Trump Is Repackaging His Brand of Neoliberalism as Economic Nationalism

Sunday, August 4, 2019 [Trump Is Repackaging His Brand of Neoliberalism as Economic Nationalism]( Samantha Borek, Truthout Somehow, Trump has convinced his supporters that his economic policies are not just more U.S.-led corporate globalization. The U.S. has a long history of manipulating global markets for the benefit of the extremely wealthy, but where did it all begin? And how can we learn from that past and the current moment to save the planet and its population? T.J. Coles, author of Privatized Planet, answers these questions and describes the economically brutal ways in which the U.S. has always been a grand manipulator. [Read the Interview→]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Should U.S. Public Schools Eliminate Homework?]( Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout While schools in Finland have reduced daily homework or eliminated it completely, U.S. public schools have increased the volume of homework over the last several decades -- sometimes by as much as 51 percent. Yet, Finland ranks third in educational achievement to the U.S.'s 21st. This has given rise to a debate in the educational community over whether homework actually reinforces classroom learning or just exacerbates student stress and anxiety. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [At Least 29 Dead After Mass Shootings in Texas and Ohio]( Julia Conley, Common Dreams Within 13 hours in two U.S. cities -- El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio -- at least 29 people were killed in mass shootings on Saturday and Sunday. The 21-year-old gunman who opened fire in El Paso had posted an anti-immigration "manifesto" online, expressed support for the Christchurch gunman and reportedly said his own goal was to stop the "Hispanic invasion of Texas" with the shooting in the largely Latino border city. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Join Truthout as we expose inequality and fight injustice -- support our journalism with a tax-deductible donation! [Donate Now →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former Bush Administration Insider Reflects on the Failure of the Iraq War]( Naman Habtom-Desta, Truthout More than a decade and a half after the invasion of Iraq, retired Col. Lawrence Wilkerson still expresses many of the same concerns he did in the run-up to the Iraq War -- concerns about the war profiteering and incompetence driving current U.S. policy. These issues are newly acute in the face of escalating tensions with Iran. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Democratic Debates Need More Questions About Nuclear War]( Lawrence Wittner, Foreign Policy in Focus There is a remarkable incongruity between the existential danger of nuclear war and the absence of public discussion about preventing it. When it came to the recently concluded round of Democratic presidential debates, the only question CNN's Jake Tapper asked about nukes was in relation to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's "no first use" proposal. We deserve better. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [U.S. Plans to Send Migrant Children to Shelter Run by Group With Past Violations]( Patrick Michels, Laura C. Morel, Cullen Browder, Tyler Dukes and Travis Fain, The Center for Investigative Reporting The U.S. government plans to send immigrant children to shelters run by a group home recently shut down by North Carolina, a building contractor with no experience in residential care and a Texas children's shelter with a track record of state violations, a Reveal and WRAL News investigation has found. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Resistance to Private Prisons Comes Amid Debate Over Immigrant Detention Policy]( Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Brennan Center for Justice The private prison industry is under renewed scrutiny, and things are not going well for it. Because of the Trump administration's focus on building a border wall and keeping immigrants out, a Republican administration thought to be a boon to the private prison sector has proved one of its biggest problems. Here is a roundup of some of the high-profile actors targeting the industry. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Puerto Ricans Unite Against Rosselló -- and More Than a Decade of Cultural Trauma]( Elizabeth Aranda and Alessandra Rosa, The Conversation A series of natural and human-made disasters have long caused turmoil and trauma in Puerto Ricans' lives, including the recession that started in 2006; the PROMESA law in 2016 that reinforced Puerto Rico's colonial status; and the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Former Gov. Ricardo Rosselló's corruption further compromised the post-disaster recovery of Puerto Ricans. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In Case You Missed It --------------------------------------------------------------- [War Is Hell. Why Are We Waging an Endless One?]( William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Friday marked the 29th anniversary of Operation Desert Shield, the military action that heralded the onset of the Gulf War in Iraq. That conflict, shifting from one iteration to the next, never ended, and was joined by our ongoing war in Afghanistan 17 years ago. The cost to all involved has been incalculable. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rejecting Politics of Fear, Marginalized Puerto Ricans Led the Uprising]( Oscar Oliver-Didier, Truthout The uprising in Puerto Rico was unprecedented in its creation of a new visual language of protest based on those same marginalized groups of Puerto Ricans historically oppressed and reviled by a heteronormative and elitist colonial culture. The creative and performative nature of the uprising helped sustain its momentum and is now being used to call for a more radical transformation of Puerto Rico's political, economic and cultural framework. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Like what you're reading? Support Truthout's independent news and analysis by making an automatic monthly donation. [Donate Now →]( Connect With Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Donate]( Truthout is a reader-supported, nonprofit organization; donations are tax-deductible. Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047. Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages. [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](