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During This Economic Crisis, Capitalism’s Three Point Political Program: 1. Austerity, 2. Scapegoating Blacks, Minorities, and ‘Illegal Immigrants’ for Unemployment, and 3. The Iron Heel.
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 Who Profit From Austerity! Under Austerity, All of the World Will Eventually Be Pauperized, Humbled, and Desecrated Like Greece and Puerto Rico!
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Throughout the evening there was a festival like atmosphere. As music was playing and as the crowd gathered, people were dancing in the rain waiting for the event to begin. Everyone was optimistic and full of hope. A turning point has been reached, and the sense that we can actually win this election has begun to permeate amongst more and more layers of the working class. One of the most interesting placards of the evening was one which simply stated “Corbyn is the Revolution!”. For many people, that is the case. Jeremy Corbyn and the movement built around him represents a huge shift in the political discussion in the UK, and it will be difficult, if not impossible, for the clock to be turned back on this. — Britain: 10,000 people rally – Jeremy Corbyn speaks for the many in Gateshea
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The Economic Myths of UK’s 2017 General Election Exposed “The General Election is exposing once again the ignorance there is around the production of money and how easy it is for governments to finance expenditure,” says World-renowned economist Ann Pettifor
U.S.:
Witches Brew: Terrorism, Ghosts of Vietnam, Eternal War “US CENTCOM (United States Central Command) commanders announced today that they intend to maintain their presence in [Afghanistan, Iraq and Qatar] until the sun runs out of hydrogen, thus committing the US to the longest duration deployment in human history. When asked how they planned to maintain the presence in the three countries for a projected length of 4 to 5 billion years, planners said ‘we’re working on a plan for that. We don’t have one yet, but not having a plan or an intelligent reason to do something has never been much of an impediment for us in the past; we don’t foresee it being a big show stopper for us in the future either.’ Among the options that were being discussed was an innovative program to “interbreed” the deployed personnel. “We are going to actively encourage the military members in these countries to intermarry and raise children that will replace them in the future. Sure, it may be a little hard on some of our female service members, since there currently are about 8 men for every woman over there, but we expect that to be Overcome by Events (OBE) as the sex ratios will even out in a generation or two. In any case the key to the plan is to make these assignments not only permanent, but inheritable and hereditary. For example, if you currently work the Joint Operations Center (JOC) weather desk, so will your children, and their children, and their children, ad infinitum. We like to think of it as job security.” Captain (Combined Joint Task Force-180) By John Stanton
Trump Is Selling a Privatization Scam, and Calling It an Infrastructure Plan Scorning serious proposals, the White House offers a Trump University plan for employment. By Jefferson Morley
Black Liberation/Civil Rights:
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The American Civil Liberties Union says the sheriff’s department in Madison County, Mississippi, has turned the jurisdiction into a “Constitution-free zone” for Black people, who are systematically targeted for illegal stops, searches and arrests. ACLU staff attorney Joshua Tom says the Madison County Sheriff enforces a racial regime that resembles the worst aspects of inner city policing, PLUS Mississippi-style repression.
Kevin Alexander Gray, author and veteran activist from Columbia, South Carolina. Gray has gone to a lot of funerals, lately, with the passing of giants of the southern human rights movement.
For almost two generations, the People’s Organization for Progress, POP, has been challenging the powers that be from their base in Newark, New Jersey. POP has been described as one of the foremost grassroots community organizations in the country. Larry Hamm has been chairman of POP since its founding. Last week, POP held its 70 th weekly “Justice Monday” protest at the Federal Building in Newark.
And that it’s for this edition of Black Agenda Radio. Be sure to visit us at BlackAgendaReport.com, where you’ll find a new and provocative issue, each Wednesday. That’s www.BlackAgendaReport.com. It’s the place for news, commentary and analysis, from the Black Left.
Environment:
Court Papers Claim Rex Tillerson Approved Misleading Carbon Accounting Scheme While ExxonMobil Boss Former ExxonMobil CEO and now-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson personally approved a scheme for accounting for the financial impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the company’s business that deliberately misled investors, one that continued right through ExxonMobil’s May 31st shareholders’, according to an explosive court filing by the New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman. By Dan Zegart
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Britain: 10,000 people rally – Jeremy Corbyn speaks for the many in Gateshead On a rainy Monday evening, on the muddy banks of the Tyne, 10,000 people gathered to hear Jeremy Corbyn speak. The mood was optimistic and jubilant just three days ahead of the General Election, and a sense of the historic opportunity that lies ahead of us was not missed on the crowd By Lee Singh Gill and Aleksander Sobieski
Trump, Merkel, and the death of the Western Alliance The recent stormy meetings at the G7 summit and NATO conference have laid bare the growing tensions in world relations. This was most explicitly seen between the leader of the ‘free world’, Donald Trump and the de facto leader of the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Donald Trump’s first visit to Europe was awkward. Its aftermath has been explosive,” commented the Financial Times, a major mouthpiece of finance capital. By Scott Shaw
Wagging the Dog in the UK: British PM Theresa May Shamelessly Exploits Terror Attack for Political Gain Leading up to the British General Election on June 8, Conservative Party Prime Minister Theresa May’s once comfortable lead has gradually been disappearing, with the Labour Party’s Jeremy Corbyn closing down her lead in polls to within one point. She dodged a televised debate a few days ago to avoid worsening her downward trajectory. Now in the wake of a terrorist attack in London that has claimed the lives of seven people and injured dozens more, May has swooped in to try to revive her political campaign, exploiting the attacks and asserting that she is exclusively warranted to benefit from the politically by Michael J. Sainato
Health, Science, Education, and Welfare:
Chemicals in everyday items like cosmetics linked to cancer in controversial new study An expert commenting on the study says it is ‘rather misleading’ to suggest that products containing aldehydes could be an ‘important cause of cancer’ Chemicals found in fossil fuel-powered vehicle exhausts, cosmetics, electric and traditional cigarettes, glue and building materials may increase the risk of cancer because they can interfere with the body’s natural repair mechanism, according to a new study. By Ian Johnston
Ongoing Big Energy Crisis: