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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.
Daily News Digest June 27, 2017
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!
Image of the Day:
The Hourly Income You Need To Afford Rent Around The U.S. The average full-time minimum wage worker can’t afford rent in ANY state.
Quotes of the Day:
On Page 602, A Testament of Hope: the essential writings and speeches of Martin Luther: Martin Luther King stated the course that he was planning to take in the fight for economic equality: . . . The Emergence of social initiatives by a revitalized labor movement would be taking place as Negros are placing economic issues on the highest agenda. The coalition of an energized section of labor, Negroes, unemployed, and welfare recipients may be the source of power that reshapes economic relationships and ushers in a breakthrough to a new level of social reform.. . . He continues on Page 631: There is nothing except shortsightedness to prevent us from guaranteeing an annual minimum — and livable — income for every American family. There is nothing but a lack of social vision to prevent us from paying an adequate wage to every American citizen whether he be a hospital worker, laundry worker, maid, or day laborer. There is nothing, except a tragic death wish, to prevent us from reordering our priorities, so that the pursuit of peaces will take precedence over the pursuit of war. There is nothing to keep us from remolding a recalcitrant status quo with bruised hands until we have fashioned it into a true brotherhood. . . . — Roland Sheppard, The Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights Movement
The Grenfell Tower fire should never have happened. Every single death could have been avoided. From Hillsborough, to the child sex abuse scandal, to Grenfell Tower the pattern is clear. Working class voices are ignored by the powerful and their concerns are repeatedly dismissed. The Grenfell Tower residents themselves had raised concerns about the lack of fire safety in the block. The Grenfell Action Group had warned: “It is a truly terrifying thought but the Grenfell Action Group firmly believes that only a catastrophic event will expose the ineptitude and incompetence of our landlord.” So not only should more have been done to prevent these tragic deaths but the Prime Minister has now had to publicly apologise for her government’s pitiful response in helping those who had lost their homes and lost their loved ones in the disaster. A tower block in flames due to poor building quality. A heroic response from the fire and rescue service who are dangerously overstretched and understaffed and a government and local government response that has left victims sleeping on the street and under bridges as they have nowhere else to go. Make no mistake about it, this is the brutal reality of austerity economics that has failed in its own terms and leading to falling living standards, rising inequality and disasters. We have always known that austerity was a choice, a choice made by those at the top which has harmed the lives of the many to maintain the privilege of a few, but has had absolutely devastating and frankly inhumane consequences for those at the very bottom. — We are ready for an election at any time – Corbyn’s speech to Unison conference
Videos of the Day:
64 Years Later, CIA Details Long-Hidden Role in Iran Coup
Estimates of Sea Level Rise by 2100 Have Tripled in the Past Few Years Environmental activist Peter Sinclair examines the growing threat of sea level rise
The Nina Turner Show: Appalachians Rising At the 2017 People’s Summit, Nina Turner talks to organizers from West Virginia and Ohio about the challenges of living and affecting change in rural America
Survivors of UK’s Grenfell Tower Block Fire Demand Accountability for the Victims One week after the disastrous fire that engulfed the whole of Grenfell Tower Block, survivors and their supporters demand justice and a reform of Britain’s national housing policy
U.S.:
Once Again, The 1%’s Polictical/Media Complex Wagged the Dog:
Hersh’s Big Scoop: Bad Intel Behind Trump’s Syria Attack Legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh is challenging the Trump administration’s version of events surrounding the April 4 “chemical weapons attack” on the northern Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun – though Hersh had to find a publisher in Germany to get his information out. by Ray McGovern
Black Liberation/Civil Rights:
Prison Rips Babies From the Arms of Their Mothers: A View From Behind Bars This story is the ninth piece in the Truthout series, Severed Ties: The Human Toll of Prisons. This series dives deeply into the impact of incarceration on families, loved ones and communities, demonstrating how the United States’ incarceration of more than 2 million people also harms many millions more — including 2.7 million children. By Mary Fish
‘A Pipeline Straight to Jail’
(This reprint of a 2015 column tells the story of Boris Franklin, who was caught up in a system that destroys millions of Americans, often people of color. He is now a free man and studying at Rutgers.)
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Economy:
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