(2020-10-12). Seeds of Destruction, Globalization of Poverty, Globalization of War: Three Important Books From Global Research Publishers. globalresearch.ca Global Research brings you a selection of three books that help give some context to the current state of the world and the power dynamics that got us here. Unfortunately, these books remain rather relevant, if not more so than …
(2020-10-12). Poverty to soar after Labor backs Australian budget. wsws.org The swift passage of the budget's key measures demonstrates a close political partnership.
(2020-10-11). Money laundering time? Covid-19 can survive on CASH for 28 days, study claims. rt.com 
Coronavirus can survive on certain surfaces, including banknotes and mobile phone screens, for nearly a month in cooler climates, new research by Australian scientists suggests. | Covid-19 is able to survive in the open for a significantly longer length of time than was previously thought, according to a study by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) "Establishing how long the virus really remains viable on surfaces en…
(2020-10-11). Waiting for a Vaccine: Killing for Inequality. cepr.net I have been harping on the fact that it is very likely China will be mass producing and distributing a vaccine at least a month, and quite possibly several months, before the United States. This should make people very angry. Even a month's delay is likely to mean tens of thousands of avoidable deaths and …
(2020-10-10). Coronavirus pandemic hits Tunisians with 165,000 job losses. middleeasteye.net 
Coronavirus pandemic hits Tunisians with 165,000 job losses | Key tourism industry has collapsed, with curfew latest step in bid to contain rise in Covid-19 cases | Sat, 10/10/2020 – 14: 15 | Tunisia is struggling with high unemployment amid record economic contraction (AFP) | The coronavirus pandemic has plunged Tunisia into an economic crisis that has cost tens of thousands of jobs and c…
(2020-10-10). The Gunner's Dream Lives On: Roger Waters on war, corporate greed and finding hope. peoplesdispatch.org Musician Roger Waters and Vijay Prashad discuss his song, The Gunner's Dream and its relevance in today's world of war, inequality and greed. Roger Waters also talks about how to find hope amid all this gloom…
(2020-10-10). Canadian autoworkers union "rowing in the same direction" as Ford and political establishment. wsws.org While Unifor has demanded that hundreds of millions of dollars be handed over to Ford so it can continue to fund lavish payouts to its wealthy shareholders, the union is also supporting the restructuring of the auto sector at the expense of workers.
(2020-10-10). Pennsylvania educators, bus drivers and school workers launch rank-and-file safety committee to put an end to in-person instruction. wsws.org Educators across Pennsylvania have formed a new rank-and-file safety committee to mobilize the working class against the unsafe reopening of the commonwealth's schools.
(2020-10-10). Life as a Domestic Worker in the U.S. Was Hard. Then COVID-19 Hit. scheerpost.com Jerome Olivier / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] By Rosaline John Baptiste / OtherWords For all the time I've lived in this country, I've worked hard, serving others as a domestic worker. When I first came here from Dominica, a Caribbean island, I stumbled into a world where I felt like a mop bucket for wealthier white families. I had a life. I had a family, and I was working hard to support them. |
(2020-10-10). Richest 50 Americans now have as much wealth as bottom 165 million. wsws.org Data from the Federal Reserve demonstrates that the pandemic has accelerated trends toward social inequality in the United States.
(2020-10-09). World Bank: Up to 150 Million More People Will Live in Extreme Poverty by 2021. mintpressnews.com The convergence of the coronavirus, combined with global conflict and climate change has put the goal of ending global poverty by 2030 virtually out of sight.
(2020-10-09). No relief for unemployed in sight as 840,000 in US file new jobless claims. wsws.org Airlines began mass layoffs and furloughs this week as new claims for unemployment remain at historically unprecedented levels amidst ever widening destitution.
(2020-10-09). Colombia Covid Lockdown: Collapse of Healthcare, Social Crisis, Poverty. globalresearch.ca As the confirmed Coronavirus cases in Colombia
(2020-10-09). Fed officials warn of "recessionary dynamic" setting in. wsws.org The overriding concern of the Fed is that unless more stimulus is provided the measures it has taken to bailout Wall Street, amounting to trillions of dollars, will not be sufficient.
(2020-10-09). As COVID-19 infection rates skyrocket, hundreds of Missouri schoolchildren quarantined. wsws.org October 10 is the last day residents of the state qualify for extended unemployment benefits.
(2020-10-09). Pandemic Could Push Up To 150 Million Into 'Extreme Poverty' By 2021. popularresistance.org Amid findings that the combined wealth of the planet's billionaires skyrocketed to $10.2 trillion during the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank warned Wednesday that the public health crisis could cause global extreme poverty to rise for the first time in over two decades and push tens of millions of people into that category by next year. | "Between 88 million and 115 million people could fall back into extreme poverty as a result of the pandemic, with an additional increase of between 23 million and 35 million in 2021, potentially bringing the total number of new people living in extreme poverty to between 11…
(2020-10-09). One-Third of Americans Can't Pay Their Bills as Stimulus Talks Stall. truthout.org Emily Brockman is a recently unemployed mother, but that didn't stop her landlord from attempting to kick Brockman and her 5-month-old child out of their home in Lexington, Kentucky. Like millions of people across the United States, Brockman is struggling to pay rent and bills as talks over pandemic relief stall on Capitol Hill and stimulus checks fail to reach society's most vulnerable. Despite a "moratorium" on evictions put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last month…
(2020-10-08). As Brazil's inequality soars, ruling elite sets racialist trap for the working class. wsws.org The efforts of the pseudo left and bourgeois parties like the PT to divide the working class along racial, gender and national lines feed the growth of fascistic forces.
(2020-10-08). Opposition parties seize power in Kyrgyzstan amid growing geopolitical rivalry in the region. wsws.org The current seizure of power marks the third removal of a sitting president since 1991 in a poverty-stricken country that is dominated by oligarchic politics and geopolitical rivalries.
(2020-10-08). The objective roots of social inequality. wsws.org Desperate efforts are being made to obscure the fact that the unprecedented growth of social inequality, accelerated by the COVID pandemic, is grounded in the very functioning of the capitalist economy.
(2020-10-08). Demanding a Nation That 'Cares for All' Not Just the Wealthy Few, Progressives Unveil People's Charter. commondreams.org "The People's Charter provides folks with something that is outside of [Biden's] politics to vote for." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/peoples_charter_ii.jpg …
(2020-10-08). 'Catastrophic Failure to Tackle Inequality' Left World Unprepared for Pandemic: Global Index. commondreams.org "Millions of people have been pushed into poverty and hunger and there have been countless unnecessary deaths." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12572579301.jpg …
(2020-10-08). 1.3 Million People Filed Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Last Week. commondreams.org Not providing aid to state and local governments will also cost millions of jobs. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-87228988.jpg …
(2020-10-08). With Nearly 11 Million Americans Unemployed In A Growing Recession, Trump Halts Stimulus Relief Talks. commondreams.org ______________________________…