Daily News Digest August 16, 2017

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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 Those  Who Profit From Austerity! Under Austerity, All of the World Will Eventually Be Pauperized, Humbled, and Desecrated Like Greece and Puerto Rico!

Daily News Digest August 16, 2017

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Franklin Deleno Roosevelt Refused to Grant Safe Heaven For German Jews During the HolocaustVideos of the Day:

Wilkerson: Trump Has No Business Threatening Venezuela As President Trump claims he won’t rule out military force in Venezuela, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, says “we need to keep our dirty hands off Latin America”

NOAA Defies Trump Administration’s Climate Science Denial Leading climate change expert, Dr. Joe Romm, discusses U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s State of the Climate report which confirms new records on global warming, greenhouse gas, and sea level rise

White-on-Black Killings 8 Times More Likely to Be Cleared A new report from the Marshall Project finds that when a white person kills a black man in the U.S., the killer often faces no legal consequences. We speak to reporters Daniel Lathrop and Anna Flag

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Despite Media’s Claims, North Korea Can’t Strike Continental US by Paul Gottinger Fire and Fury: Six Places the US Could Invade That Aren’t North Korea Historians rarely like to predict the future. Nobody likes to be proven wrong, and saying I told you so is often cold comfort. But with mainstream media outlets in hysterics over the imminent threat of war in the Western Pacific, a little perspective would not go astray right now.The US is not about to invade North Korea. Period. It has nothing to gain and everything to lose by doing so. by Sean Stinson Black Liberation/Civil Rights:

Charlottesville: A Gun In His Face,But He Got The Photo Don’t look away. Four white neo-Nazis are beating a Black man, crawling on the ground, with their metal poles and a yellow hunk of lumber. The beating continues — there’s blood on the pavement. Our photographer, Zach D. Roberts, continues to shoot — even as a white militant raises a 9mm pistol to his face. Zach got a shot of the gun and gunman, too. Luckily, the gunman didn’t shoot back. One photo has gone viral internationally. These others we bring you here because they must be seen. Including, for the first time, the gunman. Welcome to Charlottesville, USA. Trump’s America, month eight. By Greg Palast Top 10 Misconceptions About Charlottesville by David Swanson Social Justice Quiz 2017: Children – Ten Questions by Bill Quigley Racism and Capitalism: the Barriers to Decent Health Care Most discussions assessing the effects of racism on health attempt to suggest solutions, ranging from combatting provider bias, to changing the insurance system, to reducing income inequality. However, we should start by asking a fundamental question: Is it possible to erase the inequalities and deficiencies in health and health care in our capitalist system?  Is it possible to create an equitable and excellent health care system in erica? by Ellen Isaacs Environment:

Environmental Racism: Crumbling pipes, tainted water plague black communities By William Taylor Potter, Brandon Kitchin and Alexis ReeseOngoing Big Energy Crisis:

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Economy:

Shadow Government Statistics Real Average Weekly Earnings, Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, 1965 – Present Corporate Media Continues to Pump Out Fake News on Wall Street Crash of 2008 When there is an epic financial crash in the U.S. that collapses century old Wall Street institutions and brings about the greatest economic collapse since the Great Depression, one would think that the root causes would be chiseled in stone by now. But when it comes to the 2008 crash, expensive corporate media real estate is happy to allow bogus theories to go unchallenged by editors. By Pam Martens and Russ Martens World:

Fearful Villagers See the U.S. Using Afghanistan as a “Playground for Their Weapons” The province of Nangarhar, in eastern Afghanistan, is bearing the brunt of ongoing U.S. airstrikes against the Taliban and fighters who have declared allegiance to the Islamic State. Half of July’s U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan – at least 358 strikes – took place in eastern Nangarhar, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. And according to United Nations data released last month, U.S. strikes in Nangarhar are more likely to result in civilian casualties than strikes anywhere else the country. On July 23, one of these strikes reportedly killed at least eight civilians, including children, who were attending a funeral, allegations of which the U.S. military is investigating. By Emran Feroz India Celebrates Democracy, Kashmir Cries Hypocrisy India wants to reap the benefits of Islamophobia from which the world is suffering…. the Indian government has to reconcile its own people to body bags coming from Kashmir…. If the Indian people were told the truth that Kashmiris don’t want to be with India, and the struggle here is sustained by them primarily…. the public opinion in India too would change. To not allow the public opinion to change, these lies about Pakistan-sponsored proxy war are told. For us, the Indian media is clearly a part of India’s military industry in Kashmir. by Priti Gulati CoxInfection Spreads With Imperialism/Wars: As Yemen Cholera Cases Reach 500,000, US and UK Condemned for Complicity The epidemic is a “man-made disaster driven by national and international politics,” said Oxfam’s Katy Wright By Jake Johnson Health, Science, Education, and Welfare: