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Daily News Digest May 19, 2016
As the Capitalist Robber Barons Steal from the 99% — Only the 1% Voted For Austerity — The 99% Should Decide On Austerity — Not Just The 1% Who Profit From Austerity!
Images of the Day:
False Threats — Objective? — Iranian Oil 
Quote of the Day:
Whilst the capitalist media attack Corbyn for standing up against austerity and corruption, more and more ordinary people are becoming increasingly disgusted with the Tories and those they represent – the bankers and super rich. As this anger grows, so does the bitterness towards those in the media who act as faithful apologists for the capitalists and their interests. As the crisis of capitalism deepens, so too does the legitimacy of the capitalist media break down. Ultimately, no amount of press lies and distortions will be able to hold back a movement of the working class that is conscious of its aims and prepared to struggle against the inequalities and injustices of this rotten system. — Corbyn, the BBC, and the bias of the Establishment
. . . Unfortunately, the hell-fires caused by global warming, as if in divine retribution, are threatening to expose Trudeau’s prioritizing of corporate and strategic allies over the working people of Canada. They are also threatening to put the lie to Trudeau’s dismissal of Green Party Leader Elizabeth May’s attempt to draw attention to the direct connections between the tar-sands, global warming, and wildfires of this dimension. That was “not helpful”, Trudeau scolded. No, certainly not when you are in the process of spinning another media web-of-deceit to justify the theft of aboriginal lands in order to build new pipelines, that will kill more forests and caribou, intensify global warming, and set other cities and towns ablaze. But Trudeau claims, the money we make from getting our dirty oil to market will be used to help us transition to a greener economy. Oh good, because Suncorp CEO Steven Williams is already making $ 13 million per year! — Paul Bentley, Trial by Fire in Alberta
Videos the Day:
FBI discovers assassination plot against members of Occupy, does nothing: Occupy movement called ‘terrorists’ by FBI and Homeland Security — FBI sits on its hands after plot to kill Occupy members discovered
If White People Love Drugs So Much, Why are the Prisons Full of Blacks? (Audio)
U.S.:
‘Socialist’ Noam Chomsky — Also a ‘Judas Goat’ for the Democratic Party — He Always Has Been!: Chomsky on Supporting Sanders & Why He Would Vote for Clinton Against Trump in a Swing State 
9/11 judge and prosecutors should step down over ‘destroyed evidence’, defense demands: Move throws case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed into chaos as defense team says ‘fatally flawed’ Guantánamo military tribunal should be ended By Spencer Ackerman
Environment:
Massachusetts Court Sides with Teenagers in ‘Historic’ Climate Victory: ‘This is an historic victory for young generations advocating for changes to be made by government,’ said 17-year-old plaintiff Shamus Miller. By Deirdre Fulton
Monsanto and the Poisoning of Europe by Colin Todhunter
Tar Sands Operations Shut Down, Work Camps Evacuated as Fire Jumps North: The mandatory evacuation order was issued late Monday night to cover 8,000 people north of Fort McMurray by Deirdre Fulton
Ongoing/Big Energy Disasters!:
Energy News:
Black Liberation/Civil Rights:
Dixiecrat Ballot Access Law Temporarily Overtuned: This is What a Voting Rights Breakthrough Looks Like A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by managing editor Bruce A. Dixon 
If White People Love Drugs So Much, Why are the Prisons Full of Blacks? A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford
Freedom Rider: Transgender Rights but No Rights for Black People by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
A Glimpse of Justice for South Africa’s Gold Miners: High Court Allows Largest Class Action Suit in History by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
The Result of the Akai Gurley Case Reminds Us that New York State Needs a Permanent Special Prosecutor by Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq.
Louisiana Number One in Incarceration by Bill Quigley
US Foreign Policy in Africa and the 2016 Elections by Abayomi Azikiwe
25 Years of Struggle Building Socialism in Eritrea; Fighting the Cancer of Corruption by Thomas C. Mountain
Labor:
Economy:
World:
France Rises Up Against Anti-Labor Reforms: Union members joined pro-democracy activists in widespread protests against new law that makes it easier to fire workers and move jobs offshore by Nika Knight
Corbyn, the BBC, and the bias of the Establishment: Anyone who in general believed the news before the recent elections would have been in for a shock on the 6th May. Rather than the catastrophic defeat predicted for Labour, the reality was that the Labour Party received by far the most votes cast (38.5%), as against 27.1% for the Tories. by James Kilby 
Pakistan: School teachers protest against privatization: Privatization is top of the government’s agenda in Pakistan. All public sector institutions are being privatized rapidly, leading to unemployment of millions of workers. As a result, millions of families in Pakistan are being deprived of their small incomes and pushed further into poverty and misery. Along with that, the already shabby and dilapidated social infrastructure is being handed over to the vultures of private capital, who are tearing it apart, leaving the whole fabric of society in tatters.
Health, Education, and Welfare: