(2021-08-23). Win for Gig Workers: California Rules Uber Can't Hack Labor Laws. inequality.org
(2021-08-23). The Poison of Nationalism. counterpunch.org Once upon a time Nationalism was an ideology reserved for extremists. But in recent years it has moved from the irrelevant fractious fringes to become a central movement in western politics. Rooted in fear, it feeds on tribal instincts and has become mainstream by offering oversimplified explanations to complex problems, such as poverty and immigration.
(2021-08-23). Recent Unemployment Cuts Made People Poorer Without Increasing Employment. popularresistance.org Six academics, including Arin Dube and Suresh Naidu, released a paper last week estimating the impact of the massive unemployment benefit cuts that occurred in twenty-two states in June. The team was able to use bank transaction data and comparisons to unemployment benefit recipients in states that did not cut benefits to get precise estimates of both the employment and income effects of the policy change.
(2021-08-23). Imperialism Then and Now: Wealth, Unemployment, and Insufficient Demand- Pt 1/3. mronline.org 
Hello and welcome. I'm Lynn Fries producer of Global Political Economy or GPEnewsdocs. Today's guest is Prabhat Patnaik. He is talking about his read on the history of capitalism that he breaks up into 5 periods from colonialism into the present.
(2021-08-23). IMF Creates Historic $650 Billion in Emergency Funds to Fight Pandemic. indybay.org Jubilee USA Estimates Wealthy G7 Countries Receive $280 billion and Developing Countries Receive $230 billion from an IMF Currency Creation…
(2021-08-23). Vaccine inequity and the fight for a people's vaccine. greenleft.org.au As some of the world's wealthiest countries move closer towards fully vaccinating their populations against COVID-19, there could not be a starker contrast when looking at countries in the Global South, writes Ben Radford.
(2021-08-22). US Scrambles To Hit Hard With "Soft" Power. popularresistance.org In keeping with President Joe Biden's pledge to withdraw from America's 20-year war in one of the poorest countries on earth, the U.S. government has yet to present any plan for future relations with Afghanistan, as it is reportedly scrambling to freeze Kabul's wealth for fears of it falling into the hands of the Taliban.
(2021-08-22). US Scrambles To Hit Hard With 'Soft' Power. popularresistance.org Washington — In keeping with President Joe Biden's pledge to withdraw from America's 20-year war in one of the poorest countries on earth, the U.S. government has yet to present any plan for future relations with Afghanistan, as it is reportedly scrambling to freeze Kabul's wealth for fears of it falling into the hands of the Taliban. | In the midst of the sudden collapse of Afghanistan's government and the subsequent return to power of the Taliban this Sunday, the U.S. troop presence at Afghanistan's Kabul Airport has reportedly increased to 4,500 strong, with a further increase planned to 6,000 in coming…
(2021-08-22). Afghanistan Debacle Potentially Puts UAE On The Spot. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Dr. James M. Dorsey. | Afghanistan is showing the United Arab Emirates the downside of being a haven for deposed leaders and exiled politicians whose wealth is reportedly parked without question in Emirati financial institutions. | The latest arrival in the UAE, former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, denied this week allegations by Afghanistan's ambassador to T…
(2021-08-22). Afghanistan, the Forgotten Proxy War. The Role of Osama bin Laden and Zbigniew Brzezinski. globalresearch.ca One of the key players in U.S.-led "Soviet-Afghan war" was Osama bin Laden, a Saudi-born millionaire from a wealthy, powerful family with ties to the Saudi royal family. Before becoming America's "boogeyman", Osama was put in charge of fundraising for the Mujahideen.
(2021-08-22). Intersectional Class Struggle: From Shared Oppression To Unified Resistance. popularresistance.org A fifth of the way through the 21st century, our world is riven by conflict and catastrophe and COVID-19 is accelerating our crises. The global pandemic has killed millions of people, with race, poverty and gender being leading determinants of mortality. The global income gap continues to grow as a tiny sector of financiers and industry titans amass unprecedented wealth off the backs of workers.