(2021-08-31). After Hurricane Ida, a "Just & Fair Recovery" Must Address Ongoing Disasters of Poverty, Inequality. democracynow.org 
As Hurricane Ida is downgraded to a tropical depression, Louisiana's main utility company Entergy says it could be weeks before it restores electricity to nearly a million people in the storm's path, including all of New Orleans. We speak with Flozell Daniels Jr., president of the Foundation for Louisiana, who evacuated his home city and is calling for "a just and fair recovery" that addresses preexisting crises, including COVID-19 and poverty. "These are disasters that were already happening," he says. He also describes the power of the oil and gas industry lobbyists he has challenged as a member of Louisiana Go…
(2021-08-31). What Will be Done About America's Growing Disparity in Wealth? counterpunch.org Over the past year, new research has shown how a phenomenal accumulation of wealth has become concentrated among just 1 percent of Americans over the last four decades. If that trend continues, our future as a democracy will come to an end. So, the first step is to recognize it, and the second is to
(2021-08-30). Afghan Crisis Must End America's Empire of War, Corruption and Poverty. dissidentvoice.org 
Millions of Afghans have been displaced by the war. Photo: MikrofonNews Americans have been shocked by videos of thousands of Afghans risking their lives to flee the Taliban's return to power in their country — and then by an Islamic State suicide bombing and ensuing massacre by U.S. forces that together killed at least 170 …
(2021-08-30). Afghan Crisis Must End America's Empire of War, Corruption and Poverty. commondreams.org Policymakers, said one human rights advocate, should devise "concrete plans for helping Afghans reach safety in the E.U." | The U.S. can either stumble on in its fruitless attempt to control the world through militarism and coercion, or it can use this opportunity to rethink its place in the world.
(2021-08-30). 10 Charts on the State of U.S. Workers on the 2nd Pandemic Labor Day. inequality.org
(2021-08-30). Smart Ass Cripple: A Space Race for the Rich, Scraps for the Poor. progressive.org While multibillionaires are using their disposable income to launch themselves into space, those who rely on SSI are living below the poverty line.
(2021-08-30). Ordinary Nicaraguans Should Guide Progressive Left's Stance. popularresistance.org Rather than acclaiming a country that is lifting itself out of poverty, it is apparently much more important to judge it against hypocritical Western standards about "democracy" and "human rights" while disregarding the government's need to defend the country's gains against attacks from Washington and elsewhere.
(2021-08-30). Hurricane Ida: Black, indigenous and working-class Louisianans can't afford to leave, corporations raise prices. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On August 29, at 11: 55 a.m., Hurricane Ida made landfall on the Louisiana coast. The storm arrived on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Like then, working class, Black, and indigenous Louisianans are least able to evacuate and suffer the most damages. | Storm surges reached up to 16 feet. Affected parishes include Lake Charles, an industrial city that already suffered from Hurricane Laura last year. | The poorest neighborhoods of the coastline are predominantly Black and indigenous. Many more of their residents had no choice but to stay, compared to wealthier and whiter areas. All suffe…
(2021-08-30). The urgent need to tax billionaires out of existence. mronline.org 
A wealth tax would raise badly-needed revenue. More importantly, it could reduce the fortunes—and power—of billionaires.
(2021-08-30). Our "Trillion-Dollar Seven": Can We Summon the Courage to Tax Them? counterpunch.org The collective wealth of the seven wealthiest Americans, all white men, has now just about reached $1 trillion. These seven pay virtually nothing in income tax. This past April, I reported on another obscene milestone in U.S. wealth concentration. Back then, for the first time ever, $1 trillion sat in the pockets of just eight