Panama Seizes Bank After Arrest of Alleged Money Launderer – ABC News
hmmm
Category: Money, Class, and Poverty,
Within 24 Hours of Being Presumptive Nominee, Trump Flips on Minimum Wage
In the past, Donald Trump has said that the American wages are too high and repeatedly expressed the concern that raising the minimum wage would undermine American competitiveness in the global economy. As the New York Times noted, the billionaire showman told Wolf Blitzer on CNN Wednesday that he’s “open to doing something with” the minimum wage.
Within 24 Hours of Being Presumptive Nominee, Donald Trump Flips on Minimum Wage
hmmmm
Bernie Sanders doesn’t think cigarette and soda taxes are comparable
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders doesn’t seem to understand why cigarettes are still legal.
Source: Bernie Sanders doesn’t think cigarette and soda taxes are comparable – AOL
So soda is healthy then? And other sin-taxes don’t disproportionately affect people in lower income brackets?
Sigh….
Food stamps allowance for convicted drug offenders dies with filibuster
Senators who wanted to end the ban on food stamps for convicted drug offenders were shut out Tuesday for this session.
Sigh…
Panama papers: Mossack Fonseca headquarters raided
Police in Panama raid the headquarters of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of a massive data leak.
Panama papers: Mossack Fonseca headquarters raided – BBC News
hmmm
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ latest budget proposal includes deep cuts to TOPS, hospitals, higher ed
Thousands of college students could lose scholarships they get from Louisiana’s popular Taylor Opportunity Program for Students and state-funded health clinics could be shuttered, if lawmakers are unable to find another way to fill the looming $750 million budget shortfall.
…TOPS was created as an incentive for Louisiana high schoolers to stay in the state for college and as a pathway for students who otherwise would not be able to afford to stay in school after they finish the 12th grade.
…Other cutbacks the latest plan identifies: Higher education would take a $46.1 million hit, Corrections would be cut $34.1 million, the judicial branch would face a $15.9 million cut, and the legislative budget would be slashed $7.3 million.
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Shell Companies
A new trove bigger than Wikileaks exposes the hidden underworld of drug dealers, sex traffickers, and tax cheats. Fusion takes you inside.
wild!
How Home Ownership Keeps Blacks Poorer Than Whites – Forbes
A 2001 Brookings Institution study showed that “wealthy minority neighborhoods had less home value per dollar of income than wealthy white neighborhoods.” The same study concluded that “poor white neighborhoods had more home value per income than poor minority neighborhoods.” The Brookings study was based on a comparison of home values to homeowner incomes in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, and it found that even when homeowners had similar incomes, black-owned homes were valued at 18% less than white-owned homes. The 100 metropolitan areas were home to 58% of all whites and 63% of all blacks in the country.
How Home Ownership Keeps Blacks Poorer Than Whites – Forbes
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Baker lauds MA-DCF reforms. Wishful Thinking?
DCF has been buffeted by a series of high-profile child abuse cases that raised questions about whether the Massachusetts government was capable of protecting its most vulnerable citizens.
Baker, union to trumpet DCF reforms – The Boston Globe
Sigh…
Nixon Policy Advisor Admits He Invented War On Drugs to Suppress ‘Anti-War Left and Black People’
Dan Baum, writing in support of drug legalization at Harper’s, has unleashed a frank 1994 quote from former Nixon policy advisor John Ehrlichman, and as inadvertently salient an argument for legalizing drugs as any I’ve ever seen:
Nixon Policy Advisor Admits He Invented War On Drugs to Suppress ‘Anti-War Left and Black People’
Sigh….
Justice Dept: Don’t Jail Over Fine Nonpayment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is discouraging state court systems from jailing defendants who fail to pay fines or fees, warning against practices that it says run afoul of the Constitution and erode community trust.
Justice Dept.: States shouldn’t jail over fine nonpayment – US News
Yes! Debtors prisons belong on the trash-heap of history.
To Cut Food Waste, Spain’s Solidarity Fridge Supplies Endless Leftovers
Whether it’s fresh vegetables, barbecue or tapas, anyone can either restock or stock up on food from this Basque town’s communal refrigerator.
To Cut Food Waste, Spain’s Solidarity Fridge Supplies Endless Leftovers : The Salt : NPR
Love this!
Got Leftovers To Share? In Germany, There’s A Website For That
Europeans throw away about 90 million tons of food each year. A new German website aims to ratchet that number down a bit by connecting people with leftovers to spare with people who could use them.
Got Leftovers To Share? In Germany, There’s A Website For That : The Salt : NPR
Nice!
Leaving Lanai: Larry Ellison’s Hawaiian Island | Al Jazeera America
Larry Ellison plans a reboot for the island; families who’ve lived there for generations worry they can’t afford to stay
Source: Leaving Lanai: Larry Ellison’s Hawaiian Island | Al Jazeera America
This is so wrong. Don’t mess with Lanai, okole no au au!
5 Myths About Homeless in San Francisco
Most of what the politicians and the media are telling you isn’t true. Here’s why.
Five myths about the homeless problem in San Francisco | 48 hills
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Why do lesbians earn more than straight women?
The Economist reports lesbian women tend to see a pay premium compared to straight women, while gay men suffer a penalty.
Why do lesbians earn more than straight women? The Economist explains | NOLA.com
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S.F. ‘tech bro’ writes open letter to mayor: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, and despair of homeless people’, ‘riff raff’
Move over Martin Shkreli. You now have competition for the title of America’s most reviled millennial.
<snicker>
what a fucking tool.
In Speech on Ending Racism, Hillary Clinton Offers $125 Billion Plan to Help Poor Minorities
Speaking in Harlem, Hillary Clinton offered job-training and education programs for poor and minority communities, part of an effort to speak directly to African-American voters heading into the South Carolina primary.
yes!
This House Costs Just $20,000—But It’s Nicer Than Yours
The Rural Studio’s 20K House is so cheap and has such innovative design that it’s changing the entire housing systemfrom mortgages to zoning laws.
2 | This House Costs Just $20,000—But It’s Nicer Than Yours | Co.Exist | ideas + impact
cool!
This Impeccably Designed $20,000 House Could Soon Be Yours
Rural Studio started making the 20K house in 2005, keeping in mind the assumption that $20,000 was the total cost of housing someone living on Social Security could afford to pay in monthly mortgage installments. Since then, students have built 12 houses for their rural neighbors, with each design building off the knowledge and real-world experience of the last.
This Impeccably Designed $20,000 House Could Soon Be Yours
cool!
This city is using tiny house villages to fight homelessness
Tiny house villages are popping up along the West Coast as a way to deal with a growing problem of local homelessness.
This city is using tiny house villages to fight homelessness
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Portland’s Dignity Village cleared path for Seattle’s housing for homeless
A new community of tiny houses for the homeless in Seattle builds on experiences at Portland’s longstanding Dignity Village.
Portland’s Dignity Village cleared path for Seattle’s housing for homeless | The Seattle Times
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North Carolina voter-ID trial begins
Inside a federal courthouse here, attorneys for the Justice Department and the NAACP argued that the law passed by the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly intentionally discriminates against African-Americans and Latinos who disproportionately lack one of the required forms of photo identification. “The state should be making it easier for people to engage in the fundamental right to vote, not harder.”
North Carolina voter-ID trial begins | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Netflix and Kill – The Daily Show
In an attempt to boost the economy, Hasan Minhaj dives into the world of finance and pitches alternative investment opportunities, including gun stocks and Legos.
“Hasan, investing in guns, are you crazy? Yeah, I am crazy, crazy rich, and as long as Obama’s in the White House this gun play is a lock and you could be loaded.”
Nice! Right the fuck on.
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