Hurricane Harvey, followed quickly by Irma, left in its wake upended lives and enormous property damage, estimated by some at $150-180 billion. But the pummeling that America received also raise deep questions about its economic system and politics.
Philippines: Fast-track legislation to end hunger (tags)
Akbayan party-list today reiterated its call for the enactment of urgent reforms to address and stave off incidence of hunger across the country.
Western Support for Israeli State Terror (tags)
Israel
The "Cleaning Up" of Venice (tags)
LA City is wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars to criminalize and harass unhoused people. This does not solve anything!
Car Caravan Demands No Katrina/Rita Evictions (tags)
Katrina Solidarity Committees nationwide will be pointing out that FEMA and the Bush administration are mandated by the Stafford Act to provide housing for disaster victims for 18 months - their attempt to cut off housing and rental assistance is illegal and criminal. Protests will demand Katrina/Rita evacuees be granted an indefinite extension in federal, state and local housing assistance until such time as they obtain affordable and adequate housing.
Time for an Economic Bill of Rights (tags)
It is time for the Democratic Party to put up or shut up.