Australian economy remains in slump as trade tensions mount
wsws.org | 2019-12-10
Corporate profits and share prices have soared in 2019, but at the expense of falling real wages and rising unemployment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/10/econ-d10.html

Proof That the Rich Have Won America's Class War
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2019-12-09
Throughout the year, a barrage of studies has uncovered the breathtaking scope of wealth inequality all over the world. Among them was " Public Good or Private Wealth," the British charity Oxfam's annual study of global inequality that revealed, among other disheartening statistics, that the fortunes of billionaires increased by 12% in 2018–or $2.5 billion a day. In the same year, the wealth of the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity dropped by 11%. I…
truthdig.com/articles/the-triumph-of-the-rich-theyre-earning-more-and-living-longer/

Social Inequality is Generating Conflict in Latin America: UNDP
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-09
The United Nations Development Program ( UNDP ) warned on Monday that inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean can cause greater social crises, as evident by the popular protests in several countries in the region. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Vows to Return to Bolivia After Right-Wing Coup | The director for Latin America and the Caribbean of UNDP, Luis Felipe López, defined inequality as "one of the most important structural problems in Latin America, without a doubt, and when…
telesurenglish.net/news/Social-Inequality-is-Generating-Conflict-in-Latin-America-UNDP-20191209-0001.html

Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns
news.un.org | 2019-12-09
Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a "new generation of inequalities" indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) argues in its latest report released on Monday.
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Chile's Senate Commission Rejects Gov't 'Anti-Looting' Bill
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-09
The Security Commission of the Chilean Senate decided Monday to make corrections to the text of an 'anti-looting' law, a draft bill proposed by right-wing Sebastian Piñera's government to punish more harshly the crimes committed in the frame of social protests. | RELATED: | Social Inequality is Generating Conflict in Latin America: UNDP | The initiative, which was approved last Wednesday by the Chamber of Deputies, will be debated by the Senate starting from zero because they c…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chiles-Senate-Commission-Rejects-Govt-Anti-Looting-Bill-20191209-0006.html

Monday's Daily Brief: increasing inequality, human rights and climate, civil war crimes, Ethiopia reforms
news.un.org | 2019-12-09
New UN development report warns global inequality breeding a "new generation of inequalities"; human rights linked to climate change by senior UN official; intentional starvation in civil wars classified as a war crime, UN rights expert calls for Ethiopia reform support.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1053091

'Staggering' New Data Shows Income of Top 1% Has Grown 100 Times Faster Than Bottom 50% Since 1970
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-12-09
New data released by an economist focused on inequality and the accumulation of wealth by top earners explains the numbers behind Sen. Bernie Sanders' often-cited statistic that the three richest Americans hold more wealth than the 160 million people who make up the bottom 50% of the population. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/picmonkey20image2.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/12/09/staggering-new-data-shows-income-top-1-has-grown-100-times-faster-bottom-50-1970?cd-origin=rss

The Faux Generosity of the Super-Wealthy: Why Bill Gates is a Menace to Society
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-06
If Gates represents a net negative force in world politics, why does he receive such good press? For starters, he makes sizeable donations to a host of mainstream corporate media outlets.
mintpressnews.com/faux-generosity-how-bill-gates-bought-his-power-and-influence/263208/

Partnerships key to taking landlocked countries out of poverty: UN Chief
news.un.org | 2019-12-05
The challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), some of the poorest in the world, can be overcome through more effective partnerships, UN Secretary-General António Guterres declared on Thursday, at a conference held at UN Headquarters in New York.
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Sweden Provides Free Higher Education, Universal Healthcare, Free Daycare — Why Can't the U.S.?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-05
Medicare for All and tuition-free universities have been at the core of the 2020 Democratic presidential campaigns, creating a stark division between progressive candidates and their centrist counterparts. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have proposed to make Medicare for All and public universities cost-free by taxing massive corporations and the super wealthy, and earlier this year, Sanders introduced legislation that would cancel student loan debt. His plan would be paid for with a new tax on Wall Street, he says. It would also make public universities and community colleges free — a key pil…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/5/sweden_vs_united_states_social_welfare

From landlocked to land-linked: how the UN is helping some of the world's poorest countries
news.un.org | 2019-12-04
How can the international community turn some of the world's poorest, landlocked countries, into thriving, land-linked nations? On Thursday, at UN Headquarters, Member States will renew commitments they have made, to eradicate poverty in the 32 countries designated as Landlocked Developing Countries, or LLDCs.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1052771

SPLC Response to Union Petition
splcenter.org | 2019-11-12
On November 7, 2019, the Southern Poverty Law Center received a notice from the National Labor Relations Board that the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild seeks to represent certain employees through the formation of a union.
splcenter.org/news/2019/11/19/splc-response-union-petition