Daily Archives: December 27, 2019

2019-12-27: News Headlines

Staff (2019-12-27). The Top 5 Mainstream Media Myths That Perpetuate Income Inequality. therealnews.com The Real News takes aim at the top 5 mainstream myths that bolster income inequality and tout the ultra-rich.

Martin Halpern (2019-12-27). Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. zcomm.org The failure to adopt any pro-union bills contributed to the decline of unions and the growth of inequality, the twin hallmarks of the past four decades in the United States…

Robert Reich (2019-12-26). 5 Ways to Stop Corporations From Ruining the Future of Work. commondreams.org "New technologies advancing toward our workplace shouldn't reduce the standard of living of Americans. They should raise our standard of living," writes Reich. "But that won't happen automatically." (Image: Inequality Media) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/future_of_work_and_workers.jpg

John Nichols (2019-12-25). President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal. thenation.com President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal…

WSWS (2019-12-24). Christmas 2019: More than half a million homeless in America. wsws.org At a time when the ruling elite is celebrating the continued rise in the stock market and patting themselves on the back for historically low unemployment figures, the number of people who are being thrown out on the streets is on the rise.

news.un (2019-12-23). Much work needed to 'target unacceptable levels' of racism in Ecuador: UN experts. news.un.org Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the UN Working Group on People of African Descent said on Monday, calling for an end to the "discrimination, exclusion and extreme poverty they suffer."

Staff (2019-12-20). "Wine Cave Full of Crystals": Warren & Buttigieg Spar over Donors, But Poverty Is Left Out of Debate. democracynow.org During Thursday's Democratic debate, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Mayor Pete Buttigieg sparred over money's role in politics and who funds their campaigns. The main difference between their approaches to taking funding is that Warren's policies have been consistently clear on issues of inequality, while Buttigieg is "more of a cipher," says Heather McGhee, distinguished senior fellow and former president of Demos. Meanwhile, moderators did not ask candidates about their platforms to tackle poverty in the U.S. "The word 'poverty' has yet to be mentioned by a moderator, and this is not a matter just of semantics,"

Staff (2019-12-20). As Democratic Field Gets Whiter, DNC Should "Press Pause" & Fix Process Shutting Out People of Color. democracynow.org Within a day of President Trump's impeachment, the Democratic presidential candidates held their final debate of the year at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. On the stage were Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, along with Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden, billionaire Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang. Amna Nawaz, the first Pakistani American and first Muslim American to moderate a presidential primary debate, questioned Yang about being the only nonwhite candidate on the stage. We get response from Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers'

Josh Hoxie (2019-12-11). Economic Inequality Has Gone Bananas. progressive.org The same week the now-infamous banana gallery piece sold for over $100,000, the Trump administration announced its plans to slash the nation's nutrition assistance program.

Naomi Klein (2019-12-10). The Case for a Green New Deal. zcomm.org Interview on the case for a Green New Deal that tackles the causes and impacts of climate change while confronting racial and economic inequality…

Mina Khanlarzadeh (2019-12-06). Anti-Imperialism As An Intellectual Trap. zcomm.org The US-led economic sanctions have caused a great deal of death and destruction in Iranian society, and the IMF policies in Iran, similar to other developing countries, have resulted in a widening of the class gap, poverty, severe marginalization of the peripheries, and a lowering of living standards. Yet, the US sanctions together with IMF Read more…

2019-12-27: Social Media Postees

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The Top 5 Mainstream Media Myths That Perpetuate Income Inequality
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-12-27
The Real News takes aim at the top 5 mainstream myths that bolster income inequality and tout the ultra-rich.
therealnews.com/stories/the-top-5-mainstream-media-myths-that-perpetuate-income-inequality

Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act
Martin Halpern | zcomm.org | 2019-12-27
The failure to adopt any pro-union bills contributed to the decline of unions and the growth of inequality, the twin hallmarks of the past four decades in the United States…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/pass-the-protecting-the-right-to-organize-act/

5 Ways to Stop Corporations From Ruining the Future of Work
Robert Reich | commondreams.org | 2019-12-26
"New technologies advancing toward our workplace shouldn't reduce the standard of living of Americans. They should raise our standard of living," writes Reich. "But that won't happen automatically." (Image: Inequality Media) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/future_of_work_and_workers.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/26/5-ways-stop-corporations-ruining-future-work?cd-origin=rss

President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-12-25
President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal…
thenation.com/article/president-scrooge-dickens-poverty/

Christmas 2019: More than half a million homeless in America
wsws.org | 2019-12-24
At a time when the ruling elite is celebrating the continued rise in the stock market and patting themselves on the back for historically low unemployment figures, the number of people who are being thrown out on the streets is on the rise.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/24/pers-d24.html

Much work needed to 'target unacceptable levels' of racism in Ecuador: UN experts
news.un.org | 2019-12-23
Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the UN Working Group on People of African Descent said on Monday, calling for an end to the "discrimination, exclusion and extreme poverty they suffer."
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1054201

"Wine Cave Full of Crystals": Warren & Buttigieg Spar over Donors, But Poverty Is Left Out of Debate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-20
During Thursday's Democratic debate, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Mayor Pete Buttigieg sparred over money's role in politics and who funds their campaigns. The main difference between their approaches to taking funding is that Warren's policies have been consistently clear on issues of inequality, while Buttigieg is "more of a cipher," says Heather McGhee, distinguished senior fellow and former president of Demos. Meanwhile, moderators did not ask candidates about their platforms to tackle poverty in the U.S. "The word 'poverty' has yet to be mentioned by a moderator, and this is not a matter just of semantics,"
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/20/poverty_left_out_of_democratic_debate

As Democratic Field Gets Whiter, DNC Should "Press Pause" & Fix Process Shutting Out People of Color
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-20
Within a day of President Trump's impeachment, the Democratic presidential candidates held their final debate of the year at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. On the stage were Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, along with Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden, billionaire Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang. Amna Nawaz, the first Pakistani American and first Muslim American to moderate a presidential primary debate, questioned Yang about being the only nonwhite candidate on the stage. We get response from Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers'…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/20/democratic_debate_lack_of_diversity

Economic Inequality Has Gone Bananas
Josh Hoxie | progressive.org | 2019-12-11
The same week the now-infamous banana gallery piece sold for over $100,000, the Trump administration announced its plans to slash the nation's nutrition assistance program.
progressive.org/op-eds/economic-inequity-has-gone-bananas-hoxie-191211/

The Case for a Green New Deal
Naomi Klein | zcomm.org | 2019-12-10
Interview on the case for a Green New Deal that tackles the causes and impacts of climate change while confronting racial and economic inequality…
zcomm.org/zvideo/the-case-for-a-green-new-deal/

Anti-Imperialism As An Intellectual Trap
Mina Khanlarzadeh | zcomm.org | 2019-12-06
The US-led economic sanctions have caused a great deal of death and destruction in Iranian society, and the IMF policies in Iran, similar to other developing countries, have resulted in a widening of the class gap, poverty, severe marginalization of the peripheries, and a lowering of living standards. Yet, the US sanctions together with IMF Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/anti-imperialisms-creation-of-the-complex-west-and-the-similar-rest/