Daily Archives: March 26, 2021

2021-03-26: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-03-26). US jobless claims top 684,000, just below pre-pandemic record high, as millions remain out of work and at risk of eviction. wsws.org Historic job losses coupled with new unemployment restrictions and expiring eviction moratoriums have left millions of workers and their families in the lurch.

Marilyn Bechtel (2021-03-26). Oakland, Marin County to launch pilot programs for guaranteed income. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.—Communities around the San Francisco Bay Area are joining or considering joining the growing movement to test the ways a guaranteed income can help to lift low-income families out of poverty. At a virtual press conference March 23, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced that Oakland will soon launch one of the country's largest guaranteed income …

Baroness Caroline Cox (2021-03-26). UK's Baroness Caroline Cox Slams the "Undeclared Economic War" on Syria. globalresearch.ca Well, I've had personally the privilege of witnessing the poverty, the …

Ed Lehman (2021-03-26). Rights of First Nations, Youth Unemployment, Imperialism: Peace Activist Ed Lehman Granted the "Lifetime Achievement Award" globalresearch.ca Ed Lehman began protesting for peace during the Vietnam War — …

Sapan Maini-Thompson (2021-03-26). MI5 undercover agent policy held lawful. ukhumanrightsblog.com In Privacy International & Ors v Secretary of State for Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 330, the Court of Appeal held that the policy which authorises officers of the Security Service (MI5) to run undercover agents who participate in the commission of criminal offences is lawful. Background and Legal Framework The …

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-26). Biden Vows to Stop China From Becoming the World's 'Leading' Country. news.antiwar.com President Biden vowed that he would "leading" country during his "I see stiff competition with China," Biden said. "China has an overall goal … to become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest country in t…