| After Brexit: Reckoning With Britain's Racism and Xenophobia Laleh Khalili, Truthout: There is no denying that the EU suffers from a range of problems, including a democracy deficit. But although many who voted to leave the EU did not do so out of racist or xenophobic reasons, the Brexit campaign in Britain was fought on the grounds of xenophobia and racism and can only exacerbate social fissures around race and nationality. Read the Article Senate Clears Way for Puerto Rico Bill: "The Ultimate Neocolonialism" Sam Knight, The District Sentinel: Legislation that would allow the government of Puerto Rico to restructure its debt cleared the final major hurdle before a critical deadline later this week. The bill would also establish an unelected board to oversee public finances on the island -- a development that will likely encourage harsh austerity measures. Sen. Bob Menendez called the bill the "ultimate neocolonialism." Read the Article US Politics' True Bipartisan Consensus: Capitalism Is Untouchable Richard D. Wolff, Haymarket Books: The economic aim of both major US political parties is, in the end, the same: to protect and reinforce the capitalist system. Yet neither party has figured out how to prevent capitalism's business cycles. As the economy continues to decline, the two parties blame their favorite targets: one another. Read the Book Excerpt From Local Pants to Local Energy: The Case for Localizing Our Economies Erica Etelson, Truthout: To reject the imperative of re-localizing our economies requires a great deal of denial and/or hubris, twin cultural delusions that are at the root of our existential predicament. We deny that the global model of endless growth and concentrated wealth is inherently unsustainable. Read the Article Immigration Officials Making Secret Deals With Private Prisons to Lock Up More Mothers and Children Sarah Lazare, AlterNet: A new report sheds light on how Immigration and Customs Enforcement is striking deals with private prison companies to lock up a "guaranteed minimum" of mothers with their children in euphemistically termed "family detention centers." The country's largest prison companies' revenues are now spiking, thanks in part to the windfall from locking up families. Read the Article This Map Shows Where Offshore Fracking Has Occurred in the Gulf of Mexico Mike Ludwig, Truthout: From 2010 to 2014, federal regulators approved hundreds of permits and permit modifications to allow private companies to use fracking, acid treatments and other technologies to maximize oil-and-gas production in the Gulf. This interactive map shows where fracked wells are located in the Gulf of Mexico. View the Interactive Map Uptick in Bombings Comes as Turkey Drifts Toward Islamist, Authoritarian Rule Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: Funerals have begun in Turkey for some of the 42 people killed in a triple suicide bombing Tuesday targeting Turkey's main airport in Istanbul. The attack also left 239 others injured. Authorities said three attackers arrived at the airport's international terminal by taxi and blew themselves up. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Will New York Get an Anti-Muslim Blacklist? Sofia Arias, Socialist Worker: The New York State Terrorist Registry Act, which passed 45-16 in a state Senate almost evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, is more sweeping than anything previously proposed. It would place anyone remotely suspected of being a terrorist on a publicly available list. Read the Article Here's How Clinton's Latest College Debt-Relief Plan Misses the Mark Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America's Future: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has gotten some well-deserved rebukes for the limited college-debt relief plan she unveiled Tuesday in Denver for graduates who start new businesses. She has offered a proposal that fits neatly into the "makers vs. takers" right-wing narrative of the economy. Read the Article The Life of the Parties: The Influence of "Influence" in Washington Thomas Frank, TomDispatch: Perhaps it won't surprise you to learn that lobbying remains one of the nation's persistently prosperous industries -- and lobbyists and politicians participate in a lively social world based around the idea of "influence." Here's a glimpse into the life of a "community" that is built on corruption. Read the Article Drone Video Shows Helis Oil's Drilling Operation Set to Frack 40 Miles North of New Orleans Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: A drilling rig is in place and poised to drill Helis Oil & Gas Co.'s first exploratory well in St. Tammany Parrish. The company told local media that they expect to start drilling this week, despite the Parish's ongoing legal challenge. Read the Article and Watch the Videos How the EU Pushed France to Reform Labor Law Staff, Corporate Europe Observatory: The current struggle in France over labor law reforms is not just between the government and trade unions. The attacks on social rights stem in no small part from the web of EU-rules dubbed "economic governance," invented to impose austerity policies on member states. Read the Article | 
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