Daily Archives: August 20, 2022

2022-08-20: News Headlines

F. Douglas Stephenson (2022-08-20). How Medicare for All would also be a Huge Investment in America's Mental Health. juancole.com Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was supposed to contain costs and make insurance for health / mental health care affordable. It did bring coverage to 20 million but 30 million remain uninsured. Data indicate that the bad outweighs the good. It's too expensive, unsustainable, overly complex and bureaucratic. …

F. William Engdahl (2022-08-20). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.

F. William Engdahl (2022-08-20). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.

Ken Bank (2022-08-19). A National Infrastructure Bank could be the answer to both inflation and recession. peoplesworld.org With the economy in recession and inflation soaring, it's becoming more likely that the country is going to experience a very long and agonizing period of stagflation, with prices continuing to go up while unemployment increases as well, putting millions of Americans out of work with no means of support to pay for very basic, …

WSWS (2022-08-19). Sri Lankan government detains hundreds fleeing overseas amid economic crisis. wsws.org Severe shortages of essentials and rising unemployment is compelling more and more Sri Lankans to flee to India and Australia.

_____ (2022-08-19). The System Is Causing Food Crisis, Not The War. popularresistance.org Worsening harvests, infertile soil and increasing food poverty are affecting the majority of small farmers across the globe, especially in the Global South. But the climate and food crises are not isolated phenomena. They are the result of a global capitalist system — and a neoliberal agenda — that has prioritised big corporate agricultural profits over people and the planet. | "Most farmers can no longer produce adequate food for their families," says Vladimir Chilinya. "Profit-making entities control our food systems… including the production and distribution of seed." | Chilinya is a Zambian coor…

SAM (2022-08-19). Should We Let Scam-Artists 'Educate' Our Young People? inequality.org

Lucrecia Franco (2022-08-19). Brazil's influencers' impact on gender and inequality. america.cgtn.com Internet influencers of every size are emerging globally, but a recent study by the global data research firm, Nielsen, made headlines in Brazil. There are now more social media influencers in Brazil than dentists and engineers. But some influencer's have discovered their impact can …

_____ (2022-08-18). Colombia: Francia Márquez Announces Creation Of Ministry Of Equality. popularresistance.org Colombia – The Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, symbolically took office in her homeland, in the department of Cauca, where she announced that this week the creation of the Ministry of Equality, which she herself will lead, will be filed in Congress. | The formation of this new portfolio will be made to "take on the greatest challenge that Colombia has: inequality", in the words of the vice-president. | In this sense, "the agreement was to create a Ministry of Equality, and this project will be submitted to the Congress this week" and they hope it will be approved urgently". | In the municipality of S…

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