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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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The ruling class, under Trump and the banner of austerity, are prepared to attack all the social gains of the New Deal, during the labor upsurge in the 30s and forties, and all of the gains of the Civil Rights Movements in the 60s and 70s, by any means they deem necessary. All of the leaderships of these movements have been become, in their own words, in partnership with the 1% — in opposition to and a historic betrayal of the working class and the masses the masses they were/are supposed to represent. The resistance to austerity has begun in the Black Community, in response, the use of forces, as Jack London, described in the Iron Heel were/are used by Obama’s militarized police forces. The misleaders of the traditional Black movement were not recognized by the Black Lives Matter movement, which has risen from the ashes of Ferguson and Baltimore. As Colin Kaepernick pointed out, both Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, have supported and encouraged the use of the Iron Heel in the community and are/were the enemy of the Black Community. Roland Sheppard, 2017 State of the Nation
Videos of the Day:
London Grenfell Inferno: Who’s to Blame? The Grenfell Tower Block fire in London is a predictable consequence of policies that can be traced to Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, as well as those of David Cameron and Theresa May, says former financial regulator Bill Black
Canada Undermines Targets for Protecting Oceans by Increasing Oil Exploration Canada has signed international commitment to protect its ocean estate. However, Trudeau’s plans to increase offshore oil exploration will undermine protection targets explains Sabine Jessen, Ocean Programs Director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
U.S.:
NATO’s Expanding Military Frontier In an examination in the New Yorker of the career and prospects of the US Secretary of Defence, General James Mattis, Dexter Filkins, a highly respected Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, noted President Trump’s attitude to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and its military posture, and wrote that “along NATO’s eastern frontier the Russian military maintain[s] tens of thousands of troops, many of them on high alert.” by Brian Cloughley
Trial and Terror The U.S. government has prosecuted 805 people for terrorism since the 9/11 attacks. Most of them never even got close to committing an act of violence. The U.S. government segregates terrorism cases into two categories — domestic and international. This database contains cases classified as international terrorism, though many of the people charged never left the United States or communicated with anyone outside the country.
Ex-SF Navy shipyard workers allege fraud in radiation cleanup The cleanup of radioactive contamination at the Hunters Point Shipyard was marred by widespread fraud, faked soil samples, and a high-pressure culture where speed was valued over accuracy and safety, according to four former site workers. By J.K. Dineen
Whistleblowers who worked at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Superfund site join together to warn the public about radioactive coverup At a press conference Thursday, June 29, at noon in front of the Hunters Point Shipyard Superfund site in Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco, many former employees of Tetra Tech and their subcontractors joined together for the first time in the most damning expose to date of the scandal-plagued radioactive contamination “cleanup.” The U.S. Navy contracted with Tetra Tech EC, Inc., to assist in the radiological cleanup of the Shipyard, a National Priorities List Superfund site.
Did You Know Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Still Has Radioactive ‘Hot Spots” Since World War II? — Would You Buy a New Home for Your Fanily Built Upon a Radioactive Toxic Waste Dump? (2005)
Black Liberation/Civil Rights:
The Mumia Abu Jamal Case: Court Threatens Sanctions — If DA Does Not Produce Discovery The following statement was submitted by Noelle Hanrahan, a private investigator and the director of Prison Radio. Common Pleas Court Judge Leon Tucker has threatened the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office with sanctions if they do not produce the discovery he ordered in Mumia’s criminal case “Cook v. Commonwealth”. See the Order here!
From 15 Million Acres to 1 Million: How Black People Lost Their Land? At its height, Black land ownership was impressive. At the turn of the 20th century, formerly enslaved Black people and their heirs owned 15 million acres of land, primarily in the South, mostly used for farming. In 1920, the 925,000 African-American farms represented 14 percent of the farms in America. Sadly, things turned for the worse, as 600,000 Black farmers were forced off their land, with only 45,000 Black farms remaining in 1975. Now, Black folks are only 1 percent of rural landowners in the U.S., and under 2 percent of farmers. Of the 1 billion acres of arable land in America, Black people today own a little more than 1 million acres, according to AP. By David Love
Environment:
Climate change set to worsen inequality in US if greenhouse gases aren’t reduced New research shows that by 2100 the economic loss from warming temperatures will be on par with the Great Recession, with states in the south most affected By Oliver Milman
Brazil: Increase in Land killings as Political Crisis Threatens Amazon There has been a significant increase in the number of indigenous people and environmental activists killed over land disputes in Brazil, as human rights experts warn of a dangerous political mood in the nation. By Joe Sandler Clarke & Sam Cowie 
Ongoing Big Energy Crisis:
Labor:
Econo my: Shadow Government Statistics Alternate InflationCharts 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:
Jobstown Not Guilty: The Irish Establishment in the dock Shortly after midday on 29th June, an eleven person jury delivered 6 unanimous verdicts of “not guilty” to spontaneous cheers in the courtroom at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The verdict brings to its conclusion a trial by means of which the Irish ruling class sought to bring an end to the fundamental democratic right to peaceful protest. By Ben Curry
Britain’s Political Revolution: how Brexit, immigration and housing became flashpoints of change Britain is experiencing profound political changes, going by the outcome of the general election, but new trends are shadowy, developing below the surface. It may be that Labour’s relative success – achieved amid confident predictions by pundits of annihilating defeat – stemmed from a last-minute change of direction by voters, or simply because pollsters vastly underestimated the turnout of pro-Labour younger voters. By Patrick Cockburn
Health, Science, Education, and Welfare:
2017 State of the Nation: Liberalism is dead, there is no longer any material basis for New Deal Reformism. In the 1930’s, when capitalism was in crisis the working class rose up to form their unions in order to protect their class interests and standard of living. To prevent a socialist revolution, the U.S. ruling class, under FDR, were able to grant a few New Deal concessions to the working class. They were able to do this because the United States was the world’s creditor nation. In today’s crisis, since the United States is a debtor nation, the 1% and their Capitalist System cannot afford the luxury of New Deal politics or reformism to prevent what occurred in the 30s. Worldwide the only choice for capitalism is to apply the political program of austerity enforced by Iron Heal. The fig leaf of reformation is over. — Roland Sheppard
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