Daily Archives: September 11, 2021

2021-09-11: News Headlines

Chuck Collins (2021-09-11). Boost workers and tax billionaires. zcomm.org Congress should pay for infrastructure and other investments in a way that lifts up workers and reduces democracy-distorting wealth inequality…

_____ (2021-09-10). Behind Every Dark Cloud of Terrorism, There's a Silver Lining for the Wealthy. commondreams.org "We urgently need Congress to pass a federal law to protect abortion access nationwide: The Women's Health Protection Act."

Staff (2021-09-10). Freezing Afghanistan's assets, aid funds could 'throw millions into poverty' & spark 'massive' refugee crisis, UN envoy warns. rt.com A UN envoy to Afghanistan has warned of a looming humanitarian crisis in the war-torn nation, saying that cutting aid funds to the Taliban-run government could throw millions into severe poverty and trigger a major refugee crisis. | UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons issued the dire warning during a

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-10). UN warns of economic collapse in Afghanistan. peoplesdispatch.org Several agencies including the UNDP have noted that if the current situation continues, all basic services will collapse and almost all Afghans will fall below the poverty line by next year…

rebekah (2021-09-10). How One Little-Known Loophole Fuels Toxic Dynastic Wealth. inequality.org

Dongsheng News (2021-09-10). News on China | No. 67. dissidentvoice.org Among the topics in this episode of News on China: how China plans to control housing prices, mushroom cultivation and poverty alleviation, and China seeking the integration of Guangdong and Macao.

_____ (2021-09-10). Salvadorans Reject The Adoption Of Bitcoin As National Currency. popularresistance.org The Popular Resistance and Rebellion Bloc, a platform that brings together 32 social organizations, movements and unions and has been at the forefront of the recent wave of anti-Bitcoin demonstrations, stated that the measure "hit the working class, the peasantry and rural communities the most." The bloc also highlighted that the majority of the population lack technological tools and high-end telephones to download and operate the government-backed electronic wallet app, known as Chivo. The organization also alleged that the electronic currency could cause an increase corruption and poverty in the country. | Man…

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