Daily Archives: January 26, 2020

2020-01-26: News Headlines

Tiffany Muller (2020-01-26). We Need Candidates Who Will Fight to Get Money Out of Politics. zcomm.org In the decade since this disastrous Supreme Court ruling, just 11 wealthy people have made 20 percent of super PAC donations…

Eds. (2020-01-25). Disabled people under attack. mronline.org In December, Ontario's Auditor-General, Bonnie Lysyk, issued a report that offers the province's right wing Tory government an opportunity to attack disabled people living in poverty. |

Alan MacLeod (2020-01-25). World's super rich meet in Davos to discuss the climate change problem they created. mronline.org Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together. |

WSWS (2020-01-24). Record number of homeless deaths in New York City last year. wsws.org A new report reveals a rapid rise in the number of homeless deaths in the largest and wealthiest city in America.

Staff (2020-01-21). Headlines for January 21, 2020. democracynow.org Impeachment Trial Opens as Democrats Accuse GOP of "Cover-Up", Trump and Greta Thunberg Address Elites at Davos as Oxfam Condemns Mounting Inequality, NYT Endorses Senators Warren, Klobuchar, as Sanders Gets Backing from Reps. Jayapal and Pocan, Puerto Ricans Call on Governor Vázquez to Resign After Viral Video Shows Unused Emergency Supplies, Attack Kills 100 Soldiers in Yemen, Police Injure Hundreds in Lebanese Anti-Government Protests, At Least 4 Killed, Dozens Injured in Iraq as Popular Protests Mount Nationwide, Racist Treatment of Meghan Markle Highlighted as Plans for "Megxit" Move Forward, 10,000s Attend…

Gerald E. Scorse (2020-01-21). Even the Democrats Do Favors for the Rich. dissidentvoice.org In 2017 a Republican-controlled Congress passed a tax cut hugely tilted to corporations and the wealthy. In the waning days of 2019, the Democratic-controlled House did a kind of me-too. It pushed through a retirement bill with a provision that gives billions to those in the upper tiers. The House's gift to the well-off was …

splcenter (2020-01-06). SPLC Statement on the Detainment of Iranians and Iranian Americans. splcenter.org The following statement is by Southern Poverty Law Center Interim President and CEO Karen Baynes-Dunning following reports that Iranians and Iranian Americans are being detained and questioned at U.S. ports of entry:…

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…

2020-01-26: Social Media Postees

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We Need Candidates Who Will Fight to Get Money Out of Politics
Tiffany Muller | zcomm.org | 2020-01-26
In the decade since this disastrous Supreme Court ruling, just 11 wealthy people have made 20 percent of super PAC donations…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/we-need-candidates-who-will-fight-to-get-money-out-of-politics/

World's super rich meet in Davos to discuss the climate change problem they created
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/25/worlds-super-rich-meet-in-davos-to-discuss-the-climate-change-problem-they-created/

World's super rich meet in Davos to discuss the climate change problem they created
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/25/worlds-super-rich-meet-in-davos-to-discuss-the-climate-change-problem-they-created/

Disabled people under attack
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
In December, Ontario's Auditor-General, Bonnie Lysyk, issued a report that offers the province's right wing Tory government an opportunity to attack disabled people living in poverty. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/25/disabled-people-under-attack/

Record number of homeless deaths in New York City last year
wsws.org | 2020-01-24
A new report reveals a rapid rise in the number of homeless deaths in the largest and wealthiest city in America.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/24/nych-j24.html

Disabled People Under Attack
John Clarke | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
In December, Ontario's Auditor-General, Bonnie Lysyk, issued a report that offers the province's right wing Tory government an opportunity to attack disabled people living in poverty. Her report paints a picture of an Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) that …
globalresearch.ca/disabled-people-under-attack/5701576

World's Super Rich Meet in Davos to Discuss the Climate Change Problem they Created
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-22
Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together.
mintpressnews.com/worlds-super-wealthy-davos-discuss-climate-change-problem/264269/

World's Super Rich Meet in Davos to Discuss the Climate Change Problem they Created
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-22
Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together.
mintpressnews.com/worlds-super-wealthy-davos-discuss-climate-change-problem/264269/

23 Headlines Obscure Biden's Lies About Cutting Social Security
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2020-01-22
Here's something many Americans would be very interested to know: Is a leading candidate in the Democratic primary a liar? And since a strong majority of Americans have consistently opposed cuts to Social Security, the country's most successful anti-poverty program, Democratic vot…
fair.org/home/23-headlines-obscure-bidens-lies-about-cutting-social-security/

Even the Democrats Do Favors for the Rich
Gerald E. Scorse | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-21
In 2017 a Republican-controlled Congress passed a tax cut hugely tilted to corporations and the wealthy. In the waning days of 2019, the Democratic-controlled House did a kind of me-too. It pushed through a retirement bill with a provision that gives billions to those in the upper tiers. The House's gift to the well-off was …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/even-the-democrats-do-favors-for-the-rich/

SPLC Statement on the Detainment of Iranians and Iranian Americans
splcenter.org | 2020-01-06
The following statement is by Southern Poverty Law Center Interim President and CEO Karen Baynes-Dunning following reports that Iranians and Iranian Americans are being detained and questioned at U.S. ports of entry:…
splcenter.org/news/2020/01/06/splc-statement-detainment-iranians-and-iranian-americans