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Always Remember: That President Obama, With a Majority Democrat Legislature Supported the Wall Street Bailout and Remember, That he Established, in writing, the United States Capitalist Austerity Program. — The Race to the Bottom/Pauperization of the 99%!
Democracy?: 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!! Under Austerity, All of the World Will Eventually Be Pauperized, Humbled, and Desecrated Like Greece and Puerto Rico.! Socialism Means True Democracy, that the 99% Will Rule, Not the Few!
Quotes of the Day:
John Deere workers are unhappy with a concession made in contract negotiations in the 1990s, when the company created two tiers of employees so that workers hired after 1997 would receive worse benefits. Only workers hired before 1997 get full pension and health care benefits when they retire; newer hires only get a third of the previous pension and no health care in retirement. Now, the company is trying to create a third tier that eliminates pension completely, which has outraged workers.“There is much more anger. We are tired. We are tired of making pennies. Tired of spending more time in the building than with our family. We have given them so much of our life,” one worker told Labor Notes reporter Jonah Furman. “We have some in their 70s still working for the healthcare. We don’t want a two tier. They are trying to create a three tier. We will not sell out our younger brothers and sisters.” — 10,000 John Deere Workers Walk Off Job as Strike Wave Sweeps US
Videos of the Day:
United States:
The United States is not a Democracy (A government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly)! Only the 1%, through. their ownership of the Reublicrats, who profit from war and the war budget, voted for War and the war budget — A policy, which Gore Vidal called a Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace. — The 99% Should Decide On War — Not Just The 1% Who Profit From War! Under a Democracy, The 99% would have the right to vote on the policy of Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace! Every ‘Tax. Reform’ From President Kennedy has Been an incrase in taxes from the Poor,the Woking Class, and the Middle Class, to the Rich! —The United States takes from the poor and gives to the Rich. Tax the Rich! — They Can Afford To Pay!
Ali Alexander Subpoenaed by Congress Exposed as instigator behind illegal Jan 6 march on Capitol Congress finally subpoenaed Ali Alexander, whom our investigation exposed as the instigator of the illegal January 6 march on the capitol. We had, on January 8 also disclosed that the Georgia Republican Party had officially sponsored Alexander despite his threats of violence if Trump were not declared re-elected. The Select Committee to Investigative the January 6th Attack on the United State Capitol filed subpoenas targeting Ali Alexander and his group, Stop the Steal LLC. Nathan Martin, an organizer with Stop the Steal, was subpoenaed along with Alexander, the group’s founder. Alexander claims he organized rallies with permits on January 5 and 6, but was not involved in the attack on the Capitol. However, evidence obtained by the Palast Investigative Fund revealed that Alexander led the march from the rally at the Ellipse, at which President Trump spoke, that led to the Capitol riot, though both Alexander (and Trump) were informed the march was dangerous and illegal.
Environment: 
Will COP26 Act?: ‘Climate change is the Single Biggest Health Threat Facing Humanity’ World Health World Health Organization urges ‘rapid and ambitious action to halt and reverse the climate crisis’ On October 11, the World Health Organization published a special report on climate change and health. The Health Argument for Climate Action is being submitted to participants in the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which opens in Glasgow on October 31. During COP26, WHO will hold a Global Conference on Health & Climate Change, with a special focus on climate justice and the healthy and green recovery from Covid-19. The following is from the report’s introduction. The full report, including detailed resources and case studies for each recommendation, can be downloaded here (PDF 4.7 MB). Ten Recommendations:
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Commit to a healthy recovery, Commit to a healthy, green, and just recovery from COVID-19.
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Our health is not negotiable. Place health and social justice at the heart of the UN climate talks.
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Harness the health benefits of climate action. Prioritise those climate interventions with the largest health-, social- and economic gains.
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Build health resilience to climate risks. Build climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health systems and facilities, and support health adaptation and resilience across sectors.
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Create energy systems that protect and improve climate and health. Guide a just and inclusive transition to renewable energy to save lives from air pollution, particularly from coal combustion. End energy poverty in households and health care facilities.
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Reimagine urban environments, transport, and mobility. Promote sustainable, healthy urban design and transport systems, with improved land-use, access to green and blue public space, and priority for walking, cycling and public transport.
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Protect and restore nature as the foundation of our health. Protect and restore natural systems, the foundations for healthy lives, sustainable food systems and livelihoods.
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Promote healthy, sustainable, and resilient food systems. Promote sustainable and resilient food production and more affordable, nutritious diets that deliver on both climate and health outcomes.
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Finance a healthier, fairer, and greener future to save lives. Transition towards a wellbeing economy.
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Listen to the health community and prescribe urgent climate action. Mobilise and support the health community on climate action.
90 More Arrested as Victims of Climate Chaos Descend on White House : “90 More Arrested as Victims of Climate Chaos Descend on White House” “People are dying rapidly,” said one campaigner battling a proposed petrochemical complex in a polluted region of Louisiana (Cancer Alley). “President Biden… you are letting us down.”People are dying rapidly,” said one campaigner battling a proposed petrochemical complex in a polluted region of Louisiana. “President Biden… you are letting us down.”
Climate Movement Vs. the Industry The Polluters Out’s twitter campaign showed the power of social media in garnering the attention of BP’s chief executive and directors.
More Than 1,000 Firefighters Battle Blaze Spreading Along California Coast Alisal fire has burned more than 15,000 acres in the Santa Ynez mountains and threatened more than 100 ranches and rural homes. A wildfire raging through southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down on Wednesday, as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise the risk of infernos.
Civil Rights/ Black Liberation:
The Obama Presidential Center Will Displace Black People
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Obama Presidential Center will inevitably displace a working class Black community in Chicago. The center is in keeping with Obama’s history of doing the bidding of the powerful, including accelerating gentrification.
Build Back Better Legislation: New Keynesianism or Neoliberal Public Relations Stunt?
Ajamu Baraka, BAR Contributing Editor
Some provisions of Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation benefit the masses of Black people, but this legislation is a bare minimum effort to blunt some of the sharpest contradictions of the system while attempting to maintain the neoliberal order.
STATEMENT: Black Caucus Protest at the African Studies Association, Montreal, October, 1969
Editors, Black Agenda Review
Black challenges to white control of African Studies at the 1969 African Studies Association meeting in Montreal exposed the deeply entrenched racism within, and the imperialist leanings of, the field. Has anything changed?
San Francisco Court’s Racist Denial of the Constitutional Right to a Speedy Trial
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju spoke to Ann Garrison about why his office is suing San Francisco Superior Court for denying hundreds of Black and Brown people the speedy trial rights guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution.
Black families Passed Their Homes from One Generation to the Next. Now They May Be Lost
Sarah Sax
Unstable property rights mean Black southerners may survive a flood but lose their home, and it’s causing the racial wealth gap to grow larger.
This article first appeared in The Guardian .
Anti-Black Racism in Canadian Prisons Remains Rampant, Despite Government Pledges
Simon Rolston, Nora Demnati
Systemic racism is built into Canada’s prison system, but federal parties have little to offer incarcerated Black Canadians and their families.
This article originally appeared in The Breach .
BAR Book Forum: Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin’s “Anarchism and the Black Revolution”
Roberto Sirvernt, BAR Book Forum Editor
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin . Ervin is an American writer, activist and black anarchist. He is a former member of SNCC, the Black Panther Party and Concerned Citizens for Justice. His book is Anarchism and the Black Revolution: The Definitive Edition .
Propaganda War Against China Aims to Expand U.S. Hegemony and Eradicate Socialism
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Anti-China propaganda is intended to indoctrinate Americans with fear and hatred and gain support for war against that country and against socialism itself.
Grand Jury Refuses to Charge Police in the Murder of Kwamena Ocran
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR Contributing Editor
Police killings in Maryland go unpunished as they do in the rest of the country. Kwamena Ocran was just one of of many Black victims in his community.
The Parti des Indigènes de la République – A Political Success and the Conspiracy Against It (2005 to 2020)
Houria Bouteldja, Youssef Boussoumah
Houria Bouteldja and Youssef Boussoumah, co-founders of the Parti des Indigènes de la République in France, detail the party’s history, the French anti-racist and anti-imperialist movement, and their own experiences engaging in anti-racist politics over the last fifteen years.
This article originally appeared in Verso Books Blog .
U.S. Imperialism in Africa with Abayomi Azikiwe
Danny Haiphong and Margaret Kimberley
Abayomi Azikiwe of Pan-African News Wire joined Danny Haiphong and Margaret Kimberley to discuss AFRICOM and U.S./NATO imperialist actions on the African continent.
Labor:
Over 10,000 Deere Workers Launch First Strike In 35 Years Approximately 10,100 workers at agricultural equipment giant Deere and Company began to strike at midnight Central Time early Thursday morning. The workers are located at plants in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas, as well as two parts centers in Georgia and Colorado. The walkout is the first at the company in 35 years and is the largest strike by manufacturing workers in the US since the 40-day strike at General Motors in 2019. The strike follows the overwhelming rejection by workers, in a 90 percent “no” vote last Sunday, of a concessions contract backed by the United Auto Workers (UAW). The deal would have included wage increases of just 11-12 percent over six years, well below the current inflation rate. It also would have ended pensions for workers hired after November this year, expanding the tiers first established by Deere and the UAW in 1997.
Economy”
Shortages and Bottlenecks Expose The ANARCHY of the Capitalist System In The Past Months, The World Economy Has Been Creeping Towards A State Of Disarray. Shops Have Been Running Out Of Goods, Gas Stations Have Been Running Out Of Gas, Energy Prices Have Shot Up And Major Western Harbours Have Become Completely Clogged Up With Swarms Of Ships Queuing Up, Sometimes Having To Wait Weeks To Unload. Just As We Were Told That The Covid Crisis Was Over And That Life Was Bouncing Back To Normal, The World Market Is Feeling The Drag Of A Series Of Converging Crises.
Shadow Government Statistics Daily Update (October 13th to 14th)
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With the Monthly CPI Somewhat Stronger than Expected, the 2022 Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment Will Be at a 39-Year High of 5.9%, while the Shadows Alternate Measure Suggests 13.9% Would Be More Realistic
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September 2021 Seasonally Adjusted Cass Freight Index® Dropped by 5.0% (-5.0%) in the Month, Reversing the Prior Month’s Gain, Slowing in Line With Other Key Economic Series
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How Can the U.S. Economy Be Minimally Recovered, With September 2021 Payroll Employment Still 3.3% (-3.3%) Shy of Recovering Its Pre-Pandemic/ Pre-Recession Peak, Otherwise Weaker Than at the Troughs of the Last Seven Recessions Back to 1957, the 2007 Great Recession Excepted?
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Initial Estimate of the August 2021 Real Merchandise Trade Deficit Showed a Continuing Trend for the Current Record Trade Deficit to Hold for a Third Consecutive Quarter
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Paralleling Weakening Quarterly Contractions in Housing Starts and New-Home Sales, August 2021 Real Construction Spending Continued in Early Trend for a Third-Quarter 2021 Quarterly Decline, Following a Second-Quarter 2021 Drop
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Second-Quarter 2021 GDP Inflation Held at a 40-Year High, Amidst Mixed Revisions to “Final” Estimates of the GDP, GDI and GNP • Net of Surging Inflation and Extremely Volatile Commercial Aircraft Orders, August 2021 Real New Orders for Durable Goods Dropped 1.6% (-1.6%) Month-to-Month
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Continuing Downtrend in August Real Retail Sales Was Consistent With the Contracting Retail Trade Employment and Flat Leisure and Hospitality Jobs into August
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S. Real Median Household Income Fell by 2.9% (-2.9%) in 2020, With the Official Poverty Rate Jumping by 1.0% to 11.4% • August 2021 Manufacturing and Mining Held Down Respectively by 2.2% (-2.2%) and 8.0% (-8.0%) from Recovering August 2018 Peak Activity in Industrial Production • August PPI-FD Monthly Annual Inflation Set Its Fifth Consecutive Series High
Shadow Government Statistics Alternate Inflation Charts The CPI chart on the home page reflects our estimate of inflation for today as if it were calculated the same way it was in 1990. The CPI on the Alternate Data Series tab here reflects the CPI as if it were calculated using the methodologies in place in 1980. In general terms, methodological shifts in government reporting have depressed reported inflation, moving the concept of the CPI away from being a measure of the cost of living needed to maintain a constant standard of living.
World:
Italy: For a Mass Response to the Fascist Provocation! Last Saturday (9 October), hundreds of fascists attacked and vandalised the premises of the national headquarters of the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) in Rome. They did so during a demonstration against the so-called green pass (indicating one’s COVID-19 vaccine status), which the government imposed as mandatory in all workplaces on 15 October. This measure is unleashing anger among a section of the workers (though not the majority), and especially from the petty bourgeoisie and the lumpenproletariat. This confused rage has opened up a certain political space for the right and the extreme right.
Fascist Attacks In Greece: The Youth And Workers Must Fight Back! In Recent Days, Greece Has Witnessed A Wave Of Murderous Fascist Attacks Against Leftist Organisations. This Is The Most Intense Violence Since 2013, When The Murder Of Rapper Pavlos Fissas Sparked A Mass Anti-Fascist Movement And The Government Cracked Down On Neo-Nazi Party Golden Dawn. This Culminated In The Banning Of The Party In 2020.
Labour Shortage Lunacy: Another Symptom of Capitalism’s Chaos Across the world, businesses are facing a severe shortfall of workers, leading to a standstill in production and a breakdown in supply chains. The capitalist market means anarchy and crisis. Only socialist planning can offer a way forward.
Health, Education, and Welfare:
The government of the United States can pass laws in a few days to spend tens of trillions of dollars for war and the bailout of Wall Street and the bankers. Yet, those who pass universal healthcare for themselves, but cannot spend even one trillion dollars for universal health for those who are ‘governed’! This is what is considered, by the powers to be, a democracy and part of the democratic way. — Roland Sheppard, Let the People Vote on Healthcare!
Study Cited by Antivaxxers Is Retracted After Authors Admit Mathematical Error Last month, a research study was published suggesting coronavirus vaccines were linked to heart inflammation, giving fuel to a number of anti-vaccination websites — but that study is now being retracted due to an enormous miscalculation by the study’s authors. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute paper, which was published on September 16 before being peer-reviewed, erroneously claimed that 1 in 1,000 people who received an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine developed a heart inflammation condition called myocarditis.
Dermatology’s Academic Medical-Industrial Complex: Another Marker of a Wider Problem The health care system has been increasingly corporatized since the 1980s, soon accompanied by the growth of investor-owned corporate health care across many parts of the system. This invariably led to more opportunities for conflicts of interest between industry and segments of the profession. More recently, those conflicted ties have further grown by the rise of private equity investment in various parts of health care among Wall Street brokers and investors, invariably with the primary intent to maximize financial returns.
Deere & Co. Workers Go On Strike After Rejecting Contract
Another Example of Capitalism as a Failed System: World Capilalism Was Aware of the Danger of Cornovavirus Threat Over 5 Years Ago and Did Nothing!: Under Capitalism — Human Lives Don’t Matter Capitalism Does Not, and Never Has, Worked for the Masses! In Its Death Agony, Capitalism Is Traveling About The World Like The Four Horsemen of the The Apocalypse, Spreading Racism, War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death. The future of Humanity Is Now At stake!
The future of Humanity Is Now At stake! Since World War I, ‘the war to end all wars’, there have been perpetual wars for perpetual peace, this Laura Gray’s cartoon from the front page of The Militant August 18, 1945, Under the Banner Headline: “There Is No Peace”
Due to Years of Austerity, Cuts to Public Health Care, And An Anti-Science and Profiteering President, The United States Now Leads the World In Coronavirus Cases and Deaths in the World!
