(2021-08-17). Haiti Earthquake Recovery Hampered by Poverty, High Debts and Corruption. indybay.org As a cyclone hits Haiti, rescue workers searched for survivors from Saturday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake. At least 1300 are confirmed dead and thousands of homes destroyed in one of the world's poorest countries.
(2021-08-17). Chinese regime reins in billionaire tech tycoons. wsws.org President Xi is not about to overturn Chinese capitalism, nor is the regime implementing "communist" measures against the super-wealthy oligarchs it helped to create.
(2021-08-16). Climate Crisis and Social Transformation in the Age of Corona. indybay.org The temporary moratorium on economic activity in large parts of the world has done nothing at all to change the fundamental logic of the capitalist mode of production, which is driven by the end-in-itself motion of endlessly reproducing abstract wealth, represented by money.
(2021-08-16). Biden's Permanent SNAP Boost 'Will Transform Lives,' Say Anti-Poverty Advocates. commondreams.org The California Democrat was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
(2021-08-16). Five People Reportedly Killed Amid Mayhem at Kabul Airport. commondreams.org The USDA's record 27% increase in food stamp benefits "is a large advance for poverty reduction, nutrition, and opportunity for children," said one economist.
(2021-08-16). Economic Update: Chile's Feminist Social Revolution. roarmag.org On this week's show, Prof. Wolff discusses the election of a socialist, African-American woman as new mayor in Buffalo, NY; US unemployment insurance's meager support for jobless; Teamsters target Amazon workers for union drive; veterans' suicides and the costs of US wars. | On the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Rodrigo Roa Fernandez, Chilean revolutionary activist on his country's new feminist movement, the Constituent Assembly and the new constitution. | You can support this show on
(2021-08-16). Covid Recession Year One: Who Gained? Who Lost? counterpunch.org We hear a lot lately about the US billionaires increasing their wealth by more than $1 trillion over the past year, as Covid precipitated the most severe recession since the 1930s of the real economy over the past year–from the spring quarter of 2020 last year through the spring quarter 2021. Over the same period, however, US stock markets surged to record levels. This past week in early August they attained record breaking levels nearly every consecutive day.
(2021-08-16). Paula Rego at the Tate: "I always want to turn things on their heads, to upset the established order" wsws.org As Rego sought a stimulus for her art, she rejected suggestions that she abandon figurative work and take up abstraction.