(2021-04-16). A Third of U.S. Billionaire Wealth Gains Since 1990 Have Come During Pandemic. zcomm.org U.S. billionaire pandemic profit balloons to $4.56 trillion, a 55 percent increase…
(2021-04-16). The Case of the Cato Street Conspirators: a Sad Tale of Suffering, Insurrection, and Ruling Class Criminality. counterpunch.org 
May Day's a-coming and folks will be thinking of the eight hour day, a workers commonwealth, the martyrs of Haymarket, and how to kick the ass of the ruling class. Meanwhile, here's a sad tale of suffering, insurrection, ruling class criminality, and (for those with eyes to see and ears to hear) the way that
(2021-04-16). Armies of Neighboring Countries are Not our Military Objectives: FARC-EP Clarifies Position on Apure. orinocotribune.com The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) distanced itself from the attacks that have occurred in Apure state in recent weeks. | Through a communiqué read by [FARC guerrilla leader] Iván Márquez, the organization clarified that its battle is within Colombian territory. | Likewise, Márquez indicated that they respect the sovereignty of governments and peoples. "We do not charge taxes to any of the nationals of those countries, much less intervene in the management of their natural wealth," he said. | Along the same lines, he pointed out that the events in the border area are "regrettable a…
(2021-04-16). The Puerto Rican Self Determination Act: Continuing the anti-colonialist fight in Puerto Rico. dsausa.org RSVP Here Under foreign rule for over 400 years, first under Spain then under US control in 1898 (as a protectorate than as a commonwealth since 1950), Puerto Rico is the world's oldest colony. The untenability of their status has become acutely painful in the last 20 years, as the nation has faced austerity and…
(2021-04-15). High COVID-19 infection rates in Barnsley: National disparity mirrors map of social inequality. wsws.org There is a Tale of Two Pandemics, with the lives of the working class disproportionately sacrificed and their communities bearing the brunt of economic and social hardship, while the super-rich have emerged wealthier.
(2021-04-15). A Third of U.S. Billionaire Wealth Gains Since 1990 Have Come During Pandemic. commondreams.org U.S. billionaire pandemic profit balloons to $4.56 trillion, a 55 percent increase. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/jeff_bezos_covid_profits_850_578_0_0.jpg …
(2021-04-15). For an ecosocialist solution to the housing affordability crisis. greenleft.org.au The property-owning class has come out of the pandemic richer and more determined to get even wealthier. Peter Boyle takes a look at what can be done to revert this situation.
(2021-04-15). Billionaires' Pandemic Profits Alone Could Pay for Most of Infrastructure Plan. truthout.org 
The wealth of U.S. billionaires has grown tremendously during the pandemic, and the increase in their wealth alone could pay for a majority of President Joe Biden's new infrastructure and jobs plan, finds a Between March of 2020 and now, the 719 U.S. b…
(2021-04-15). Public Funds For Charter Schools Is Socially Irresponsible. dissidentvoice.org 
Public money comes from the new value workers produce. It does not come from somewhere else. This value is presently controlled not by those who produce it but by the financial oligarchy and its state. When socially-produced wealth is not controlled by those who actually produce it, endless problems arise. There is no way for …
(2021-04-15). Families Should Expect Child Tax Credit Payments Starting in July, IRS Says. truthout.org 
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced this week that it would likely be able to start sending out checks to families that are eligible for a child tax credit that was included in an economic stimulus bill that passed earlier this year. | As part of the American Rescue Plan signed into law just last month,
(2021-04-15). Finally, a popular Left born in Peru. peoplesdispatch.org In the decade of the 1990s, the dictatorship of Alberto Fujimori achieved several of its key objectives through a combination of repression, human rights violations, and corruption that permeated through the Peruvian state and society. These "achievements" included the military defeat of the subversive armed groups and the imposition of a Constitution and an ultra neoliberal economic model which have allowed for the unlimited accumulation by the wealthy at the expense of the precarious majorities and those who exist at the juncture of consumption and credit, also known as the "middle class." | Parallelly, or rath…