(2021-09-20). The Millionaires Surtax in House Tax Committee Proposal. inequality.org
(2021-09-20). Amazon's 'Factory Towns' Will Be Satanic Mills For The Working Class. popularresistance.org Amazon and its hyper-neoliberal cheerleaders are polishing turds again. Jeff Bezos, the billionaire spaceman, and his company are about to 'lift the working class' by creating new 'factory towns,' Bloomberg writes. | "Plentiful new jobs at higher wages in places with cheaper housing sounds like a solution to inequality," investment adviser Conor Sen wrote in a piece for the news agency. | Bloomberg and Amazon are putting such a shine on this idea, it reminds me of those Victorian texts where the working class living on the master's land would bow and doff their caps every time his carriage passed them on their wa…
(2021-09-20). The World Bank's Deregulation Guide Goes Down in Flames — 18 Years Too Late. inequality.org
(2021-09-20). COVID-19 vaccine inequality: 75 percent of doses administered in just 10 countries. wsws.org Vaccination rates are by far the lowest in Africa, where around 39 million or 3 percent of the continent's 1.3 billion population have been fully vaccinated.
(2021-09-20). Black and Asian American Workers Falling Behind in Getting Back Jobs. counterpunch.org In the first half of 2021, the economy added more than 4.2 million jobs, a rise of almost 3.0 percent, as it rapidly added back jobs lost during the pandemic-related recession. In a recent report in July 2021, Jason Furman and William Powell documented that the recent job transition rate from unemployment to employment was
(2021-09-20). lack and Asian American Workers Falling Behind in Getting Back Jobs. counterpunch.org In the first half of 2021, the economy added more than 4.2 million jobs, a rise of almost 3.0 percent, as it rapidly added back jobs lost during the pandemic-related recession. In a recent report in July 2021, Jason Furman and William Powell documented that the recent job transition rate from unemployment to employment was
(2021-09-20). Met Gala Protest: Interview With An Activist. popularresistance.org A photo-journalist and activist who was at the Met Gala told Left Voice about the brutal police attack on protesters and gives a perspective on AOC's participation in the event. | The Met Gala, a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute that is also a gathering of celebrities, politicians, and the wealthy and well connected took place on September 13. The bourgeois press coverage focused on the celebrity spectacle, nearly ignoring the horrific police attack on abolitionist activists protesting outside the event, many of whom were arrested. Left Voice spoke with Prince, a photo-journalist…
(2021-09-20). The Simple, Effective Wealthy Surtax We Need. commondreams.org "When thousands of Afghans have been forced to flee their home to find safety, and Haitians are seeking safety on the southern border, the very least the United States can do is set a resettlement goal that meets the moment."
(2021-09-20). 'Tax the rich'? Democrats' plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America's long slide from progressive taxation. nationofchange.org It's far below the level of progressivity the United States embraced in the middle of the 20th century—when wealthier individuals paid a much higher share of their income in taxes than the poor.
(2021-09-20). Why Lindsey Graham Is Trying to Rescue Rahm Emanuel. commondreams.org "Wealthy nations must live up to their promise made twelve years ago and put their money where their mouths are," said an Oxfam climate expert. "We need to see real funding increases now."