(2020-09-18). Myths and Lies About Poverty in America. zcomm.org The recent decision to block action on a second rescue package is a decision to increase the number of Americans in poverty, the number of children who go hungry…
(2020-09-18). Historic US job losses continue with another 860,000 unemployment claims. wsws.org Over 61 million unemployment claims have been filed in the last 6 months, with the pandemic plunging the country into a protracted economic crisis not seen since the Great Depression.
(2020-09-17). Federal data: One of five workers claiming jobless benefits. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—One of every five U.S. workers—to be precise, 20.37%—are still seeking or claiming state and federal jobless benefits, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. Those 29,768,326 jobless workers getting aid included 13.28 million who got regular state aid, and 14.47 million who got federal pandemic unemployment assistance, as of the end of August, …
(2020-09-17). Capitalism in free fall: Six straight months of record job losses. liberationnews.org 
For the 26th week in a row, the Department of Labor released weekly employment statistics showing massive job losses. Slightly over 1.5 million people filed for unemployment benefits over the last week — 860,000 through the traditional program and 659,000 through the newly-created Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefit. Unemployment has exploded for six months straight as …
(2020-09-17). The latest unemployment figures paint a devastating picture for young people. thecanary.co 
Parliament has revealed the latest youth unemployment figures. They paint a worrying picture for the future of hundreds of thousands of people. Because the … | By | Parliament has
(2020-09-17). Uninsured up from last year and pandemic likely to exacerbate this trend. nationofchange.org The Census concluded that while employer-sponsored insurance coverage increased last year, directly bought coverage, such as Obamacare, declined.
(2020-09-17). COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, new study finds. news.un.org The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty — deprived of education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water — a new UN study has found.
(2020-09-17). How U.S. Response to COVID-19 Could Precipitate Second Great Depression. Massive Unemployment. globalresearch.ca On
(2020-09-17). COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, finds new study. news.un.org The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty — deprived of education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water — a new UN study has found.
(2020-09-17). Trump's Caudillismo Support Among Wealthy Latin American Expatriates. strategic-culture.org The U.S. political class of pundits, pollsters, columnists, and endless cable news blathering talking heads are currently putting forth the notion that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is having a problem with support from the Hispanic community. This argument is based on a disingenuously false premise that the Hispanic community is a political monolith that is gravitating, as it has in recent years, to Republican candidates. To be sure, there is a conservative base to the Hispanic vote among the mostly white European exiles in South Florida, who came to the United States to flee, along with their offs…
(2020-09-17). US Cops Are Treating White Militias as "Heavily Armed Friendlies" truthout.org A video from the uprising in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shows police giving water to a group of armed white men. One officer uses his vehicle's loudspeaker to tell them, " Among the many effects of the ongoing wave of protests against police violence and racial inequality,…
(2020-09-17). Another Day of COVID, Another Failed Stimulus, Another Thousand Deaths. truthout.org Another COVID day of death and dismay, another day of Republican indifference, greed and spite. | "Democrats are 'heartless,'" Donald Trump
(2020-09-17). 'Completely Upside Down': As Most Americans Struggled During First Six Months of Pandemic, Billionaire Wealth Surged by $845 Billion. commondreams.org "The difference is stark between profits for billionaires and the widespread economic misery in our nation." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wealth_inequality_pandemic.jpg …
(2020-09-17). Over 13 Million More People Would Be in Poverty Without Unemployment Insurance and Stimulus Payments. commondreams.org "It is clear that the stimulus payment and UI expansions in March dramatically reduced poverty during the initial months of the pandemic," writes Zipperer. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/we_need_relief_now.jpg …
(2020-09-16). COVID and People of Color: Is it genocide yet? workers.org 
If you are a person of color, you too, like me, are probably traumatized and fed up with reading article after article that states: "Black and Brown people are especially affected by the coronavirus." Substitute "coronavirus" with most diseases or other dire social conditions such as unemployment, gentrification, hunger or . . . |
(2020-09-16). NYC Mayor de Blasio to furlough HIMSELF & nearly 500 staff for week amid revenue shortfall, blames Congress for lack of stimulus. rt.com 
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and nearly 500 city staffers will be furloughed for one week to help the city deal with a $9 billion revenue shortfall due to the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown. | The week-long furlough will save the city $860,000. | In his announcement on Wednesday, the mayor said no pay cuts are planned at this time, but he admitted the city will be facing a "horrible budget situation" for years, and that it was heightened by the economic shutdown in March and April due to the coronavirus pandemic. | "We're going to be in a horrible budget situation for years, so this borrowing capacity is to…
(2020-09-16). Suppression of wages in US at centre of widening social inequality. wsws.org The reduction in labour's share of the national income by eight percentage points over five decades means that workers would be receiving $1.12 trillion more had the previous distribution between wages and profits applied.
(2020-09-16). Why Don't They Call You a Genius? You Don't Have a Billion Dollars. counterpunch.org If you have a lot of money, one potent strain within American political folklore avows, you must have a lot of smarts. Or, as the classic putdown puts it, "if you're so smart, why ain't you rich?" By this folkloric yardstick, America's really rich — the wealthy, for instance, who fill the just-released latest annual
(2020-09-16). Western Wildfires Could Worsen Inequality. progressive.org As new threats compound old injustices, too many Americans are consigned to poverty and poor health.
(2020-09-16). Saturday 9/19: Oakland: Car Caravan for Universal Basic Income Global March 2020. indybay.org Eastshore Park, MacArthur Blvd & Grand Ave Oakland, CA 94610…
(2020-09-16). Friday 9/18: Universal Basic Income Week: Panel Discussion on the Basic Income Movement. indybay.org Online…
(2020-09-16). Tuesday 9/15: Universal Basic Income Week: "Inherent Good" Global Film Premiere and Q&A. indybay.org Online…
(2020-09-16). Wednesday 9/16: Universal Basic Income Week: Investing in Mothers Pilot Program Panel Discussion. indybay.org Online…
(2020-09-16). 'Just… Tax the Rich' to Avoid Austerity, Patriotic Millionaires Tells NY Gov. Cuomo After Mayor de Blasio Cuts City Spending. commondreams.org "The people of New York have sacrificed enough during this pandemic—it's depraved to ask them to sacrifice even more to close our state's budget gap while wealthy New Yorkers are richer now than they've ever been." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/marchonbillionaires.jpg …
(2020-09-15). Myths and Lies About Poverty. commondreams.org Hundreds of community members line up early to pick up food boxes at Chelsea Collaborative during their weekly food drive in Chelsea, MA on July 15, 2020. (Photo: Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/lineforfood.jpg …
(2020-09-15). The revolutionary answers of C.L.R. James. mronline.org 
The Black Lives Matter movement across the U.S. against police violence and racist inequality is one of the most dynamic political developments in years.
(2020-09-15). While Trump Berates Portland Looters, the US Gov't Continues to Plunder Syria with Impunity. mintpressnews.com President Trump has lashed out at rioters and looters in Portland and Kenosha, yet halfway around the world, the US military is busy plundering what's left of Syria's wealth on a vastly greater scale and with little publicity.
(2020-09-15). Fighting Evictions: The 1930s and Now. zcomm.org The fight for housing security has already become a part of the general struggle against inequality made possible by the epochal rise of the Black Lives Matter movement…
(2020-09-15). How to Negotiate With People Who Don't Care If You Die. zcomm.org To win another stimulus bill, the Democrats need to embrace chaos…
(2020-09-15). 9/14/20 Trump Fund Raises in Cal While Learning of Fire Damage. indybay.org On 9/14/20, Republican Trump plans to land in Sacramento to be briefed on fire damage which has caused most of us to choke on the smoke for 28 days. Since he is cutting his staff's salaries, this can only be a fundraising trip to a wealthy state where he has no chance of winning Electoral College votes. See abc7news.com/trump-to-visit-fire-ravaged-california-monday/6420211/…
(2020-09-15). US Poverty Measure Fails to Meet Government Standards of Reliability, Accuracy, Timeliness, and Objectivity. commondreams.org ______________________________…