(2020-10-24). Long-term unemployment continues to grow. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Thursday, October 22, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that there were 787,000 new claims for regular state unemployment in the week that ended October 17. This was 55,000 fewer than the previous week, but still 20,000 higher than two weeks ago and almost four times as high as the same week a year ago. While new claims have fallen dramatically from the record high of almost 6 million in April, they are still higher than the pre-recession high of less than 700,000. | The report also said that continuing claims for regular state unemployment did fall by a million to 8.4 million for the week e…
(2020-10-24). 17 Ballot Initiatives to Reduce Inequality. zcomm.org On November 3, voters in many states and cities will weigh in on a variety of inequality-related proposals, from taxing the wealthy to increasing worker and tenant protections…
(2020-10-24). Prisoners Won The Right To Stimulus Checks. popularresistance.org Last week, Thomas Root emailed his weekly legal newsletter from his office in Ohio to nearly 11,000 federal prisoners around the country — just as he's done every Monday since 2015. That same day, attorney Brandon Sample in Vermont fired off his own weekly legal updates to more than 6,700 federal prisoners — as he's done for three years. | Within days, the men were flooded with rejection emails declaring that the Federal Bureau of Prisons had abruptly banned their newsletters, saying they were "detrimental to the security, good order, or discipline of the facility, or might facilitate criminal activit…
(2020-10-24). [Comment] Offline: Science and politics in the era of COVID-19. thelancet.com "How can we follow the science when scientists haven't the foggiest." "'Big mouth' scientists losing trust of Ministers." Headlines such as these are increasingly common in UK newspapers. Scientists are no longer seen as providing impartial, independent advice to government. They are seen as being responsible for crashing economies, driving up unemployment, and ruining livelihoods. Chris Whitty, England's Chief Medical Officer, and Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Adviser, have received the sharpest criticism.
(2020-10-24). Candidates Focus on the Middle Class, But They Must Also Tackle Deep Poverty. truthout.org
(2020-10-23). New York Workers Assembly Against Racism. workers.org 
A powerful and forward-planning Workers Assembly Against Racism was held at Union Square in New York City on Oct. 18. Participants projected the possibilities of workers' power through general strikes, shutdowns and mass actions to dramatically push back ongoing attacks — including police and racist violence, evictions, lack of stimulus . . . |
(2020-10-23). US 2020 Economic Collapse a Bonanza for Billionaires. globalresearch.ca US billionaires are cashing in big at a time of widespread unemployment, underemployment, and deprivation. More below on reported data. | *** | A previous article stressed that the disparity between super-wealth and growing poverty in the US is greater than any …
(2020-10-23). Catastrophic job losses continue in the US as nearly 800,000 new unemployment claims reported. wsws.org Over 65 million claims have been filed since mid-March as state and federal assistance expires for millions.
(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). Ye are many, they are few! nationofchange.org How do elites keep their monopoly on wealth and power?>
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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…
(2020-10-21). The Pandemic Sent Americans' Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall. thenation.com The Pandemic Sent Americans' Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall…