(2021-03-31). BOOK: The Wealth Hoarders. ips-dc.org 
The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions: | Chuck collins: | Introduction: | Over the last few decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants, and wealth managers has emerged as a shadowy new partner to billionaires and multi-millionaires. | Call them the wealth defense industry. They are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01 percent. | In this book, IPS inequality expert Chuck Collins interviews the leading players and gives a unique insider account of how this industry is creating and entrenching hereditary dynasties of wealth and power.
(2021-03-31). PREVIEW: What to Look for in the March Jobs Report. cepr.net (The monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, April 2nd at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) We should be seeing strong job gains in March and possibly some drop in the unemployment rate. The checks mostly went out after the reference week, but with infection rates dropping, more people …
(2021-03-31). Stopgap Methods Won't Fix Migration Challenge. counterpunch.org 
The continuing press of migrants from Mexico and Central America arriving at the U.S. southern border has forced the Biden administration to send Vice President Kamala Harris south on a negotiating mission. According to The New York Times, "She will work with the leaders of Central American governments." Armed with "billions of dollars," she will seek collaboration in "reducing the violence and poverty" that predispose to migration.
(2021-03-31). Virginia Finalizes $3.7 Billion Deal To Acquire Train Tracks. popularresistance.org Virginia officials and freight railroad company CSX have signed a $525 million deal to transfer 223 miles of track and 386 miles of right-of-way to the commonwealth, a key part of a larger $3.7 billion program announced in 2019 to increase Amtrak passenger service and VRE commuter rail service in Virginia over the next decade. | "Today, we're celebrating a major, major milestone in our work to make it easier for people and goods to move around Virginia and up and down our East Coast," said Gov. Ralph Northam, who stood alongside officials from CSX, Amtrak and VRE during a signing ceremony at a VRE station in Alex…
(2021-03-31). Saudi Arabia plans economic overhaul with $3.2 trillion investment. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia plans economic overhaul with $3.2 trillion investment | Analysts have expressed skepticism about the plans, as Saudi Aramco's CEO says it was not forced into the initiative | Wed, 03/31/2021 – 14: 28 | Unemployment in the kingdom touched 14.9 percent in the third quarter of 2020 (Reuters) | Saudi Arabia unveiled plans on Tuesday to pump investments worth $3.2 trillion into the…
(2021-03-30). Developing Countries Need IMF Funds Now, Not Later. cepr.net Initiative for Policy Dialogue See article on original site Globalization isn't working, at least not the way it's structured now, and the pandemic has only exacerbated inequalities between countries. Most advanced economies and some of the larger emerging markets have managed to finance a strong Covid-19 response, put large stimulus measures in place and use …
(2021-03-30). Biden Eyes More Tax Hikes to Reduce Income Inequality in Infrastructure Bill. truthout.org 
After pressure from progressives and some centrists, the White House is considering expanding the infrastructure bill, increasing spending to $4 trillion and raising tax increases to
(2021-03-30). It's Time to End the Federal Death Penalty. commondreams.org Ending the death penalty should be part of comprehensive justice reform in the United States and part of our current reckoning with racial inequality. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/deathpenalty_0.jpg …
(2021-03-30). 20 Senate Dems, Sanders Urge Recurring Stimulus Payments in Biden's 'Build Back Better' Plan. commondreams.org "This crisis is far from over, and families deserve certainty that they can put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wyden_1_1.jpg …
(2021-03-30). "Crisis of Capitalism": Roberto Lovato on How U.S. Policies Fuel Migration & Instability. democracynow.org 
We speak with Salvadoran American journalist Roberto Lovato about how decades of U.S. military intervention in Central America have contributed to the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border. Some 18,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in U.S. custody, according to the latest figures, and more than 5,700 are in Customs and Border Protection facilities, which are not equipped to care for children. This comes as a record number of asylum seekers are arriving at the southern border, fleeing extreme poverty, violence and climate change in their home countries. "You have the ongoing epidemic of U.S. policy an…
(2021-03-30). Headlines for March 30, 2021. democracynow.org First Witnesses Testify in Murder Trial of Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin, Who Killed George Floyd, Civil Rights Groups File Second Legal Challenge to Georgia Voter Suppression Bill, WHO Says COVID-19 Pandemic Likely Began in Animal Hosts, Rather Than Laboratory Escape, CDC Director Warns of "Impending Doom" as Coronavirus Cases Rise Across U.S., CDC Extends Federal Eviction Moratorium to June 30, Wealthiest 1% of Americans Account for One-Third of Unpaid Taxes to IRS, Protests Erupt in Mexico Demanding Justice for Salvadoran Refugee Killed by Police, Suez Canal Reopens After Salvage Teams Clear Stuck Container Ship, 60 Ch…