(2021-10-06). Pandora Papers Reveal Financial Secrecy that Drains Resources from Poor Countries. indybay.org An investigation into more than 11 million private financial documents show hundreds of public officials in 90 nations using schemes to hide wealth offshore and avoid taxes. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released the Pandora Papers in partnership with the Washington Post and 600 journalists in 116 countries.
(2021-10-06). Inside the Pandora Papers. zcomm.org The Pandora Papers will hopefully boost momentum in the U.S. Congress behind a progressive tax plan to fund the Build Back Better program — including money for IRS enforcement to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share…
(2021-10-06). 1,400 Kellogg's workers launch strike in the US, joining growing upsurge of workers' struggles. wsws.org There is enormous potential to not only build up support for the Kellogg's strike among workers across the world, but to construct a global movement of the working class against inequality, inhumane working conditions and the sacrifice of workers' lives during the pandemic for private profit.
(2021-10-06). Want a Working Democracy? Try Democratizing Work. inequality.org
(2021-10-06). We're Finally Decreasing Child Poverty. Let's Not Blow It. otherwords.org American families have struggled for decades to make ends meet with But this year, there's a glimmer of hope that this trend might be halted — and even reversed. | Democrats, using their razor-thin majorities in Congres…
(2021-10-06). In OtherWords: October 6, 2021. otherwords.org A final vote on President Biden's jobs and infrastructure agenda has been delayed as Democrats in Congress negotiate with their own right flank over the size and scope of the legislation. | At particular risk, Sonali Kolhatkar writes this week, is the expanded Child Tax Credit, which has proven effective at rapidly reducing child poverty in this country. Democrats shouldn't let a handful of millionaire conservatives in their own ranks derail this wildly successful intervention, she argues. | Also this week, Josue De Luna Navarro takes a look at the bigger picture of how the U.S. treats migrants after disturbing p…
(2021-10-06). As Iraq Preps for Parliamentary Elections, Expert Says the Vote Is 'Unlikely' to Heal the Country. sputniknews.com Unemployment is still high in the war-torn country; in 2020 it reached almost 14 percent. Poverty rates are soaring too, with nearly 25 percent living in dire conditions, whereas security continues to be an issue.
(2021-10-06). Globalization Meets Entropy…and We Lose. counterpunch.org It seems like just a few short years ago that the theoretical economists and the insatiable capitalists were head-over-heels in love with globalization. And why not? As a continuation of old-style colonialism wealthy nations go anywhere on the planet to find the cheapest resources with the least amount of pesky environmental or labor regulations and
(2021-10-06). IMF Urges Wealthy Countries to Send COVID Aid to Poor Countries. indybay.org IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged wealthy countries to donate IMF emergency COVID aid to developing countries. Her remarks opened an event organized by Jubilee USA Network in preparation for October IMF and G20 meetings.
(2021-10-05). Experts Say These Are The Top Legal Tricks The Wealthy Use To Avoid $163 Billion In Taxes. moguldom.com It's no secret that the wealthiest Americans have a variety of legal tricks at their disposal to avoid paying taxes while most of the rest of us labor at a job, get a paycheck and have our taxes sent directly to the federal government. The recent massive exposé known as the Pandora Papers shared information …
(2021-10-05). Pandora Papers reveal U.S. is another ruling class tax haven. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—A trove of almost 12 million internal documents, e-mails, and memos from tax havens where the rich set up secret trusts to hide from taxes—while using their corporate clout to stick tax tabs to the rest of us—highlight stateside tax havens, notably South Dakota, available to the wealthy and well-connected. And the multipart "Pandora Papers" …
(2021-10-05). Pandora Papers: Massive Leak Exposes How Elite Shield Their Wealth & Avoid Taxes in Colonial Legacy. democracynow.org 
The Pandora Papers, described as "the world's largest-ever journalistic collaboration," have revealed the secret financial dealings of the world's richest and most powerful people. "We've uncovered a system that benefits a few at the expense of the many," says Ben Hallman, senior editor at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, who details some of the project's main revelations so far. We also speak with Vanessa Ogle, professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley and an expert on tax havens, who says the growth of tax havens like the Bahamas and Switzerland is directly linke…
(2021-10-05). Pandora Papers: Lebanon's prime minister says family wealth is legal. middleeasteye.net 
Pandora Papers: Lebanon's prime minister says family wealth is legal | Najib Mikati said his wealth comes from a telecommunications business that has been previously audited | Tue, 10/05/2021 – 19: 50 | Mikati said his family's wealth comes from 20 years of business in the telecom sector (AFP/File photo) |
(2021-10-05). Better Family Planning Can Improve Public Health, Inequality and the Environment. independentmediainstitute.org Click here for photos that you may use to accompany the article (captions and credits can be found in each image's description field). Existential crises, from accelerating climate change to a pandemic that is mutating to overcome the defenses of our immune system, have prompted talk of the need for fundamental change. This talk rarely, …
(2021-10-05). Better Family Planning Can Improve Public Health, Inequality and the Environment | Take Action Tuesday @EarthFoodLife. independentmediainstitute.org 
Smaller, more sustainable families would create massive long-term savings and catalyze sustainable development. By Carter Dillard, Independent Media Institute 4 min read Existential crises, from accelerating climate change to a pandemic that is mutating to overcome the defenses of our immune system, have prompted talk of the need for fundamental change. This talk rarely, if ever, touches …
(2021-10-05). IATSE movie and television workers vote overwhelmingly to strike. wsws.org IATSE workers voted to strike for the first time in its 128-year history because the conditions to which they are subjected are untenable, including constant 12-16 hour days, no rest, no sleep and poverty wages.
(2021-10-05). The Pandemic Worsens Situation of Latin American Women: ECLAC. telesurenglish.net The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned that unemployment, informal work, and domestic work have significantly worsened the situation of Latin American women during the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Currently, six out of ten women are working in high-risk tasks in sectors such as manufacturing, commerce, paid domestic work, and tourism. | ECLAC discussed the issue during a virtual meeting held…
(2021-10-05). China's Fortune Cookie Crumbles: Michael Hudson and Renegade Inc. mronline.org 
Welcome to Renegade Inc. With China's increasing wealth, Western investors want some of the action. One of those investors is a bullish gentleman called George Soros.