Poverty as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

By Dylan Charles

The recipe for poverty hasn t happened by accident. To the majority of people in the world, it was planned and executed with steely perfection by the 2% at the top of the corporate food chain.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35530.htm



Child Poverty In The USA

More than 16 million children in the United States, 22% of all children, live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level, $23,550 a year for a family of four. Research shows that, on average, families need an income of about twice that level to cover basic expenses.

http://is.gd/zwULMh



The Corporatization of the University

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To prevent increasing privatization, he said the United States should put greater emphasis on funding higher education. He added that many other countries, such as Germany and Mexico, offer free or heavily subsidized access to higher education.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35628.htm



Life-saving Transplant Denied and Health Insurance Canceled Over 26-cent Shortfall

By Karin Price Mueller

'They know he s literally in a life and death situation and for 26 cents, they are denying him the right to get the health insurance coverage he needs,' he said.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35821.htm



How The $1.2 Trillion College Debt Crisis Is Crippling Students, Parents And The Economy

Two-thirds, that s right, two-thirds of students graduating from American colleges and universities are graduating with some level of debt. How much? According to The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) Project on Student Debt, the average borrower will graduate $26,600 in the red.

http://is.gd/oqAk5g


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The Water Thief Imagines the Corporate-Controlled Future of America

Martha Sorren, Truthout: Martha Sorren reviews The Water Thief, a novel that describes a future controlled by large corporations who own everything, including citizens. As this text makes us face the possible collapse of our democracy, it serves as inspiration to take control of our government today.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17490-dystopian-novel-the-water-thief-imagines-the-corporate-controlled-future-of-america



On the Poor Definition and Measurement of Corruption

Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: In our current society, where the word corruption has become so ubiquitous that it has lost all meaning, we need to reevaluate the language with which we discuss the mass criminality of corporate America.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/17577-on-the-poor-definition-and-measurement-of-corruption



It s College Students vs. the Corporate Machine and the Machine is Winning

Richard Eskow, Campaign for America s Future: Higher education used to be seen as a citadel of learning, growth and opportunity; now student debt is being used as a cash cow to subsidize corporate tax breaks.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/17611-its-college-students-vs-the-corporate-machine-and-the-machines-winning



The Crisis of Finance Capitalism and the Exhaustion of Neoliberalism

Michael A. Peters, Truthout: In the five years since the Global Financial Crisis, no policies have been developed to effectively ensure against another systemic failure of banking and insurance systems.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17536-the-crisis-of-finance-capitalism-and-the-exhaustion-of-neoliberalism



We Are All Being Poisoned by Deregulated Capitalism

The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: The unregulated, earth-destroying capitalism that keeps the 1% on top is killing everyone, whether they live on the Upper East Side or in the Mississippi Delta. The fact is that we are all, rich and poor, being poisoned by deregulated capitalism.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18045-were-all-being-poisoned-by-deregulated-capitalism



Student Debt Is Crushing the Economic Future of the Young

Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: If the job market was not bad enough, the amount of debt that college students are accruing will hinder their overall ability to create wealth in their lifetimes, thus putting the future of the US economy at risk.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/19956-student-debt-is-crushing-the-economic-future-of-the-young

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Ralph Nader on People Power: You Don t Have to be Controlled by the Corporations of America
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/07/18

Jubilee USA: Expected Hedge Fund vs. Argentina Ruling Will Impact Global Poverty
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/07/19-0

8 Ways Privatization Has Failed America
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/05

Ripping Off Young America: The College-Loan Scandal
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/15-8

Student Loan Bubble Saddles a Generation With Debt
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/08/20-0

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Bubbles and Busts
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/08/charles-goyette/bubbles-and-busts/



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