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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 29, 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!
Images of the Day:
Terror vs. Terror By Khalil Bendib
Repeal and Destroy GOP logic: In order to save them, we have to kill them. By Khalil Bendib
Quotes of the Day:
Tomorrow will be too late to do what we should have done a long time ago. — 1992, Fidel Castro at Earth Summit
They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America? — Fidel Castro
A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past. — Fidel Castro
The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters. — Fidel Castro
Videos of the Day:
Is Trump’s ‘Warning’ to Syria a Prelude to Another Strike? Award-winning author and journalist Max Blumenthal says that with its recent military escalation in Syria and its backing of Saudi Arabia, the Trump administration might be de-prioritizing the fight against ISIS in order to confront Iran
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Freedom Rider: Nancy Pelosi Sends Democrats Over a Cliff The Democrats can’t serve their Black and working class base because they get their money from the 1%. “Their allegiance to global elites prevents them from making even small changes.” Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi brags that no change is coming because “we’re capitalist.” But Pelosi’s fund-raising power “won’t bring victory to a party that has been thoroughly discredited.” by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Urban Shield: A Federal Protection Racket “Police repression is big business, heavily subsidized by the U.S. government, and promoted by “war games” enterprises like Urban Shield. “Israel, Bahrain, Qatar, and China have all sent police to learn about how to subdue their own populations.” Activists at a city council meeting in Berkeley, California, “unfurled a banner that read ‘Stop Urban Shield, End the Militarization of Our Communities” – and were promptly roughed up and arrested. by Ann Garrison
The Ghosts of Grenfell: Genocide in the Mainland of Capitalism The fire that killed an unknown number of mainly Black and Asian Londoners has plunged Britain’s right-wing government deeper into crisis. Brits are connecting the capitalist dots. “Parliament has spent years enforcing austerity cuts on every public service that exists as a safety net for poor and working people,” leaving housing projects like Grenfell unsafe and unsound. by Danny Haiphong
CARICOM Deals a Blow to US Plans for Regime Change in Venezuela The US uses the Organization of American States to recruit Latin American allies for its campaign to overthrow the government of Venezuela. However, the Caribbean Community of nations rejected Washington’s regime change offensive, effectively telling the diplomats: “Your country and its government is no way fit to point the finger at anyone when it comes to infringement of democracy, democratic values and human rights.” by Gerald A. Perreira
Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 26, 2017
Anti-War Conference Welcomes Black Alliance for Peace: The United National Anti-War Coalition’s recent conference in Richmond, Virginia, featured the most Black participation and speakers in UNAC’s history. The theme of the conference was “Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad.” Black Agenda Radio presents excerpts of remarks by Charo Mina-Rojas, Ana Edwards, Maurice Carney, Glen Ford, Clarence Thomas, Ralph Poynter, Ajamu Baraka, Larry Hamm, Margaret Kimberley, and Jaribu Hill. UNAC welcomed the founding of a new affiliated organization, the Black Alliance for Peace.
Philly School Holds 3-Day Focus on James Baldwin: The Saturday Free School, a center of community organizing and transformative political thought and study, will celebrate the life of James Baldwin on July 7, 8 and 9, at Philadelphia’s historic Church of the Advocate. The legendary author, essayist and playwright, who died in 1987, “is one of the most important thinkers of our time,” said student and activist Elias Gonzales. His colleague, Kayla Watkins, explained: “We’re connecting Baldwin to Coltrane, we’re connecting Baldwin to Dubois.” Although Black historical movements are often viewed as separate, “in reality, different questions are posed in order to find the same solutions.”
Speakers at the UNAC Conference in Richmond, Virginia: Charo Mina-Rojas, Black Communities Process; Colombian Commission for Peace, Ana Edwards, Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equality; Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project, Maurice Carney, executive director and co-founder, Friends of Congo, Glen Ford, executive editor, Black Agenda Report, Clarence Thomas, past secretary-treasurer, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 10, San Francisco
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