NYC Mayor Eric Adams DEFUNDS POLICE, rolls out various austerity measures to spend on ILLEGAL MIGRANTS New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently unveiled the city’s updated 2024 financial plan, revealing a slew of budget cuts in several aspects as the Big Apple grapples with its multi-billion-dollar migrant crisis. The plan included the New York […]
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams DEFUNDS POLICE, rolls out various austerity measures to spend on ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
Covid Fueled By Neoliberal Austerity
Above Photo: Covid test distribution in Brooklyn, New York New York Post, Getty Images. The neo-liberal austerity model of governance ensures that Covid-19 will continue spreading and producing new variants. Only people focused public health remedies will end the pandemic. On December 31, 2019 Chinese media told the world about a newly discovered disease cluster […]
Austerity Is Still A Political Choice
Above photo: Getty images. Britain has not ‘maxed out’ its credit card, but it does have a government that wants working people to pay the cost of the pandemic crisis. That’s what the new austerity measures are really about. When Rishi Sunak delivered the spending review earlier this week, the coverage focused predictably on levels […]
Pledge Of Resistance: Stop Austerity This Fall
NOTE: Popular Resistance supports the call to mobilize for the issues outlined in the demands below no matter who is elected president in November. We are clear that there is bipartisan consensus in Washington, DC against what is needed to protect people and the planet and that we are living in a failed state. It […]
Biden Offers Nothing But More War, Austerity And White Supremacy
Without Trump. Biden is an unreconstructed racist and warmonger who has been in the forefront of austerity, and Harris is a party hack and mass Black incarcerator who became a prosecutor with police union endorsement. “Biden’s acceptance speech put forward not one word that hinted at programmatic change on racial matters.” The corporate Democrats are […]
Biden Offers Nothing But More War, Austerity And White Supremacy
Without Trump. Biden is an unreconstructed racist and warmonger who has been in the forefront of austerity, and Harris is a party hack and mass Black incarcerator who became a prosecutor with police union endorsement. “Biden’s acceptance speech put forward not one word that hinted at programmatic change on racial matters.” The corporate Democrats are […]
Biden Offers Nothing But More War, Austerity And White Supremacy
Without Trump. Biden is an unreconstructed racist and warmonger who has been in the forefront of austerity, and Harris is a party hack and mass Black incarcerator who became a prosecutor with police union endorsement. “Biden’s acceptance speech put forward not one word that hinted at programmatic change on racial matters.” The corporate Democrats are […]
Racialized Austerity: The Case Of CUNY
By Michael Fabricant and Steve Brier, Gotham Gazette. August 28, 2020 Above photo: Bronx Community College students. @CUNY. In the aftermath of the covid outbreak and in a moment of Black Lives Matter national organizing in response to police brutality the issue of racial justice has lit up cities and towns across the country. Racist policing practices […]
Racialized Austerity: The Case Of CUNY
By Michael Fabricant and Steve Brier, Gotham Gazette. August 28, 2020 Above photo: Bronx Community College students. @CUNY. In the aftermath of the covid outbreak and in a moment of Black Lives Matter national organizing in response to police brutality the issue of racial justice has lit up cities and towns across the country. Racist policing practices […]
Racialized Austerity: The Case Of CUNY
By Michael Fabricant and Steve Brier, Gotham Gazette. August 28, 2020 Above photo: Bronx Community College students. @CUNY. In the aftermath of the covid outbreak and in a moment of Black Lives Matter national organizing in response to police brutality the issue of racial justice has lit up cities and towns across the country. Racist policing practices […]
Tory Austerity Forces Nearly 4 Million To Food Banks
Tory austerity has pushed 1.5 million below breadline and forced nearly 4 million people to use food banks 3.7 million adults in the UK have been forced to use food banks due to ”shocking” levels of deprivation, figures have revealed for the first time. An exclusive poll commissioned by The Independent reveals one in 14 […]
Argentine President Macri announces deal with IMF, imposition of austerity measures
It seemed like a collective moan could be heard across Argentina as President Mauricio Macri uttered three words that many in this country associate with the worst of times: International Monetary Fund. Macri surprised Argentina by announcing this week that he will seek a financing deal with the IMF following a sharp devaluation of its […]
Police Unleash ‘Brutal Attacks’ On Austerity Protesters In Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico
Police in Puerto Rico deployed tear gas and fired rubber bullets to shut down May Day protests as thousands of people took to the streets of the U.S. territory, which is still battling the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria—and a debt crisis that preceded the storm. While people worldwide demonstrated Tuesday to demand improved labor conditions on International Workers Day, […]
Going Underground – Ep. 587: Austerity Special: The Human Cost of PIP, Class, Prejudice & Homelessness
Going Underground – Ep. 587: Austerity Special: The Human Cost of PIP, Class, Prejudice & Homelessness Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com In this episode, we look back at highlights of our best stories against austerity. Senior producer Pete Bennett talks with grassroots activists on the front line, campaigning for fairer representation in UK Parliament. Deputy […]
Going Underground – Ep. 857: Austerity Special: The Human Cost of PIP, Class, Prejudice & Homelessness
Going Underground – Ep. 857: Austerity Special: The Human Cost of PIP, Class, Prejudice & Homelessness Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com In this episode, we look back at highlights of our best stories against austerity. Senior producer Pete Bennett talks with grassroots activists on the front line, campaigning for fairer representation in UK Parliament. Deputy […]
Real Goal Of “Russiagate” Is To Prepare For Endless Austerity Fnd War
Real Goal Of “Russiagate” Is To Prepare For Endless Austerity Fnd War Above Photo: From Blackagendareport.com “The ruling circles of the imperial superpower set out to destabilize and call into disrepute the government of the home country.” Robert Mueller, the former head of the national political police (FBI), has indicted 13 Russian nationals for the crime of […]
Argentina’s Government Tries To Suppress Anti-Austerity Protests
Workers in the banking sector have also joined the struggle. On Monday they started a 48-hour strike to demand the adjustment of their salaries to the rising inflation, a provision included in their existing contracts that has been ignored by employers who offered a nine percent wage increase which does not match the roughly 20 […]
Going Underground – Miscarriages of Justice and Destroyed Evidence – Are Austerity Cuts Killing Forensics Science?
Going Underground – Miscarriages of Justice and Destroyed Evidence – Are Austerity Cuts Killing Forensics Science? Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com Deputy Editor Sebastian Pacher investigates the dark secrets of the world of criminal justice and forensics. LIKE Going Underground http://fb.me/GoingUndergroundRTFOLLOW Going Underground http://twitter.com/Underground_RTFOLLOW Afshin Rattansi http://twitter.com/AfshinRattansiFOLLOW on Instagram http://instagram.com/officialgoingund… View the original video for […]
Going Underground – BROKEN NEWS: Kate and William to have third baby despite austerity two child policy
Going Underground – BROKEN NEWS: Kate and William to have third baby despite austerity two child policy Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com Afshin Rattansi and Lembit Opik review this weeks headlines, from deadlock in Northern Ireland to what the media isnt telling you about North Koreas missile tests. LIKE Going Underground http://fb.me/GoingUndergroundRTFOLLOW Going Underground http://twitter.com/Underground_RTFOLLOW […]
Going Underground – BURIED NEWS: Austerity Cuts to French army & Multi-billion Dollar Defence Contracts in the US
Going Underground – BURIED NEWS: Austerity Cuts to French army & Multi-billion Dollar Defence Contracts in the US Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com Senior Producer Pete Bennett takes a look at what news was buried this week. LIKE Going Underground http://fb.me/GoingUndergroundRTFOLLOW Going Underground http://twitter.com/Underground_RTFOLLOW Afshin Rattansi http://twitter.com/AfshinRattansiFOLLOW on Instagram http://instagram.com/officialgoingund… View the original video for […]
Going Underground – PROTESTS & STRIKES UK – But can science solve austerity?
Going Underground – PROTESTS & STRIKES UK – But can science solve austerity? Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com Senior Producer Pete Bennett on #NHS #Austerity & #Science at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. LIKE Going Underground http://fb.me/GoingUndergroundRTFOLLOW Going Underground http://twitter.com/Underground_RTFOLLOW Afshin Rattansi http://twitter.com/AfshinRattansiFOLLOW on Instagram http://instagram.com/officialgoingund… View the original video for Going Underground – […]
The Grenfell Tower Blaze stands as a monument to Tory UK austerity measures
The Grenfell Tower Blaze stands as a monument to Tory UK austerity measures By Dark Politricks I am writing this one handed as I currently have a broken right arm which really makes it hard to blog at the moment, however after another sleepless night of watching YouTube I thought it necessary to at least […]
To break with austerity, Rouhani must deliver on sovereign debt sale
In many ways, Rouhani’s lean towards austerity was a response to the spendthrift policies of his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Ahmadinejad administration responded to faltering economic growth during a period of historic oil revenues by ploughing oil rents into the banking system and compelling banks to issue loans. These loans were often provided without the […]
Thousands march against government austerity policies in Madrid (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Anti-austerity protesters flocked to the city’s streets on Saturday to demand a higher minimum wage, job security, and an end to corruption. The demonstration, calling for improved workers’ rights and a stable pension system, was staged by dozens of trade unions and left-wing political groups. The protesters marched through the city in four columns, dubbed […]
MEANWHILE IN GREECE: More Bailouts & Austerity
21st Century Wire says… Oh, so you forgot about Greece? If you only heard the ravings of mainstream media figureheads you’d be excused for thinking that the only thing going on in the world right now is their “Russiagate” conspiracy. Alas, things are still going from bad to worse in Greece. Greeks just took part in a […]
Anti-austerity protesters clash with police, block roads, start fires in Rio (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
Thousands of Brazilians joined numerous protests held across the country. One of the largest demonstrations was staged in front Rio de Janeiro’s state assembly. It ended up in clashes between the protesters and police that tried to disperse the crowd, AP reports. Protesters erected barricades across the roads and are burning office furniture and tyres. Some rally […]
Putin: US is probably the only superpower, but we do not need their interference
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that at the moment the US is the only superpower, but it does not mean that Washington can interfere in internal Russian affairs. “America is a great power. Today, probably the only superpower. We accept this. We want, and are prepared, to work with the United States, but we […]