Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Economics and Corruption related links 071818



Dow tumbles 328 points amid trade war fears


 

FDA green lights first cannabis-based drug


 

Trump says he’s ‘surprised’ Harley-Davidson is moving work overseas after tariffs take effect


 

The first layoffs from Trump’s tariffs are here


 

The U.N. says 18.5 million Americans are in ‘extreme poverty.’ Trump’s team says just 250,000 are.


 

SCOTUS says it's likely unconstitutional to make 'crisis pregnancy centers' admit they're unlicensed


 

In Conversation: Congressman Ro Khanna


 

'Morally Bankrupt': After Tax Cuts for Richest, House GOP Unveils $5.4 Trillion Attack on Nation's Safety Net.  The Republican budget's "extreme cuts to healthcare, retirement security, anti-poverty programs, education, infrastructure, and other critical investments are real and will inflict serious harm on American families."


 

This Supreme Court Ruling Is a Gut-Punch To The Middle Class


 

Supreme Court Rules 5-4 In Janus Union Fees Case: The Janus v. AFSCME decision means the entire U.S. public sector will now be “right to work,” and the political ramifications will be felt for years to come.


 

This Isn’t Your Father’s OPEC Anymore: Global oil markets are controlled by Russia and Saudi Arabia — despite America's shale boom.


 

Trump’s Push to Ban Iranian Oil Could Mean Pain at the Pump: Big buyers of Iranian oil such as China are seen as unlikely to cut purchases to zero, but sanctions will still send crude prices higher.


 

What Is Socialism? (socialism explained)


 

Unions Are Losing Their Decades-Long ‘Right-to-Work’ Fight


 

Charter School Chain Poised To Profit Off Children Separated From Parents At The Border


 

DeVos Has Scuttled More Than 1,200 Civil Rights Probes Inherited From Obama: Our data analysis shows that the Trump administration is less likely than its predecessor to find wrongdoing by school districts on issues ranging from racial and sexual harassment to meeting educational needs of disabled students.


 

The Gates Foundation bet big on teacher evaluation. The report it commissioned explains how those efforts fell short.


 

In Name Of Free Speech, States Crack Down On Campus Protests


 

A School in the Former Capital of the Confederacy Is Renamed for Barack Obama, the Nation's First Black President


 

Supreme Court’s Janus Ruling Will Hurt Children


 

On The Deficit, GOP Has Been Playing Us All For Suckers


 

Where Are All the U.S. Oligarchs With Links to Washington?


 

A second motorcycle company just threatened to join Harley Davidson in Trump retaliation


 

Management of opioid addiction with buprenorphine: French history and current management


 

‘A way of monetizing poor people’: How private equity firms make money offering loans to cash-strapped Americans


 

The Daily 202: Trump's trade war is getting very real


 

Kentucky’s Republican governor just retaliated against a judge by punishing half a million of his own citizens


 

The Dutch Prime Minister just publicly humiliated Trump by schooling him during press conference [WATCH]


 

Pittsburgh hospitals keep moms with opioid-dependent babies


 

State universities say their tuition strategy is driving away the students they hope to attract


 

New Pa. law gives parents final word in substance abuse treatment


 

Give your bones a workout, public told


 

Legalize It All: How to win the war on drugs


 

After An ‘Educator Spring,’ Teachers Storm Elections


 

Educator spring’ spawns wave of teacher candidates: Teachers are building the next blue wave — without much help from Democrats.


 

What Trump’s Plan to Ignore Race in School Admissions Actually Means for Students: “To remove the guidances now can only be described as a political attack on efforts to bring communities together.”


 

Poll finds southern voters want more education spending: Education one of the top concerns for voters


 

Century-Old Decisions That Impact Children Every Day


 

Tax Fraud: The Tax Act of 2017


 

Trump's newsprint tariff is a lose/lose for newspapers and jobs | Editorial


 

Lawrence: ‘We Became Anti-Intellectual About Socialism’


 

Minimum wage workers just got a raise in two states, D.C., and 15 cities or counties


 

Wolf clarifies funding position: Mirror story about education money prompts response


 

'We've crossed the Rubicon.' Toomey battles Trump over tariffs, report | Tuesday Coffee


 

Capitol Roundup: Wolf calls on Legislature to raise Pa. minimum wage


 

Businesses funding drug fight, prevention


 

Forced Labor is the Backbone of the World’s Electronics Industry


 

Seattle Tables Progressive Domestic Workers Bill of Rights


 

The Trump administration made trade threats to Ecuador over … breastfeeding: The US got Ecuador to back down from a breastfeeding resolution by threatening trade retaliation and pulling military aid.


 

U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials


 

Trump Foundation donated to charities that booked galas at Mar-a-Lago


 

Rabbis Say Trump Hotel Should Lose Liquor License Over ‘Good Character’ Law


 

Health Insurers Warn of Market Turmoil as Trump Suspends Billions in Payments


 

Pa. Auditor General: State failed to spend federal energy assistance funds meant to aid poor


 

School funding suit slams cuts: Petitioners decry increasing gaps between rich, poor districts


 

Why we had to get a late-term abortion


 

Mar-a-Lago files request to hire 61 foreign temporary workers


 

Kavanaugh Would Advance Betsy DeVos’s Religious Agenda For Schools


 

Workers Must Get Radical to Fight Back Against Janus


 

Do suspensions lead to higher dropout rates and other academic problems? In New York City, the answer could be yes


 

Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Could Spell a Fresh Hell for Workers’ Rights


 

Inside the Koch Family’s 60-Year Anti-Union Campaign That Gave Us Janus


 

The Transition into a New Life: Church Land into Farm Land


 

Amazon Is One Step Closer To Taking a Cut on Literally Every Economic Transaction: In a $5.5 billion sweetheart deal, Amazon has inserted itself between local businesses and local governments.


 

Governor Wolf: Apprenticeships, Job Training Expanding with PAsmart Initiative


 

Pew researcher: Wolf's $22M deposit to rainy day fund is a 'big moment' for Pa.


 

Wolf, Philly officials pledge $15.6 million to remove lead, mold, asbestos at schools


 

Wolf Administration Secures Additional $2.1 Million to Protect Older Pennsylvanians


 

Unprecedented Action in Congress Sends Signals that Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Could Finally Become Reality


 

It's an Overdose Crisis, Not an Opioid Crisis: As cocaine deaths rise rapidly, it is important to adopt a comprehensive health and harm reduction approach that addresses addiction and overdose deaths in all communities.


 

Drug use during pregnancy is not child abuse: Experts weigh in on Pennsylvania court decision


 

Better to Ask Forgiveness Than Permission: What the Rest of the World Can Learn From Spain’s Approaches to Drug Policy


 

Children are one of the 'War on Drugs' casualties


 

Artificial Persons: The long road to Citizens United.


 

Tariffs cause BMW to move production out of South Carolina


 

How a Public Bank Could Help You: A campaign is underway in New York to take money out of Wall Street and put it into the hands of the city.


 

Can Public Banking Save the World?


 

Democracy Collaborative: Building Community Wealth


 

The Crisis Next Time: Planning for Public Ownership as an Alternative to Corporate Bank Bailouts


 

A Public Bank for Los Angeles? City Council Puts It to the Voters


 

America's poor becoming more destitute under Trump, UN report says


 

Birth control access in Delaware is getting a major upgrade thanks to new bill


 

"We Won't Keep Quiet" by Iris DeMent


 

The story of American poverty, as told by one Alabama county

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