Politics & environs articles - May 18, 2018

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“How Jack Became Black”: Documentary explores race in America

 

July 3, 2018 1:33 PM CDT By Chauncey K. Robinson

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/how-jack-became-black-documentary-explores-race-in-america/

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Trump ‘will empower the Kremlin’ if he continues to undermine Nato

 

Sir Malcolm Rifkind says Theresa May should warn the US leader on his UK visit of consequences of weakening alliance

 

Toby Helm

Sat 7 Jul 2018 12.03 BST Last modified on Sat 7 Jul 2018 12.04 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/07/trump-empower-kremlin-undermines-nato-uk-visit-malcolm-rifkind-warns-theresa-may

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘We sleep afraid, wake afraid’: in the West Bank village facing destruction

 

Khan al-Ahmar is seen as key to the fight for Palestinian statehood. Only a temporary court order now stands between the Bedouin hamlet and the bulldozers

 

Oliver Holmes in Khan al-Ahmar

Sat 7 Jul 2018 12.39 BST

 

 

Israeli security forces intervene as Palestinians try to save their homes from demolition in Khan al-Ahmar

Photograph: Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/07/khan-al-ahmar-west-bank-bedouin-village-facing-destruction

 

 

 

 

 

'My blackness seemed curious, difficult to handle': the day I ran away from Oxford University

 

As one of only 21 black students in my year, out of 3,000, I knew I’d be in a minority; I didn’t expect to be a curiosity. Could I find my place?

 

Michael Donkor

Sat 7 Jul 2018 09.00 BST Last modified on Sat 7 Jul 2018 13.54 BST

 

 

 

Michael Donkor: ‘What I recall most about the first few days was the sense of intense surveillance.’

Photograph: Jake Naughton

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jul/07/how-survive-as-black-man-at-oxford-university-michael-donkor

 

 

 

 

 

Soft Brexit proposal welcomed on both sides of Irish border

 

Dublin says free trade area plan ‘deserves consideration’ as DUP endorses deal

 

 

Sat 7 Jul 2018 12.17 BST

Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

 

 

Theresa May believes the free trade area proposal will obviate the need for infrastructure and checks at the Irish border

Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/07/soft-brexit-proposal-welcomed-both-sides-irish-border

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Pompeo holds nuclear talks with North Korean officials in Pyongyang

 

Secretary of state predicts ‘productive’ meeting on his third visit, joking: ‘If I come one more time, I will have to pay taxes here’

 

Julian Borger in Washington and Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Sat 7 Jul 2018 04.30 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/05/mike-pompeo-north-kroea-visit-pressure-nuclear-progress

 

 

 

 

Thousands of gun control supporters march on Chicago highway

 

Demonstrators planned to shut down Dan Ryan Expressway in protest against gun violence, which killed 600 people in the city last year

 

Kari Lydersen in Chicago

Sat 7 Jul 2018 15.28 BST

 

 

The Rev Michael Pfleger, a charismatic Catholic priest, is leading Saturday’s gun control march in Chicago

Photograph: Joshua Lott for the Guardian

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/07/chicago-gun-control-march

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women are uniting against sexual violence – and we won't be stopped

 

Two in three women will experience sexual violence and harassment in their lifetime. Across the world, abusers have been put on notice

 

Fri 6 Jul 2018 12.47 BST

By  Purna Sen

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jul/06/women-sexual-violence-harassment

 

 

 

 

 

 

'You better shoot straight': how Maxine Waters became Trump's public enemy No 1

 

Opponents’ death threats haven’t slowed the outspoken California congresswoman in her crusade against Trump

 

 

Sat 7 Jul 2018 12.30 BST

Rory Carroll in Los Angeles

 

 

Maxine Waters at a protest against the Trump administration’s immigration policy last month

Photograph: Monica Almeida/Reuters

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/07/maxine-waters-trump-progressives-california-congress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump inauguration protests: charges dropped against last 39 activists

 

US government’s motion to dismiss final charges comes 18 months after more than 200 people were arrested

 

Associated Press

Sat 7 Jul 2018 01.16 BST First published on Sat 7 Jul 2018 00.10 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/06/trump-inauguration-protests-charges-dropped

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donald Trump to almost entirely avoid London during UK visit

 

Meetings with Theresa May and the Queen to be held away from protests in capital

 

 

Fri 6 Jul 2018 16.00 BST

Peter Walker Political correspondent

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/06/donald-trump-to-avoid-london-during-uk-visit

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North Korea accuses US of 'gangster-like' behavior after Pompeo talks

 

Pyongyang says Washington is betraying spirit of historic Trump-Kim summit with demands on complete denuclearization

 

Associated Press in Pyongyang

Sat 7 Jul 2018 21.30 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/07/north-korea-calls-us-denuclearisation-talks-regrettable

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Turkey fires thousands of public servants in anti-terror purge

 

18,632 people dismissed include police officers, military, teachers and academics

 

Associated Press

Sun 8 Jul 2018 09.33 BST

 

 

 

More than 130,000 people have been dismissed in the purge led by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, since the coup

Photograph: STR/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/08/turkey-fires-thousands-of-public-servants-in-anti-terror-purge

 

 

 

Fascists....bad

 

Dictators....bad

 

Fascist Dictators.....super-bad

 

Hopefully full Democracy will one day  soon be reinstated in Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madeleine Albright: ‘The things that are happening are genuinely, seriously bad’

 

The former US secretary of state decries the global rise of authoritarianism in her new book, Fascism: A Warning, and talks about Trump, Putin and the ‘tragedy’ of Brexit

 

 

Sun 8 Jul 2018 10.00 BST

By  Andrew Rawnsley

 

 

 

 

Madeleine Albright: ‘I don’t think fascism is an ideology. I think it is a method.’

Photograph: Ryan Donnell for the Observer

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/08/madeleine-albright-fascism-is-not-an-ideology-its-a-method-interview-fascism-a-warning

Edited July 8, 2018 by umbertino

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Whose side is Trump’s America on? The answer is becoming more and more obvious

 

As the US president arrives in Britain on a ‘working visit’, his contempt for European allies poses an increasing threat

 

Sun 8 Jul 2018 06.00 BST

By  Simon Tisdall

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/08/donald-trump-uk-visit-contempt-for-european-allies

 

 

 

 

 

 

US service member killed in 'insider attack' in Afghanistan

 

Taliban says the shooting was carried out by a member of the Afghan security force who acted alone

 

Associated Press in Kabul

Sun 8 Jul 2018 00.12 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/08/us-service-member-killed-in-insider-attack-in-afghanistan

 

 

 

Supreme court pick could put 40 years of affirmative action precedent at risk

 

‘This is a time for concern’ says law professor with Trump poised to alter the court’s balance after Anthony Kennedy’s resignation

 

Caleb Gayle in New York

Sat 7 Jul 2018 20.01 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/jul/07/supreme-court-pick-affirmative-action-precedent

 

 

 

 

'We protect Ice': Trump supporters rally behind immigration slogan

 

Amid Democratic calls for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be abolished, the president sees the agency as a campaign issue

 

 

Sun 8 Jul 2018 07.00 BST

Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington

 

 

Donald Trump supporters hold signs during a campaign rally at Four Seasons Arena on Thursday in Great Falls, Montana

Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/08/ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-trump-democrats

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Wheeler: 'point man for Trump' focused on undoing Obama's EPA agenda

 

Scott Pruitt’s replacement may be a more frightening prospect for those dismayed with the Trump administration’s attitude to the environment

 

 

Fri 6 Jul 2018 18.20 BST

Oliver Milman in New York

 

 

Andrew Wheeler will likely approach his work with the same ideology as Pruitt but without the flamboyance and ethical scandals

Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/06/who-is-andrew-wheeler-epa-environment-trump-weapon

 

 

 

 

 

 

The law, whether in the US or UK, can’t change society if we resist

 

Old-fashioned social activism can undermine the supreme court’s unduly prominent role

 

Sun 8 Jul 2018 09.00 BST

By  Kenan Malik

 

 

 

 

President Trump with justice Anthony Kennedy, who is retiring from the supreme court

Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/08/supreme-court-not-trumps-new-judge-liberals-should-fear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The situation in Gaza City / Gaza Strip

 

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/GazaStrip

 

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/city/gaza.html

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/gaza-strip

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza

 

 

https://www.ochaopt.org/location/gaza-strip

 

 

https://www.ochaopt.org/theme/gaza-blockade

 

 

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5090907,00.html

 

 

 

 

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Liberal Europe isn’t dead yet. But its defenders face a long, hard struggle

 

Populism is gripping the heart of Europe. Those fighting it must reclaim the idea of the nation from the nationalists

 

 

Mon 9 Jul 2018 06.00 BST

By  Timothy Garton Ash

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/09/liberal-europe-isnt-dead-struggle

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Boris Johnson quits as foreign secretary over May's Brexit plans

 

Senior Conservative becomes third minister to walk out over ‘common rule book’ proposal

 

Heather Stewart and Pippa Crerar

Mon 9 Jul 2018 16.11 BST

 

 

Boris Johnson at the gates of Downing Street

Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/09/boris-johnson-resigns-as-foreign-secretary-brexit

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Marriott, world’s biggest hotel chain, underpays workers

 

July 9, 2018 9:45 AM CDT By David Bacon

 

 

 

David Bacon

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/marriott-worlds-biggest-hotel-chain-underpays-workers/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is trade more complex than union leaders have said it is?

 

July 6, 2018 11:48 AM CDT By Dominique Paul Noth

 

 

 

 

Harley Davidson bosses say that Trump tariffs are forcing them to make their iconic American product overseas. Union workers are not so sure. | M.L. Johnson/AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/is-trade-more-complex-than-union-leaders-have-said-it-is/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ohio gubernatorial race: Sutton presses DeWine on ‘right to work’

 

July 5, 2018 11:15 AM CDT By Matt Jaworski

 

 

 

 

Ohioans protest so called "right to work." | AP

 

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/ohio-gubernatorial-race-sutton-presses-dewine-on-right-to-work/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicare for All: Twin Cities conference strategizes how to get it

 

June 29, 2018 11:39 AM CDT By Al Neal

 

 

 

 

The demand for Medicare for All, or single-payer health care, is spreading. | Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call via AP Images

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/medicare-for-all-twin-cities-conference-strategizes-how-to-get-it/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senators oppose Trump family-splitter for top consumer job

 

July 3, 2018 12:52 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington last November. | Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP

 

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/senators-oppose-trump-family-splitter-for-top-consumer-job/

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Trump’s High Court picks: Seasoned warriors against the American people

 

July 9, 2018 9:25 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

 

 

 

 

Trump picks for the Supreme Court seem to hold to the belief that under the law some (corporations and bosses) are more equal than others. | AP

 

 

 

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http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trumps-high-court-picks-seasoned-warriors-against-the-american-people/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher leaders: “Refuse to be silent” and “unite the masses”

 

July 9, 2018 11:45 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen Garcia. | J. David Ake/AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/teacher-leaders-refuse-to-be-silent-and-unite-the-masses/

Edited July 9, 2018 by umbertino

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Guantanamo inmates to get US court hearing to demand trial or release

 

Habeas corpus petition to be presented at Washington district court on Wednesday

 

Julian Borger in Washington

Tue 10 Jul 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

Every day Towfiq Bihani spends in Guantanamo costs the US $29,000, his representatives say

Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/10/guantanamo-inmates-to-get-us-court-hearing-to-demand-trial-or-release

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Turkey's Dictator): Articles

 

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/president-recep-tayyip-erdogan

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Angela Merkel hits back at Donald Trump at Nato summit

 

Germany makes independent decisions, chancellor says in response to claim it is controlled by Russia

 

Ewen MacAskill in Brussels

Wed 11 Jul 2018 12.28 BST

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/11/nato-summit-donald-trump-says-germany-is-captive-of-russians

 

 

 

 

 

America’s new revolutionaries show how the left can win

 

The little-known history of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory in a New York primary hints at the coming transformation

 

Wed 11 Jul 2018 06.00 BST Last modified on Wed 11 Jul 2018 10.19 BST

By  George Monbiot

 

 

 

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York. ‘Everyone I spoke to remarked on her grace and stability, and how she calmly absorbed the dramas that surrounded her bid.’

Photograph: AP

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/11/america-left-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-new-york-primary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Soviet shadow that looms over the Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki

 

Finlandisation – the way a powerful state bullies its neighbour - was a fact of life in the Finland I was born in. And it still partly is

 

Wed 11 Jul 2018 14.00 BST Last modified on Wed 11 Jul 2018 14.21 BST

By  Sofi Oksanen

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/11/putin-trump-helsinki-summit-finland-finlandisation-soviet-union

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump forced to reinstate 'catch and release' after court defeats

 

Some migrant families to be fitted with ankle monitors and allowed to go free while their cases are determined

 

Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington and Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans

Wed 11 Jul 2018 05.39 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/11/trump-forced-to-reinstate-catch-and-release-after-court-defeats

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Toxic narrative' on migration endangers lives, report finds

 

Red Cross warns of dire consequences of ‘new walled order’ that withholds food and healthcare in the name of border control

 

 

Wed 11 Jul 2018 07.00 BST Last modified on Wed 11 Jul 2018 07.07 BST

By  Karen McVeigh

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jul/11/toxic-narrative-migration-endangers-lives-red-cross-report

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany and Russia gas links: Trump is not only one to ask questions

 

Politicians and energy experts say Nord Stream 2 will make Europe reliant on Russian gas

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Wed 11 Jul 2018 12.43 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/11/germany-and-russia-gas-links-trump-questions-europe-nord-stream2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

German neo-Nazi Beate Zschäpe sentenced to life for NSU murders

 

Victims’ relatives question intelligence services’ failure to stop group for 13 years

 

 

Wed 11 Jul 2018 10.46 BST

Philip Oltermann in Berlin

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/11/german-neo-nazi-beate-zschape-gets-life-for-nsu-murders

 

 

 

 

Balkan states 'must embrace reform before EU ascension'

 

EU leaders are impatient at lack of resolution on issues such as border disputes

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Tue 10 Jul 2018 18.04 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/10/balkan-states-must-embrace-reform-before-eu-ascension

 

 

 

 

Central Europe is a lesson to liberals: don’t be anti-nationalist

 

The breakup of Yugoslavia fed the belief that flag-waving leads to bloodshed. But this eroded support for the centre ground and fuelled ethnic-based intolerance

 

Wed 11 Jul 2018 06.00 BST

By  Ivan Krastev

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/11/central-europe-lesson-liberals-anti-nationalist-yugoslavia-poland-hungary

 

 

 

 

 

 

China vows to retaliate as US threatens tariffs on further $200bn of goods

 

Trade skirmish continues to escalate between world’s two biggest economies

 

Lily Kuo in Beijing and agencies

Wed 11 Jul 2018 01.43 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/11/us-to-impose-tariffs-on-200bn-of-chinese-imports

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Spain launches truth commission to probe Franco-era crimes

 

Planned census of civil war and dictatorship victims aims to help families trace relatives

 

Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Thu 12 Jul 2018 15.55 BST Last modified on Thu 12 Jul 2018 20.35 BS

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/12/spain-to-establish-truth-commission-for-franco-era-crimes

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco

 

Just another blood-thirsty bastard dictator

 

 

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Former Brazilian President Lula remains in prison amid ‘Battle of the Judges’

 

July 12, 2018 12:08 PM CDT By Emile Schepers

 

 

 

A supporter of ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holds a flag that reads in Portuguese: "Free Lula," in front of the Federal Police Department where Da Silva is serving jail time in Curitiba, Brazil, July 8. A Brazilian appeals court judge has ordered Da Silva released from jail on July 8, but another judge has asked the police to hold off on the order. | Denis Ferreira Netto / AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/former-brazilian-president-lula-remains-in-prison-amid-battle-of-the-judges/

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_Inácio_Lula_da_Silva

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilma_Rousseff

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Temer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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George Soros: I’m a passionate critic of market fundamentalism

 

George Soros responds to a Guardian article about him by Daniel Bessner

 

Letters

Fri 13 Jul 2018 16.32 BST Last modified on Fri 13 Jul 2018 16.35 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/13/george-soros-im-a-passionate-critic-of-market-fundamentalism

 

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Who are the Proud Boys, 'western chauvinists' involved in political violence?

 

They wear Fred Perry shirts and say they’re a men’s club who hang out and drink beer – but the SPLC lists them as a hate group

 

Sat 14 Jul 2018 07.00 BST Last modified on Sat 14 Jul 2018 07.12 BST

By  Jason Wilson

 

 

 

 

Street fighting erupts in Portland, with men in ‘Proud Boys’ uniform to the fore

Photograph: John Rudoff/Sipa USA/REX/Shutterstock

 

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/14/proud-boys-far-right-portland-oregon

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Israel in turmoil over bill allowing Jews and Arabs to be segregated

 

Law will ‘reveal ugly face of ultranationalist Israel in all its repugnance’, professor says

 

Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem

Sun 15 Jul 2018 12.19 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/15/israel-turmoil-bill-allowing-jews-arabs-segregated

 

 

 

 

 

'This massacre must stop': Nicaraguan student rebels face militia assault

 

Witnesses describe terrifying attack on occupied university where activists are protesting president Daniel Ortega

 

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Sat 14 Jul 2018 16.54 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/14/nicaragua-university-student-rebel-protest-militia-assault-ortega

[umbertino]

Has Greece finally escaped the grip of catastrophe?

 

The country will exit from its final international bailout within weeks but, with no sign the debt will ever be paid off, some fear another crisis

 

Sun 15 Jul 2018 09.30 BST

by Helena Smith

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/15/greece-exit-final-international-bailout-debt-catastrophe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump calls European Union a 'foe' – ahead of Russia and China

 

Andrew Roth and David Smith in Helsinki and Edward Helmore and Martin Pengelly in New York

Sun 15 Jul 2018 18.29 BST

 

 

 

Vid in link

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/15/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-helsinki-russia-indictments

 

 

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If the economy is 'roaring', why are so many Americans still struggling?

 

On Monday night at a town hall with low-wage workers, we will address the disparity between the wealth of executives and the wages and treatment of employees

 

Mon 16 Jul 2018 14.12 BST Last modified on Mon 16 Jul 2018 15.36 BST

By  Bernie Sanders

 

 

 

 

‘Why, if the economy is ‘roaring’, are they not able to afford childcare, send their kids to college or put aside enough money for a decent retirement.’

Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/16/bernie-sanders-town-hall-low-wages-amazon-mcdonalds-walmart

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51 minutes ago, umbertino said:

If the economy is 'roaring', why are so many Americans still struggling?

 

On Monday night at a town hall with low-wage workers, we will address the disparity between the wealth of executives and the wages and treatment of employees

 

Mon 16 Jul 2018 14.12 BST Last modified on Mon 16 Jul 2018 15.36 BST

By  Bernie Sanders

 

 

 

 

‘Why, if the economy is ‘roaring’, are they not able to afford childcare, send their kids to college or put aside enough money for a decent retirement.’

Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/16/bernie-sanders-town-hall-low-wages-amazon-mcdonalds-walmart

How can you support your family working at the McDonald?  Jobs at the McDonalds are for the students who are entering in the job market.  You don't expect to work at McDonald and make enough money to support your family.  That is the problem with this picture.  If you want to support your family, you need to find job that would pay you enough money.  But first, you need to go to school and further your education.  Don't expect the tax payers to pay for your lifestyle for ever.  Proper planning and making right choices supported by family will further your success in this life.  If you make poor choices, don't expect people to feel sympathy for your failures.  I'm sorry for sounding like I don't care about people, but I've see too much of those people who did not finish high schools and ended up in a bad situation because of poor choices they made.  

[umbertino]

 

Thanks Jaybake ...I do appreciate and welcome each and every comment....From every Political perspective of course.....

 

It's good for reasoning about things

Edited July 16, 2018 by umbertino

[nstoolman1]

 

 

From Umbertino post.

 

1 hour ago, umbertino said:

‘Why, if the economy is ‘roaring’, are they not able to afford childcare, send their kids to college or put aside enough money for a decent retirement.’

 

Because government assistance was never intended to be a way of life.

If you want those things, as stated in other posts,

Pick a career oriented job,

go to school

get an education,

get a job,

and advance yourself,

and work 30 or 40 years.

Easy, peasy 

Ask anyone with all those items listed in article and they will tell that is how the did it.

 

 

 

[umbertino]

 

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