Joseph Stiglitz | Only a Fool Would Trust Facebook With Their Financial Wellbeing

03 July 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Joseph Stiglitz | Only a Fool Would Trust Facebook With Their Financial Wellbeing  Joseph E. Stiglitz, Project Syndicate Stiglitz writes: "Facebook and some of its corporate allies have decided that what the world really needs is another cryptocurrency, and that launching one is the best way to use the vast talents at their disposal." READ MORE Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. (photo: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg) Trump Administration Drops Citizenship Question From 2020 Census Ariane de Vogue and Gregory Wallace, CNN Excerpt: "The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will not ask about citizenship status on the 2020 census, backing off a contentious effort to reinstate the question over objections from opponents who successfully argued to the Supreme Court that it would disenfranchise minority groups." READ MORE Migrants in a van. (photo: Getty Images) Homeland Security Admits It's Using Abhorrent Conditions at Detention Centers to Deter Migration Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress Entralgo writes: "The report clearly outlines that the poor conditions thousands are facing at the hands of the U.S. government are actually the desired outcome." READ MORE Scott Warren speaks outside federal court in Tucson, Arizona after a mistrial was declared in the federal case against him. (photo: Astrid Galvan/AP) Activist Scott Warren to Be Retried in Aiding Migrants Case Al Jazeera Excerpt: "A US border activist will be retried after a jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges related to aiding migrants near Arizona's border with Mexico, US prosecutors said on Tuesday." READ MORE A Medicare for All rally in Los Angeles in February 2019. (photo: Molly Adams/flickr) The US Health System Is a Nightmare Where 50 Million Go Uninsured Every Single Year Matt Bruenig, Jacobin Bruenig writes: "Anyone who says they're worried about people losing their health insurance because of Medicare for All is being disingenuous: every year, under our current system, 50 million lack insurance at some point." READ MORE Sudanese protesters flash the V-sign during a mass demonstration in Khartoum on Sunday against Sudan's ruling generals. (photo: Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images) Pro-Democracy Protests Fill Streets in Sudan, Calling for Civilian Control Laurel Wamsley, NPR Wamsley writes: "Protests in Sudan demanding civilian rule were met by violence over the weekend. Tens of thousands of Sudanese filled the streets of the capital city, Khartoum, and other areas calling for the military government to relinquish control." READ MORE A processing plant in Brooklyn, New York. Americans recycle 35% of their waste, the study found, as compared with Germany's 68%. (photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images) US Produces Far More Waste and Recycles Far Less of It Than Other Developed Countries Emily Holden, Guardian UK Holden writes: "The US produces far more garbage and recycles far less of it than other developed countries, according to a new analysis." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation