Saturday, July 13, 2019

Economics and Corruption related links 071419



Largest-ever Alzheimer’s gene study reveals five new genes that increase risk

AT&T promised 7,000 new jobs to get tax break—it cut 23,000 jobs instead: AT&T also cut capital spending despite promising $1 billion capital boost.

Tennessee makes community college free for all adults

The Invention of Capitalism: How a Self-Sufficient Peasantry was Whipped Into Industrial Wage Slaves

Boris Johnson under fire over row with partner as top Tories raise fears: Leadership campaign falters as he refuses to respond to questions at hustings about late-night argument with Carrie Symonds

Video reveals Steve Bannon links to Boris Johnson: Far-right activist claimed he helped with Boris Johnson’s resignation speech as foreign secretary

UNESCO seeking to increase Chinese staff

A dozen Tory remainers on Brexiteers’ deselection hitlist

Boris Johnson’s pitch is all about his character. That’s why the row in his flat matters: The would-be prime minister says Brexit just requires brio and confidence. He turned politics into a game of personality

Scottish Independence: Most Scots would back independence under PM Boris Johnson

Unleashing the Immune System to Cure Cancer

‘I don’t know how we’re going to survive this.’  Once loyal farmers begin to doubt Trump

Donald Trump doubles down: 'Our wages are too high'

Dunkirk Spirit

Britain is now a remain nation. We can halt this rush to Brexit: The Tory party’s hardcore membership would head us off a cliff. We need to rebel against this democratic outrage

Ian Dunt: PETRIFIED, IMMORAL, DERANGED – Johnson starts his campaign as he means to go on

Bernie Sanders: I Will Cancel All $1.6 Trillion Of Your Student Loan Debt

Proposed Rule Could Evict 55,000 Children From Subsidized Housing

Jeremy Corbyn delays decision on throwing weight behind remain: Labour frontbenchers frustrated by failure to agree next step on Brexit strategy

Oh Data, From Whom Doth The No-Deal Tariffs Toll?

My week in Parliament 10-16 June 2019

Boris Johnson is asked what he does to relax - and the answer is excruciating to watch

Tory tensions over keeping the UK intact

MEPs demand international investigation into Tory handling of the EU elections: “Brexit is a crime scene, yet our efforts to ensure the perpetrators face justice using the agencies available in the UK...have so far failed."

Total US household debt soars to record above $13 trillion

U.S. GDP growth based 'exclusively' on government, corporate and mortgage debt -Gundlach

Bernie Sanders proposes forgiving the student debt of 45 million Americans

Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar Are Teaming Up to Cancel All $1.6 Trillion of Existing Student Debt

Boris Johnson’s Big Lie

The U.K.'s giant delusion of sovereign control

Podcast #199 – The FCC Is ‘Flunking Statistics 101’

Yvette Cooper or Hilary Benn should lead unity government to halt Brexit – Ed Davey: Lib Dem leadership contender suggests his party could back ‘extreme option’ to stop no deal

HOW MINDFULNESS IS TRANSFORMING EDUCATION:

I'm a civil servant – and we can't make Boris Johnson's no-deal fantasy into reality: Magical thinking on a no-deal Brexit doesn’t change the facts for officials like me who are charged with making it happen

Glastonbury 2019: Stormzy gets crowd to shout 'F**k Boris' on live BBC TV.  The star is known for utilising his live performances as a stage for political protest, including his memorable freestyle rap during last year’s Brit Awards

Long Island companies seeking ways to survive the trade war

Boris Johnson's 'crude remark about the French was cut by BBC': The Foreign Office managed to get the remark cut from a documentary as it was "potentially awkward" for Anglo-French relations.

Trump tries to persuade supporters that no deal on China is a win: The president is running for reelection with a major unfulfilled campaign promise — a trade deal with China.

The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Do Not Need

NEA urges congressional representatives to VOTE YES on the amendment cosponsored by Reps. Pocan, Clyburn, Bustos, and Butterfield to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (H.R. 3351). The amendment prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from using funds to advance a proposed rule that would harm beneficiaries of the E-Rate Program, especially in rural America.

Letter: In Support of the Stop Summer Hunger Act of 2019

Food Research & Action Center Lauds Bills That Address Child Summer Hunger

S.1970 - A bill to secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.

H.R.3463 - To secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.

“Hospital Watchdog” – Inspiring Safe Care – Celebrating Great Work!

All of uBiome’s top execs are out at the embattled poop-testing startup that’s at the center of an FBI investigation

Bankers, climate change sceptics, and Brexiteers: The donors funding Boris Johnson's campaign for prime minister

DeVos Repeals Obama-Era Rule Cracking Down on For-Profit Colleges
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos last month at the White House. Last year, Ms. DeVos sought to repeal the so-called gainful employment rule entirely.
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Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times

ImageEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos last month at the White House. Last year, Ms. DeVos sought to repeal the so-called gainful employment rule entirely.

Business Owner's Response To Jeremy Hunt's Comments On Companies Going Bust

Brexit 'hitting foreign languages in schools'

Exclusive: FDA enforcement actions plummet under Trump

Opioid-Maker Insys Admits To Bribing Doctors, Agrees To Pay $225 Million Settlement

Emily Maitlis grills Brexit Party MEP for taking an EU salary and living in France

Ann Widdecombe's EU slavery remarks branded as 'disgusting'

What Just Happened Also Occurred Before The Last 7 U.S. Recessions. Reason To Worry?

Brexit: Pro-EU parties unite in ‘Remain alliance’ to defeat Tory candidate for critical by-election.  Sir Vince Cable says political logic of banding together is ‘irresistible’

James O'Brien Takes Apart Donald Trump's 1775 Plane Claim

PHARMA CEO WORRIES AMERICANS WILL SAY “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” AND EMBRACE BERNIE SANDERS’S SINGLE-PAYER PLAN

US DOCTORS CALL FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE: "ABOLISH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES"

As Progressives Call for Student Debt Cancellation, Loan Companies Influence DC

Hopi Fest returns to Flag July 6-7

NEW Enslavement of the Working Class (7)- Paul C. Roberts, Herland Report

Buckle up: The economy is weak and getting worse — Here’s what will happen next

U.S. GDP growth based 'exclusively' on government, corporate and mortgage debt -Gundlach

Why it's worth reading crazy-sounding scenarios about the future: Speculating about the future can make it easier to respond to unexpected events

Trump Fed pick wants to revive the gold standard. Here's what that means

Britain is run by a self-serving clique. That’s why it’s in crisis: Government and culture are dominated by the same narrow section of the population. It’s no way to run a country

Out-Of-Work Appalachian Coal Miners Retrained As Beekeepers

Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.

Why isn’t there greater outrage about Russia’s involvement in Brexit?  This scandal should cause uproar but the BBC and Labour just change the subject

Brexit: Labour to back Remain as it calls for a new EU referendum

MARKETS: Major Banks Are Warning- And It's Time To Listen. By Gregory Mannarino

INCREDIBLE... Now A 3rd Bank, JPMorgan, Issues A Market Warning. By Gregory Mannarino

West Virginia Coal Miners: WAKE UP!

Report: 13,000 of Chicago's homeless in 2017 had jobs

Britain to curry favour with Donald Trump by showing it too is run by incompetent f*ckwits

John Bercow: 'There is no reason Brexit cannot be reversed by a second referendum'

Asian Seafood Raised On Antibiotics And Pig Feces Approved For U.S Consumption

Report Shows How War Profiteers Are Now Refugee Profiteers, Too: Arms dealers flood war-torn Middle East with weapons and then lobby EU to militarize borders against refugees—profiting from both ends of conflict

As General Assistance ends, worries grow about impact on low-income Pennsylvanians

An Emergency Loan Program to Help with Unexpected Expenses

Be afraid. A political coup is underway in the UK – Kenny MacAskill

Adult-youth mentorships create essential community bonds

The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance: What do people do when they can’t afford end-of-life care?

Trump Is Falling Almost 1 Million Jobs Short Vs. Obama

Democratic 2020 candidates struggle over whether to legalize sex work

Tory leadership chaos as party members may not be able to vote for their next leader: Membership issues at Conservative Central Headquarters have meant hundreds of members have not received their ballot papers

Once Again the Trump NLRB Has Placed Employer Interests Above Workers’ Rights

Exclusive: Boris Johnson finds it ‘hard to disagree’ with Trump’s verdict on May.  The man set to be Britain’s next prime minister refuses to echo criticism of the US president’s leadership style.

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