(2020-10-23). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Nigerian Federal airport workers stage one-day warning strike under conditions of mass unemployment, poverty and inequality in Africa's largest country—which has fueled mass protests against state violence.
(2020-10-22). It's No Surprise Corporate Media Abhors Wealth Taxes. scheerpost.com Neil Alexander McKee / CC BY-NC 2.0] By Alan MacLeod / FAIR The coronavirus pandemic has greatly increased wealth inequality in the United States, a key issue in the upcoming presidential election. Polls are currently looking good for the Democrats, many of whom have been murmuring about—or even demanding—a new wealth tax. Recent surveys show the idea is overwhelmingly popular with the electorate… |
(2020-10-22). Purdue Pharma settlement: Opioid kingpin Sackler family gets away with murder. liberationnews.org 
From this pain and suffering the Sackler family has built their enormous wealth estimated at $13 billion. The Sacklers will not face any jail time or significant fines despite the charges against Purdue Pharma…
(2020-10-22). Colombia witnesses massive national strike. peoplesdispatch.org 
On October 21, tens of thousands of workers, peasants, teachers, students, Indigenous and Afro-descendant people took part in a new national strike in Colombia to protest against the social and economic policies of President Iván Duque. Several peaceful demonstrations were held throughout the country in rejection of the economic crisis, rising unemployment, police repression, the increase in massacres, assassination of social leaders, armed group activity, among other issues. | In the capital Bogotá, hundreds of workers from diverse sectors hit the streets and marched towards the Plaza Bolívar, demanding a guaran…
(2020-10-22). Marcus Rashford's fight against child poverty exposes Labour and trade unions' partnership with Johnson government. wsws.org Marcus Rashford has more fight in his little toe than the entire Labour and trade union bureaucracy.
(2020-10-22). Ye are many, they are few! nationofchange.org How do elites keep their monopoly on wealth and power?>
(2020-10-22). U.S. Billionaires Wealth Surges $931 Billion since Beginning of Pandemic. zcomm.org An Unseemly Juxtaposition: 220,000 Dead and Millions Lose their Health, Wealth and Livelihoods…
(2020-10-22). OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma To Plead To Three Criminal Charges. popularresistance.org Washington – Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. | The deal does not release any of the company's executives or owners — members of the wealthy Sackler family — from criminal liability, and a criminal investigation is ongoing. Family members said they acted "ethically and lawfully," but some state attorneys general said the agreement fails to hold the Sackle…
(2020-10-22). Stalled Stimulus; Big Pharma Pays Up; Hidden Agendas & Anti-Semitism. sputniknews.com There are still negotiations underway on an economic stimulus bill for pandemic relief in the US, even though it won't come before the November 3 election.
(2020-10-22). Australian corporate elite demands lifting of all coronavirus safety restrictions. wsws.org A hysterical campaign is underway, insisting that any public health measures are an unacceptable impost on the wealth and profits of the financial aristocracy.
(2020-10-22). With Millions of People Out of Work, the Senate's Inaction Is Not Only Cruel, It's Bad Economics. commondreams.org Due to the impact of historic and current systemic racism, Black and Latinx communities have seen more job loss in this recession and have less wealth to fall back on. (Photo: Giles Clarke/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/essential_1.jpg …
(2020-10-21). Protests Against Greed and Inequality Are Spreading Like Wildfire Through Latin America. mintpressnews.com Historic protests are taking place across Latin America as people take to the streets to voice their displeasure at the IMF, government corruption, and the spread of fascism.
(2020-10-21). The 2020 Great Recession 2.0: The 'On Again, Off Again' U.S. Fiscal Stimulus Negotiations. globalresearch.ca It's been more than three months since the March-April economic rescue package, called the Cares Act, expired at the end of July. Since then both political parties, Republican and Democrat, have played a 'hot potato' bargaining game: i.e. "here's my …
(2020-10-21). UK Allocated £450,000 To Opponents of Venezuela's Government. telesurenglish.net Declassified UK journalists revealed that the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) awarded £ 450,000 to "Transparencia Venezuela", an organization using the fight against corruption as a front to support the destabilizing actions that opposition politician Juan Guaido has been carrying out against the administration of President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | The money transfer started in 2019 when the FCDO awarded &p…
(2020-10-21). Selected Articles: The 2020 Great Recession 2.0. globalresearch.ca 
By Both political parties have played a 'hot potato' bargaining game: i.e. "here's my offer, the ball's in your …
(2020-10-21). Federal Reserve data shows over 100 million in US out of labor force. wsws.org The number reveals that despite claims of a falling unemployment rate, millions remain out of work as Congress refuses to pass coronavirus relief.
(2020-10-21). Saturday 10/24: Moral Policy in a Time of Crisis: Poverty & Policy Solutions Virtual Conference (Day 2). indybay.org Online/virtual conference (FREE)…
(2020-10-21). Friday 10/23: Moral Policy in a Time of Crisis: Poverty & Policy Solutions Virtual Conference (Day 1). indybay.org Online/virtual conference (FREE)…
(2020-10-21). The FBI Has Hunter Biden's Laptop From Hell. sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, including revelations on Hunter Biden, Nancy Pelosi's pointing to a potential stimulus deal soon, the Pope coming out in favor of civil union for gay marriage, and the coming of Manchester tier 3 lockdowns.
(2020-10-21). Looming Failure of Stimulus Exposes GOP's Double Standards on the Deficit. truthout.org With Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell coming out
(2020-10-21). The Pandemic Sent Americans' Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall. thenation.com The Pandemic Sent Americans' Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall…
(2020-10-21). Democrats Cannot Cave to the Republican Death Cult on the Stimulus Bill. thenation.com Democrats Cannot Cave to the Republican Death Cult on the Stimulus Bill…
(2020-10-20). America's "Corona 2020 Great Depression": US Federal Budget Deficit Hits $3.1 Trillion. globalresearch.ca On March 11, the governments of 193 member states were ordered to close down their national economies as a means to combating V-The Virus. | Corporate bankruptcies, mass unemployment and poverty: The closure of the planet's real economy has triggered a …
(2020-10-20). Nigerian government unleashes massacre against police brutality protesters. wsws.org Nigeria's protests against police brutality are also fueled by popular anger over conditions of mass unemployment, endemic poverty and unprecedented social inequality in Africa's largest country.
(2020-10-20). The Communist Party of China: Putting the People First. dissidentvoice.org 
Wherever we lift one soul from a life of poverty, we are defending human rights. And whenever we fail in this mission, we are failing human rights. — Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General Among other items "proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people," the preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights …
(2020-10-20). Selected Articles: How the Global Media Lost Its Way. globalresearch.ca 
By Corporate bankruptcies, mass unemployment and poverty: The closure of the planet's real economy ha…
(2020-10-20). Lifetime Prevalence of Cervical Cancer Screening in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. jamanetwork.com This cancer epidemiology study characterizes lifetime cervical cancer screening prevalence in low- and middle-income countries overall and by region; per capita gross domestic product; and patient rurality, education, and household wealth.
(2020-10-20). One in six children living in extreme poverty, with figure set to rise during pandemic. news.un.org An estimated one in six children — or 356 million globally — were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World Bank Group and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) analysis released on Tuesday.
(2020-10-20). Instability, Poverty and Nuclear Weapons. strategic-culture.org The President of the United States has the power to fire off thousands of nuclear weapons and destroy the world. As succinctly This is the Trump who contracted the Covid 19 virus and on October 2 was tak…
(2020-10-20). 'The Gilded Age Is Here Again': Billionaire Wealth Has Surged by $931 Billion During Seven Months of Pandemic, Economic Collapse. commondreams.org "The juxtaposition between surging billionaire wealth and the imploding livelihoods of ordinary Americans is grotesque and unseemly." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/elon_musk_billionaire.jpg …
(2020-10-20). Sunak's latest plan will 'cut families adrift', warn campaigners. thecanary.co MPs are due to vote on the amount of Universal Credit families will receive next year in November. | The extra £20 uplift in Universal Credit that began in April is currently planned to be Many organisations, including JRF and End Child Poverty (ECP) coalition