- What you missed on Sunday Kos …
- Mother's against gun violence are running for office, by Sher Watts Spooner
- The Puerto Rican island of Vieques: War games, hurricanes and wild horses, by Denise Oliver Velez
- Our democracy does come with an owner's manual, but it needs an appendix, by Susan Grigsby
- So, Trump wants to talk about fake news, by Laurence Lewis
- 'Equal sovereignty' of the states in the age of Trump,‘ by Jon Perr
- Democrats must be prepared for outside forces that could stymie the impending blue wave, by Egberto Willies
- Mapping out the long path of Trump's money laundering and corruption, by Frank Vyan Walton
- In 2020, no one will be able to call any Democrat 'the woman' presidential candidate, by Ian Reifowitz
More than $8 of every $10 of wealth created last year went to the richest 1%.
That's according to a new report from Oxfam International, which estimates that the bottom 50% of the world's population saw no increase in wealth.
Oxfam says the trend shows that the global economy is skewed in favor of the rich, rewarding wealth instead of work.
- And on the other side of things:
Bank of America Corp. has eliminated a free checking account popular with some lower-income customers, requiring them to keep more money at the bank to avoid a monthly fee.
- Kind of burying the lede here:
An asteroid larger than any skyscraper yet built is hurtling toward Earth, the Daily Mail informs. If it hits on Feb. 4, the paper continues, scientists predict a decade of cold and darkness, skies choked with soot, and misery across the planet.
Between these paragraphs, the Mail inserts occasional reminders that asteroid 2002 AJ129 will not hit Earth, according to NASA.
On today’s Kagro in the Morning show, Dotard J. Trump spent the weekend rattling around the White House, stewing, but not emolumenting. Greg Dworkin rounds up Sh*thole Shutdown headlines & weekend news. Armando has the latest on the continuing DNC/Unity Commission saga.
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