The rising costs of #housing, particularly #rent, are primarily driven by the treatment of housing as a capitalist commodity rather than a human right.
Government policies, including #deregulation and the promotion of financial speculation, have exacerbated the problem.
Ultimately, a housing reform that prioritizes public intervention over market forces is needed to address the issue effectively.
#economy
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/why-should-we-give-all-our-money-to-landlords/
When it rains, it pours:
Why China’s $3.93 trillion trust industry is sparking fears of contagion
Pay over $100/month for wireless and get two bars more than 50% of the time.
Yes it’s American capitalism at its best!
Net Neutrality’s Dead: Time To Focus On The Real Issue: Telecom Monopolization
US Military Trains In Hawai'i To Target China
https://popularresistance.org/us-military-trains-in-hawaii-to-target-china/
https://www.thelocal.fr/20230701/opinion-riots-could-become-frances-most-dangerous-crisis-in-decades
France knows how to to react to crooked cops. Here in America, we have been neutered in comparison.
#eattherich #militarystate
Long-standing social problems of racism and police violence are meeting a fractured political landscape in a combination that make the current riots potentially more dangerous for France than those of 2005, argues John Lichfield.
We Get What We Pay For:
The Cycle of Military Spending, Industry Power, and Economic Dependence
Heidi Peltier1 June 8, 2023
Short summary of Putin's speech;
... He has declared war on Prigozhin & Wagner
Let’s talk about Syria, the war, the Middle East, China(not in the Middle East) but don’t say anything about Israel. #BoycottIsreal #china #syria #eattherich