(2021-09-16). What the Expanded Child Tax Credit Means to Me. inequality.org
(2021-09-16). Cutoff of federal jobless aid in the US leaves millions of workers scrambling to make ends meet. wsws.org The ending of federal unemployment programs and eviction moratoriums with the support of both Republican and Democratic officials has left millions of workers in the US desperate as they rush to figure out how they will provide for themselves and their families.
(2021-09-16). Black and Asian American Workers Falling Behind in Getting Back Jobs. cepr.net This article investigates how demographic groups are transitioning from unemployment into employment and how that compares to their historical relationship between job openings and transitions.
(2021-09-16). Fraud vs reality—Canada's New Democrats and the 2021 federal election. wsws.org After two years of propping up Justin Trudeau's big business minority Liberal government, the NDP is attempting to market itself as an implacable opponent of the super-rich and ally of workers fighting for the wealthy to pay their "fair share."
(2021-09-16). As Wealthy Nations Debate Giving Booster Vaccine Shots, Calls Grow for Global Vaccine Equity. democracynow.org 
As the debate over booster vaccine shots heats up in the United States, global health leaders have issued an urgent call for global vaccine equity. The WHO reports vaccination rates on the African continent fall far below its target for 70% of the population of all countries to be vaccinated by mid-2022. "The science is not completely behind the need for booster shots yet," says Zane Dangor, special adviser to the foreign minister of South Africa, who has called on the U.S. to come up with a proposal for allowing other countries to manufacture vaccines. "This is an emergency that affects all of us because variant…
(2021-09-15). Unemployment Insurance Isn't Holding Back the Economy. Inequality Is. inequality.org
(2021-09-15). Private Equity Destroyed My Job. inequality.org
(2021-09-15). 'Brazilians are hungry because they have no income, not because of a lack of production': Joà£o Pedro Stedile. peoplesdispatch.org 
For Stedile, large sections of the bourgeoisie have already manifested their deep dissatisfaction with the Bolsonaro government but have not reached a consensus about an alternative…
(2021-09-15). Inequality Is Holding Back the Economy, Not Unemployment. commondreams.org "Duterte along with his co-accused henchmen of the war on drugs will be facing justice."
(2021-09-15). In OtherWords: September 15, 2021. otherwords.org Last week, millions of families who'd been receiving enhanced federal unemployment insurance during the pandemic were cut off. About 1 in 10 Americans live in households that were affected by the move. | As Rebekah Entralgo reports this week, 25 states tried to force people back to work by ending the benefits early. It didn't work — but it did undermine a pandemic safety net that's otherwise kept over 50 million Americans out of poverty. Passing the federal infrastructure bill, she argues, would be much more effective at helping Americans get back to work. | Many anti-poverty advocates are also hoping that…
(2021-09-15). Headlines for September 15, 2021. democracynow.org Gov. Gavin Newsom Claims Victory in Right-Wing Recall Effort, Biden Calls for Vaccinating 70% of World in One Year as WHO Slams Ongoing Vaccine Inequity, Gov't Pandemic Assistance Led to Drop in U.S. Poverty Rates in 2020, Biden Warns Extreme Weather Is Killing More Americans, Costing Billions Each Year, Haitian Prime Minister Fires Prosecutor After He Seeks to Charge Henry in Killing of Jovenel MoàØse, South and North Korea Both Fire Ballistic Missiles as Tensions Mount on Peninsula, DOJ Charges 3 Ex-Military and Intelligence Officers over UAE Hacking Activities, DOJ Seeks to Block Texas's Near-Total Abor…
(2021-09-15). 'We Are Clearly Not Fully Recovered': Ocasio-Cortez to Introduce Extension of Boosted Unemployment Benefits. commondreams.org The latest tax proposals in Congress are an okay first step, but don't go far enough to address one of the biggest enablers of dynastic wealth.
(2021-09-15). Global Indigenous Coalition Echoes Call to Postpone UN Climate Talks. commondreams.org Ending enhanced unemployment benefits didn't get people back to work. It just made them poorer.
(2021-09-15). UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Global Halt to Sales of Dangerous AI Technologies. commondreams.org "Big Pharma's business model—receive billions in public investments, charge exorbitant prices for lifesaving medicines, pay little tax—is gold dust for wealthy investors and corporate executives but devastating for global public health."