(2023-06-19). Capital in the 2020s (with Thomas Piketty). indybay.org Inequality is not an accident. It's not like the weather. It actually is being driven by the way capitalism is functioning. You know what we need? We need state intervention, we need government action, and we need that to be very, very, very big. That is when he proposes a policy that seems like it's common sense now, but at the time, the idea of a wealth tax of 2 percent sounds radical.
(2023-06-19). The Boldest Step to Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Generations. inequality.org Juneteenth celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States. But over 150 years later, discriminatory public policies have prevented African Americans from closing the racial wealth divide in this country they helped build. Policy created that divide — and policy can close it. One state is showing how to move forward in advancing …
(2023-06-19). How Torture, Deception and Inaction Underpin the UAE's Thriving Sex Trafficking Industry. transcend.org 12 Jun 2023 – An underground network of suspected sex traffickers has taken refuge in the wealthy Gulf nation. The U.S. State Department says efforts to identify and protect victims have fallen short.
(2023-06-18). Did the debt ceiling deal really save the US from bankruptcy? geopoliticaleconomy.com Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Roberts discuss the US debt ceiling deal reached by President Joe Biden and the Republican opposition, and what it means for the future of the economy.
(2023-06-19). Chris Hedges: The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange and the Death of Journalism. scheerpost.com 
Julian Assange's legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted in the U.S., any reporting on the inner workings of power will become a crime.
(2023-06-19). Declassified files expose British role in NATO's Gladio terror armies. thegrayzone.com Newly declassified British files may be one of the most valuable sources revealing the origins and internal workings of Operation Gladio, a covert NATO plot deploying fascist terror militias across Italy. Has UK intelligence applied these lessons in Ukraine? Newly declassified British Foreign Office files have added disturbing details to the history of Operation Gladio. The covert operation was uncovered in 1990, when the public learned that the CIA, MI6 and NATO trained and directed an underground army of fascist …
(2023-06-19). Working Films and National Labor Leaders Announce Short Film Fund to Support Worker-Led Organizing. indybay.org Working Films, in collaboration with Amazon Labor Union, North Carolina AFL-CIO, Starbucks Workers United, Union of Southern Service Workers, and United Farm Workers, are issuing a call for short films to amplify workers seeking to have their voices heard.
(2023-06-19). The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange and the Death of Journalism. transcend.org 17 Jun 2023 – Julian Assange's legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted in the U.S., any reporting on the inner workings of power will become a crime. Julian may be imprisoned for journalism, but he won't be the only one.
(2023-06-18). Gov't of Waukegan, Illinois tries to hide extensive history of abuse by cops. liberationnews.org 
The city government of Waukegan, Illinois, tried to bury an internal report revealing misconduct and evasion of discipline in the Waukegan Police Department. Waukegan is a city 30 miles north of Chicago with a multinational, working class population of just under 90,000.
(2023-06-18). Kakhovka Dam explosion exacerbates social catastrophe facing the Ukrainian working class. wsws.org The explosion of the Kakhovka dam and the government's response has exposed the destructive and dangerous logic of the capitalist system.
(2023-06-18). Kakhovka Dam explosion exacerbates social catastrophe facing the Ukrainian working-class. wsws.org The explosion of the Kakhovka dam and the government's response has exposed the destructive and dangerous logic of the capitalist system.
(2023-06-19). Homelessness: Structural Violence in a Rich Country. indybay.org The causes can be found in present social structures, prevailing property relations and mounting socio-economic crisis phenomena. Nowhere does the capitalist economic system fail so blatantly as in the supply of living space since apartments in Germany are treated like sausages, wall tapestries and throwaway handkerchiefs.
(2023-06-19). Tuesday 6/20: Seniors Are the Fastest-Growing Homeless Group. They Badly Need Services. indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwdTzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09; Meeting ID: 864 6575 2525; Passcode: 465295…
(2023-06-18). Local Ownership Of Clean Energy Boosts Benefits And Busts Barriers. popularresistance.org ILSR's new report, Advantage Local: Why Local Energy Ownership Matters, finds that local ownership of clean energy can address many of the most pressing challenges we face today, from the climate crisis to economic inequality to corporate exploitation. The report details how local clean energy ownership — as distinct from local siting — can boost the economic impacts of clean energy, cut through public opposition to project development, and put power back in the hands of people instead of polluting utility monopolies. | As shown in the report, local ownership of clean energy, such as rooftop solar pan…
(2023-06-19). One in five children in Pakistan is suffering from wasting, says UNOCHA report. peoplesdispatch.org 
10.5 million people in 43 vulnerable districts of the country are facing acute food insecurity. Within this population, around 2.1 million individuals are in the emergency phase, while 8.4 million are in the crisis phase…
(2023-06-19). Dossier No. 65: Whose Land Is It and What Is It For? An Unfinished Debate About Land Access in Argentina. mronline.org 
How is it that a country like Argentina, with its vast rural territory, longstanding agricultural tradition, and capacity to produce food for hundreds of millions of people, is plagued by hunger and malnourishment?>
(2023-06-19). Tuesday 6/20: Seniors Are the Fastest-Growing Homeless Group. They Badly Need Services. indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwdTzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09; Meeting ID: 864 6575 2525; Passcode: 465295…
(2023-06-18). Local Ownership Of Clean Energy Boosts Benefits And Busts Barriers. popularresistance.org ILSR's new report, Advantage Local: Why Local Energy Ownership Matters, finds that local ownership of clean energy can address many of the most pressing challenges we face today, from the climate crisis to economic inequality to corporate exploitation. The report details how local clean energy ownership — as distinct from local siting — can boost the economic impacts of clean energy, cut through public opposition to project development, and put power back in the hands of people instead of polluting utility monopolies. | As shown in the report, local ownership of clean energy, such as rooftop solar pan…
(2023-06-19). One in five children in Pakistan is suffering from wasting, says UNOCHA report. peoplesdispatch.org 10.5 million people in 43 vulnerable districts of the country are facing acute food insecurity. Within this population, around 2.1 million individuals are in the emergency phase, while 8.4 million are in the crisis phase…
(2023-06-19). Dossier No. 65: Whose Land Is It and What Is It For? An Unfinished Debate About Land Access in Argentina. mronline.org How is it that a country like Argentina, with its vast rural territory, longstanding agricultural tradition, and capacity to produce food for hundreds of millions of people, is plagued by hunger and malnourishment?>