Daily Archives: October 1, 2020

2020-10-01: News Headlines

RT (2020-10-01). UK govt seeking to avoid national lockdown to 'stop unemployment in millions' — minister. rt.com The UK government is seeking to avoid a full national lockdown to save jobs, Environment Secretary George Eustice has said, after 700,000 people became unemployed during the Covid-19 crisis. | "I've not seen any projections of four million [unemployed materializing] but certainly we know that there are some 700,000 extra people that are already unemployed," Eustice told Sky on Thursday. "It's for precisely that reason that we are trying to avoid full lockdown." | The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast in July that unemployment in Britain would peak at 11.9 percent in the last quarter of 2020, which is e…

Matt Bruenig (2020-10-01). The Racial Wealth Gap Is About the Upper Classes. zcomm.org Here's an idea: we should redistribute wealth from the largely white 1 percent to the poor and working class of all races — tackling both racial and class inequality simultaneously.

Alan Macleod (2020-09-30). Fed Study on Household Wealth Reveals Troubling Trends in American Inequality. mintpressnews.com Millionaires and billionaires hold a remarkable 79.2 percent of the United States' household wealth. That is according to a newly released triennial

Alex MacDonald (2020-09-30). One year on, has Iraq's anti-government protest movement changed the country? middleeasteye.net One year on, has Iraq's anti-government protest movement changed the country? | Activists and analysts say year-long campaign has had huge social – if little political – impact on Iraq | Wed, 09/30/2020 – 09: 18 | Iraqis protest on Jumhuriya bridge in Baghdad in November 2019 (MEE/Alex MacDonald) | In the year since Iraqis took to the streets en masse to protest against unemployment, corruption,…

Eds. (2020-09-30). A missing pledge in the 2020 Democratic Party platform. mronline.org For 52 years—from 1936 to 1988—the Democratic Party pledged support for the achievement of full or maximum employment.

Asad Ismi (2020-09-30). Vietnam: Virus Contained, Inequality Let Loose. globalresearch.ca Vietnam won international praise for its response to COVID-19. But the country's intensifying capitalist restructuring may leave its people sicker and more impoverished. | *** | As of the first week of August, official records showed that 10 people had died of …

The Canary (2020-09-29). Former Sainsbury's boss to take on key Test and Trace role. thecanary.co The former chief executive of Sainsbury's is to take over as testing director at Test and Trace.Mike Coupe, who retired as chief executive officer of Sainsbury's at the end of May, is set to replace Sarah-Jane Marsh who is returning to her post as chief executive of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.Dido Harding, who runs NHS Test and Trace and is interim executive chair of the National Institute for Health Protection, said in an email to staff that Mr Coupe "will bring a wealth of experience in large scale supply chains, logistics and digital transformation".Baroness Dido Harding (Dominic Li…

Dean Baker (2020-09-29). How's that Recovery Going? cepr.net Donald Trump boasts endlessly about the economic recovery and insists that people are doing great now. The numbers disagree. We will get the last employment report before the election on Friday. The unemployment rate reported for August was 8.4 percent. We'll see what happens on Friday, but we are not doing especially well compared to …

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2020-09-29). To Fight Covid-19, Address Inequality, and Boost Recovery, NJ Gov. Signs Millionaires Tax Into Law. commondreams.org "We truly are setting an example for the nation on how to build an economy that works for all of us, not just a chosen few." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/march_4.jpg

Shelley Ettinger (2020-09-28). As poverty deepens / Black community fights police terror. workers.org San Antonio After summer-long mobilizations against racism, white supremacy, and killer cops, activists in San Antonio continued fighting on several fronts as fall arrived. Youth pay homage to police victim, Darrell Zemault Sr. Outraged protests have been ongoing since Sept. 15, when officers of the San Antonio Police Department shot . . . |

Sam Pizzigati (2020-09-28). The Real Threat to Democracy: Concentrated Wealth. counterpunch.org A White House that muses openly about not counting votes. A Senate rushing to cement in place a fiercely conservative Supreme Court. We have plenty of reasons these days to despair for our democracy. The Commission on Presidential Debates has just added another. This independent blue-ribbon panel has produced every presidential debate since 1988. The

Christian Garramone (2020-09-28). Glaring racial disparities in Albany, NY. liberationnews.org A recent study from the Urban Institute shows that even within the racist country that is the U.S., Albany stands out. The capital of New York, a supposedly progressive state, ranked 234 out of 274 in terms of racial and economic inclusivity, using aggregate data like homeownership rates by race, poverty rates by race, and …

Thomas Magstadt (2020-09-28). From superpower to failed state: Inequality and the public health crisis in America. nationofchange.org The pandemic has shined a spotlight on the failings of leaders and elites.

Gregory N. Heires (2020-09-28). Europe Protects Jobs While the United States Accepts Mass Layoffs. zcomm.org The differences in unemployment levels reflect dramatically contrasting philosophies about the role of government and public policy—dare we say even opposing moral perspectives…

Kenny Stancil, staff writer (2020-09-28). Analysis Shows Nearly 80% of US Household Wealth Owned by Millionaires and Billionaires. commondreams.org "If we really want to tackle wealth inequality in this country, it is this wealth that we need to spread around." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pie__0.png

Sarah Anderson, Brian Wakamo (2020-09-28). Inequality and Covid-19 in 13 Charts. commondreams.org Data also indicate that more equal societies are better able to handle the pandemic. (Photo: Kena Betancu/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/unemployment_coronavirus_0_0.jpg