(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). 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). 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). 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
(2021-08-29). Saturday 9/25: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: The Origins of Wealth. indybay.org