Happy Easter; Works of Mercy

Have a blessed weekend.

From Jesse's cafe:

Corporal Works of Mercy

Corporal works of mercy are those that tend to the bodily needs of others. They are given by Jesus himself in the Gospel of Matthew, in the famous sermon on the Last Judgment. They are also mentioned in the Book of Isaiah. The seventh work of mercy comes from the Book of Tobit and from the mitzvah of burial, although it was not formally added to the list until the Middle Ages.

The works include:

• To feed the hungry.
• To give water to the thirsty.
• To clothe the naked.
• To shelter the homeless.
• To care for the sick.
• To visit the imprisoned, and ransom the captive.
• To bury the dead.

"A certain student of the law stood up and tested Him, saying, “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you understand it?”

And the lawyer answered Him saying, “‘Thou shalt love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.’”

And Jesus said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you shall live.”

But the lawyer, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

And Jesus answered him saying, “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his belongings, assaulted him and departed, leaving him half dead..."

Luke 10:25-30


"This is how we know who are the children of God and who are the children of the Satan: anyone who does not do what is good is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their neighbor."

1 John 3:10


"For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."

James 2:26


"If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing."

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

https://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2019/04/works-of-mercy.html

"But the noble make noble plans, and by noble deeds they stand"

Peter 5:5

Daniel Ellsberg On Assange Arrest: The Beginning of the End For Press Freedom

From Naked Capitalism:

Jerri-Lynn here. In this Real News network interview, Daniel Ellsberg discusses the significance of the arrest of Julian Assange: “This is the first indictment of a journalist and editor or publisher…And if it’s successful it will not be the last.”

SHARMINI PERIES It’s The Real News Network. I’m Sharmini Peries, coming to you from Baltimore.

Whistleblower associated with WikiLeaks Julian Assange appeared to be making a statement as he was shuffled out in handcuffs from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. He was carrying a book, a book published by The Real News Network with Gore Vidal on the history of the national security state. We gather Assange may have been trying to send the world a message, as did the Washington Post. And you can find an interview that Paul Jay, the senior editor here at The Real News Network, had done with The Washington Post in the link below.

On to talk about Assange and the reasons for his arrest is a man that is, perhaps, the most famous whistleblower in history that has experienced this type of arrests and state threats, is Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the famous Pentagon Papers. Daniel’s new book, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. You will find an interview series related to Daniel’s book here on The Real News Network, and we’ll put a link to that, as well. Daniel, good to have you here.

DANIEL ELLSBERG Glad to be back with you. Thank you.

SHARMINI PERIES Daniel, your reaction to what has just happened to Julian Assange in London?

DANIEL ELLSBERG It’s a very serious assault on the First Amendment. A clear attempt to rescind the freedom of the press, essentially. Up till now we’ve had a dozen or so indictments of sources, of which my prosecution is the very first prosecution of an American for disclosing information to the American public. And that was ended a couple of years later by governmental misconduct. There were two others before President Obama, and nine or so under President Obama, of sources, none of these having been tested in the Supreme Court yet as to their relation to the First Amendment. Hasn’t gone to them.

This is the first indictment of a journalist and editor or publisher, Julian Assange. And if it’s successful it will not be the last. This is clearly is a part of President Trump’s war on the press, what he calls the enemy of the state. And if he succeeds in putting Julian Assange in prison, where I think he’ll be for life, if he goes there at all, probably the first charge against him is only a few years. But that’s probably just the first of many...

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/04/daniel-ellsberg-on-assange-arrest-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-press-freedom.html

Reflections on Investigative Journalism, Assange and Manning

From Jesse's Cafe:

https://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2019/04/reflections-on-investigative-journalism.html

Google's Wing Launches Commerical Drone Delivery Service In Australia

From Zero Hedge:

The startup air delivery service Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has launched a drone-based commercial delivery service in Australia.

"Our service allows customers to order a range of items such as fresh food, hot coffee or over-the-counter chemist items on our mobile app, and have them delivered directly to their homes by drone in minutes," Wing wrote in a press release Monday.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-11/googles-wing-launches-commerical-drone-delivery-service-australia

KBS: 두 달 연속 20만 명대 증가…경제 허리 ‘3040’ 부진 여전

What would we do to tackle the problem of decreasing employment of people in their 30s and 40s?  It would perhaps require an integrated approach encompassing change in economic model toward more domestic consumption-oriented one based on solid jobs with wage increase, educational reform, revision of skewed industrial structure, and social capital enhancement.

From KBS:

취업자 수 증가 폭이 두 달 연속 20만 명대를 기록했습니다.

숫자만 보면 고용 사정이 나아진 것 같지만, 노인 공공일자리 영향이 크고, 제조업은 오히려 열 두 달째 감소세입니다.

게다가 3,40대의 고용 사정은 여전히 부진한데요.

자세한 내용 오수호 기자가 보도합니다.

[리포트] 

지난달 신규 취업자 수가 1년 전보다 25만 명 늘면서 정부 목표치인 15만 명을 두 달 연속 웃돌았습니다.

15세 이상 인구에서 취업자가 차지하는 비중, 즉 고용률도 60.4%로 높아지면서 3월 기준으로 36년 만의 최고치를 기록했습니다.

하지만 자세히 들여다보면 좋게만 볼 수치는 아닙니다.

보건과 사회복지서비스업에서 17만 2천 명이 늘었는데, 이 가운데 정부가 주도한 노인 일자리 사업이 10만 명 가까이 됩니다.

반면 비교적 괜찮은 일자리인 제조업은 12달째 감소세입니다.

[정동욱/통계청 고용통계과장 : "반도체를 포함하고 있는 전자부품 쪽. 전기장비 쪽이 마이너스가 지속이 되고 있는 부분에서 제조업 감소가 지속이 되고 있습니다."]

연령대별로 봐도 큰 폭으로 늘어난 60세 이상 취업자는 임시·일용직이 많습니다.

반면 한창 일할 나이인 30대와 40대는 25만 명이나 줄었습니다.

특히 40대는 인구 감소를 감안한 고용률도 1년 2개월 연속 낮아졌습니다.

[조용호/40대 구직자 : "(직장에서) 나가는 분은 없고 계속 올라오는 젊은 층은 많고 저희 세대는 취업을 하려고 그러면 고민거리가 많습니다."]

문제는 이들이 결혼해 가족을 부양하고 있는 경우가 많아 다른 연령대보다 실업의 여파가 더 크다는 점입니다.

3~40대 가구주는 주거비와 생활비 부담으로 다른 연령대에 비해 빚도 많고, 증가 폭도 훨씬 큽니다.

한창 돈을 많이 벌어 소비도 하고, 빚도 갚아야 하는데, 그렇지 못하면 경제 전체에도 악영향을 미치게 됩니다.

[주원/현대경제연구원 경제연구실장 : "내수 시장이 침체되고 결국 기업 활동 저하로 이어져서 경제 전반의 활력을 떨어뜨리는 부정적 영향을 미칠 것 같습니다."]

정부가 올해 책정한 직접 일자리 예산 3조 8천억 원으로 주로 노인 등 취약계층이 대상입니다.

3~40대 고용침체를 해결하려면 장기적인 안목으로 민간 경제 활력을 살리는 수밖에 없습니다.

http://mn.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=4177747