(2019-11-20). In Rare Move, N. Carolina County Removes Confederate Statue. truthdig.com 
The state has been at the center of the debate over what to do with such monuments, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
(2019-11-20). The coup in Bolivia has everything to do with the screen you're using to read this. mronline.org 
The nationalization efforts of Evo Morales ensured that the State controlled 51 percent of all private energy firms that operated in Bolivia, which allowed the State's coffers to fill rapidly. It was this money that was invested to go after poverty, hunger, and illiteracy. | Source
(2019-11-20). Joe Biden's AstroTurf Campaign. indybay.org Beelines for wealthy donors…
(2019-11-20). Chile's Rebellion Comes to UCSF. indybay.org Photos: Leon Kunstenaar | In a cruel development, the Chilean military is targeting protesters' eyes as protests over economic inequality intensify.
(2019-11-20). Fixing the US Economy Isn't Just About Money. thenation.com Fixing the US Economy Isn't Just About Money…
(2019-11-20). Republicans (and Even Some Democrats) Trying to Scare You Away From Medicare for All Are Peddling Rubbish. commondreams.org The United States ranks near the bottom for life span and infant mortality—all while paying more per capita than nearly every other nation. Or maybe you're one of the 30 million Americans who don't have any health insurance coverage at all. (Image: Inequality Media / MoveOn) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/real_deal_on_medicare_for_all_reich.jpg …
(2019-11-20). Making Andrew Yang Smarter. counterpunch.org The New York Times ran a column by Andrew Yang, one of the candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. Mr. Yang used the piece to repeat his claim that automation is leading to massive job loss. His one piece of evidence is a study that purports to find that 88 percent of job loss between More
(2019-11-20). Washington, DC area transit workers call for expansion of fight as strike enters fourth week. wsws.org Bus drivers opposing privatizations and poverty pay must defy the Amalgamated Transit Union's effort to divide and weaken their struggle.
(2019-11-20). Charter School Advocates Repulsed by Empowered Teachers. dissidentvoice.org 
Workers produce all the wealth of society. Unions have been around for generations and exist to protect the rights of workers. Currently, 90%—93% of privately operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools across the country have no teacher unions, whereas about 90% of public school teachers are unionized. One of the claims to fame of deregulated …
(2019-11-19). A wealth tax: because that's where the money is. mronline.org 
The bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked by a reporter why he robbed banks, is reputed to have answered, "Because that's where the money is." Which brings us to a wealth tax. | Source
(2019-11-19). We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality. thenation.com We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality…
(2019-11-19). Record Inequality and Corporate Profits Are What Media Call a 'Strong Economy'. fair.org 
Who are you going to believe, "hard data" or your lying eyes (CNBC, 10/7/19)? | Last month, CNBC ( 10/7/19) reassured us that fears of a potential recession are "overblown," because the "hard data" shows that the "US economy remains strong." | If you've been keeping track of corporate media coverage of the US economy over the past several years, you might have noticed a contradictory pattern. You'll find that corporate…
(2019-11-16). Self-described 'moderate Republican' Obama tells Democrats not to wade TOO FAR LEFT, or else… rt.com 
Who's that guy telling the Democratic Party to be conservative about what they wish for from their next president? Wait, isn't that Barack 'Yes, we can' Obama, the media darling that led the country before Trump 'ruined it all?' | The cold shower poured on Friday by the former US president in front of a room full of wealthy donors in Washington was obviously directed at Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the progressive contenders in the Democratic primary race. The two senators have proposed a number of policies to radically change the way America functions economically and politically — for the benefi…
(2019-11-16). Why aren't Americans Rising up Like the People of Chile and Lebanon? dissidentvoice.org The waves of protests breaking out in country after country around the world beg the question: Why aren't Americans rising up in peaceful protest like our neighbors? We live at the very heart of this neoliberal system that is force-feeding the systemic injustice and inequality of 19th century laissez-faire capitalism to the people of the …
(2019-11-15). "Europe has developed thanks to Africa's wealth" … dissidentvoice.org 
Mamadou Mansaré "You must know a great fighter, he is a personality in his country" — the French worker of North African origin who introduced him to me told me. It was rigorously true. For many years Mamadou Mansaré has embodied the voice of the Guinean workers' movement in the National Confederation of Guinean Workers …
(2019-11-12). SPLC Response to Union Petition. splcenter.org On November 7, 2019, the Southern Poverty Law Center received a notice from the National Labor Relations Board that the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild seeks to represent certain employees through the formation of a union.
(2019-10-16). The Urban Institute Report Did Not Score Medicare for All. peoplespolicyproject.org The Urban Institute and The Commonwealth Fund put out a report today that provided cost estimates for 8 different health care reforms. One of those eight reforms, which is called "Single Payer Enhanced," describes a comprehensive, no-cost-sharing, national health plan similar to Medicare for All (M4A). However, the Urban plan uses hospital reimbursement rates that are 15 percent higher than the rates in the M4A legislation, meaning that its cost estimates are much…
(2019-09-27). Shailly Gupta Barnes, Frances Fox Piven on Defining and Ending Poverty. fair.org 
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