(2020-12-09). People's Vaccine: Calls Grow for Equal Access to Coronavirus Vaccine as Rich Countries Hoard Supply. democracynow.org 
While the United States, Britain and other wealthy countries race to vaccinate their populations against the coronavirus, a new report finds that as much as 90% of the population in dozens of poorer countries could be forced to wait until at least 2022 because wealthy countries are hoarding so much of the vaccine supply. A growing movement is calling for the development of a people's vaccine and the suspension of intellectual property rights to expand access. We speak with Dr. Mohga Kamal-Yanni, a policy adviser to the People's Vaccine Alliance, and Achal Prabhala, a public health advocate and coordinator of the…
(2020-12-09). Don't Withhold Hazard Pay. zcomm.org The effort to secure just compensation for millions more, along with the dignity and respect that goes with it, will require substantial, continued struggle — and a much deeper public understanding of the profound inequality affecting us all…
(2020-12-09). Wednesday 12/9: Book Talk: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" w/ author Matthew Desmond. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2020-12-09). Black Dirt Farm Collective: Building a Self-Sufficient Community. counterpunch.org The Black Dirt Farm Collective is currently funded by grants, donations, and income from their training programs, but they are working toward building an Afroecological village that is self-sustaining and autonomous from wealthy donors. This interview with the Maryland-based collective's shakara tyler and Blain Snipstal is the second in a series highlighting grassroots organizations working,
(2020-12-09). Poor people don't have to pay for the pandemic. A one-off 'wealth tax' would raise £260bn. thecanary.co A one-off "wealth tax" should be implemented in preference to increasing general taxes on work or spending, a report has recommended. | This should happen if the government decides to raise taxes as part of its response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, the Wealth Tax Commission, a body made up of academics, policymakers, and tax practitioners said. | Inequality: | There have already been indications that the coronavirus crisis has exacerbated existing financial inequalities. | People in professional or managerial jobs may have found it easier to continue their work from home during the pandemic than…
(2020-12-09). A Black Agrarian Collective is Working To Build a Self-Sufficient Community. zcomm.org The Maryland-based initiative targets people who have historically helped to build the wealth of this society but had no real participation in that wealth…
(2020-12-08). Stuck in a Lift with John Pilger: News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger. dissidentvoice.org 
Noticing the way journalists seemed unable to resist commenting on our work, even if it was just to slag us off, Glenn Greenwald tweeted us in 2012: 'You are really deeper in the heads of the British establishment-serving commentariat than anyone else — congrats.' ((Greenwald, Twitter, 12 September 2012.)) If that was true then, our relationship …
(2020-12-08). Action for Change Starts in Congress. counterpunch.org 
We know their names! We've given immense power to Five Hundred and Thirty-Five People to do good or bad. One Hundred Senators and Four Hundred and Thirty-Five Representatives. Unfortunately, some 1500 corporations control most Members of Congress. Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials
(2020-12-08). Sick Leave. Housing Aid. Unemployment. Congress Has Our Lives in Its Hands. zcomm.org In the last weeks of the worst year, the worst people are tasked to do mortally important work for a country on the rack. Capitalism will win, of course; the question is how much more we the people will lose…
(2020-12-08). Tens of millions of Americans struggle to pay rent as unemployment benefits and eviction moratorium near expiration. wsws.org According to Moody's Analytics, 12 million renters will owe an average of $5,850 in back rent and utility payments by January 1.
(2020-12-08). We're Now Facing Both a Public Health and a Poverty Catastrophe. thenation.com We're Now Facing Both a Public Health and a Poverty Catastrophe…
(2020-12-08). Centuries of Inequality in the U.S. Laid Groundwork for Pandemic Devastation. zcomm.org "All the social pathologies of our nation come to the fore during epidemics"
(2020-12-07). Stuck In A Lift With John Pilger — 'News And How To Use It' by Alan Rusbridger. zcomm.org Pilger tells the unfiltered, uncompromised truth about the foundations of power. His focus is on speaking up for the victims of power, not on serving power…
(2020-12-07). Argentina Passes "Millionaire's Tax" to Fund Covid-19 Recovery. commondreams.org "We're coming out of this pandemic like countries come out of world wars, with thousands of dead and devastated economies," said one senator. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/argentina_wealth_tax.jpg …
(2020-12-07). This election can't contain the rage of young Americans. zcomm.org Since May, eight million Americans have fallen into poverty, with minorities and children being hit the hardest. | The crack at the center of America is growing…
(2020-12-07). Biden Rebuild Must Include Race. progressive.org Our President-elect seems to genuinely see racism and racial inequality as the moral and economic threat it is.