-seven million uninsured, thirty-thousand people dying every…
truthdig.com/articles/sanders-blasts-2020-democrats-for-defending-health-insurance-industry/

Mehdi Hasan: "There Should Only Be Two Front-Runners Right Now: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-16
Twelve candidates took to the stage for the fourth round of the Democratic presidential debate in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday to spar over healthcare, foreign policy, impeachment, gun violence, economic inequality and more. Senator Elizabeth Warren — who is now leading some national polls — repeatedly came under attack from her rivals. In the first debate since Senator Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack two weeks ago, the Vermont senator advocated for a Green New Deal, Medicare for All and a wealth tax. Former Vice President Joe Biden attacked the proposals of both Sanders and Warren and faced scru…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/16/cnn_nyt_democratic_presidential_candidate_debate

Warren and Sanders: A Wealth Tax Is Needed to Address Staggering Inequality
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-16
2020 progressive front-runners Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren pushed for a wealth tax at the fourth Democratic debate Tuesday night. We speak with senior contributor at The Intercept, Mehdi Hasan, who hosts their "Deconstructed" podcast, and David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter. He is the founder and editor of DCReport.org.
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/16/democratic_debate_warren_sanders_wealth_tax

Depoliticization Is a Deadly Weapon of Neoliberal Fascism
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-15
| Increasingly, Americans live in an era in which every aspect of society displays symptoms of political, economic and ethical impoverishment. This condition extends from the workplace and education to the legal system and the larger culture. It is evident in the way our society has increasingly become dominated by the language of extreme nationalism, racism, nativism and grotesque levels of inequality. And it is evident in the depoliticizing conditions of our social order that strip individuals of critica…
truthout.org/articles/depoliticization-is-a-deadly-weapon-of-neoliberal-fascism/

UK employment suffers sharpest dip in four years as wage growth stalls
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-15
UK employment suffered its sharpest decline in more than four years in the three months to August, new figures reveal. | The number of people in work declined by 56,000 to 32.69 million in the quarter, as the number of people claiming unemployment benefits jumped higher, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. | The slump was significantly below forecasts by economists, who had predicted a 26,000 rise in employment. | The quarterly decline in employment was the heaviest fall since May 2015, when the level of employment slid by 65,000. | Unemployment also increased in August, rising from a 45-year low repor…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/15/uk-employment-suffers-sharpest-dip-in-four-years-as-wage-growth-stalls/

Felicity Huffman Starts Serving Prison Time in College Scam
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-15
SAN FRANCISCO — "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman — aka inmate No. 77806-112 — reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal that underscored the lengths some wealthy parents will go to get their children into top universities. | Huffman's husband, actor William H. Macy, dropped her off at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, a low-security prison for women in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to TASC Group, which represents Huffman. | The prison has been described by media as "Club Fed," making its way…
truthdig.com/articles/felicity-huffman-starts-serving-prison-time-in-college-scam/

Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Not Falling Prey to Vultures
Lara Merling — Leo Baunach | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-15
The IMF program has failed, and the debt is unsustainable. What happens next? The Macri government leaves behind another failed IMF agreement, an economy in shambles, soaring poverty, and a large dollar-denominated debt burden. The move to extend maturities on some domestic debt is not a solution to the problem. It postpones the restructuring of…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/15/sovereign-debt-restructuring-not-falling-prey-to-vultures/

Homewreckers: How Wall Street, Banks & Trump's Inner Circle Used the 2008 Housing Crash to Get Rich
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-15
We speak with investigative reporter Aaron Glantz about his new book "Homewreckers," which looks at the devastating legacy of the foreclosure crisis and how much of the so-called recovery is a result of large private equity firms buying up hundreds of thousands of foreclosed homes. "Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes and Demolished the American Dream" reveals how the 2008 housing crash decimated millions of Americans' family wealth but enriched President Donald Trump's inner circle, including Trump Cabi…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/15/aaron_glantz_homewreckers_book_housing_crisis

'Every Child Deserves to Eat': Sanders and Omar Bill Would Provide Universal Free Public School Lunches in US
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-15
"In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, no child should be turned away from a meal if they cannot afford it," said Rep. Ilhan Omar. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/free_public_school_lunch.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/15/every-child-deserves-eat-sanders-and-omar-bill-would-provide-universal-free-public?cd-origin=rss

IRS Audits Poor People Far More Often Than the Wealthy
The Real News Network | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-12
Republicans gutted the IRS with New Democrat support. It ensured that the wealthy can cheat our nation with impunity, says Bill Black.
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/irs-audits-poor-people-far-more-often-than-the-wealthy/

16,000 Dead in the UK: the Brexit Connection
RT | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-12
Thousands of Britons died last winter because they couldn't afford adequate heating. Former UK MP George Galloway joins Rick Sanchez to explain how poverty and inequality in the UK contributed to the country's decision to leave the EU.
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/16000-dead-in-the-uk-the-brexit-connection/

IRS Audits Poor People Far More Often Than the Wealthy
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-11
Republicans gutted the IRS with New Democrat support. It ensured that the wealthy can cheat our nation with impunity, says Bill Black.
therealnews.com/stories/irs-audits-poor-more-often-than-wealthy

Protest Wave Engulfs Iraq, Over 100 Dead, Government Helpless?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-10
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.
therealnews.com/stories/protest-iraq-100-dead-government-helpless

Shailly Gupta Barnes, Frances Fox Piven on Defining and Ending Poverty
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-09-27
Media…
fair.org/home/shailly-gupta-frances-fox-piven-on-defining-and-ending-poverty/